What you need to know about the Heartbleed bug
Millions of passwords, credit card numbers and other personal information may be at risk as a result of a major breakdown in Internet security revealed earlier this week.
Security
Apr 9, 2014
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Social networking: Gen Xers connect online as often as they socialize in person
Young adults in Generation X are as likely to connect with friends, family and co-workers online as they are in person, according to a University of Michigan study.
Internet
Jan 31, 2013
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Toward a new way to keep electronics from overheating
Computer technology has transformed the way we live, but as consumers expect ever more from their devices at faster speeds, personal computers as well as larger electronic systems can overheat. This can cause them to slow ...
Materials Science
Jul 2, 2014
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Maine firm sues Microsoft over Windows 8 elements
A small technology company based in Portland, Maine, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft over elements included in Windows 8.
Business
Nov 1, 2012
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Using virtual reality to help disability support workers empathize
A La Trobe University pilot study has found that using virtual reality (VR) technology to immerse disability support workers in an experience of the daily life of their clients helps to build empathy.
Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2023
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Taiwan's Acer to acquire US firm for $320 mn
Taiwan's leading personal computer vendor Acer said Thursday it plans to buy US-based technology company iGware for $320 million.
Business
Jul 21, 2011
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User privacy key as Facebook goes public
Respect for privacy and the personal data of of its hundreds of millions of users is going to be an even greater concern for Facebook as the booming social network prepares to list on Wall Street.
Internet
Feb 2, 2012
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Record technostress and reduced well-being show that remote working isn't as good as we thought
At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 557 million workers were forced to work from home.
Social Sciences
Jul 26, 2023
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The search is over: Internet content is looking for you
Where you are and what you're doing increasingly play key roles in how you search the Internet. In fact, your search may just conduct itself. This concept, called "contextual search," is improving so gradually the changes ...
Internet
May 2, 2013
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How chips, PCs, services companies are faring
Personal computer makers have been scrambling to adapt to a technological upheaval unleashed by Apple Inc.'s line of sleek devices such as the iPhone and iPad and by a shift toward Internet-based software services instead ...
Business
Aug 28, 2012
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