Researcher finds snooping smartphone software
A smartphone security researcher is shining light on a hidden program that tracks activity on Android, BlackBerry and Nokia handsets.
A smartphone security researcher is shining light on a hidden program that tracks activity on Android, BlackBerry and Nokia handsets.
Software
Dec 1, 2011
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New research, published today in the journal PNAS, shows that surprisingly accurate estimates of Facebook users' race, age, IQ, sexuality, personality, substance use and political views can be inferred from automated analysis ...
Computer Sciences
Mar 11, 2013
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(Phys.org)—The setting: An intimate gathering at Singularity University's NASA campus in Silicon Valley. This is the place founded by Dr. Peter Diamandis and Dr. Ray Kurzweil, pursuing the idea of a new university that ...
An Ecosia search engine launching Monday is counting on the world's fascination with the Internet to help save Brazilian rainforests and battle global warming.
Internet
Dec 4, 2009
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The keyword term a consumer uses in their search engine query can predict the likelihood that they will click on an organic or paid advertisement. That's according to new research by Columbia Business School that takes a ...
Economics & Business
Aug 25, 2014
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Google has began weaving an automated language translation feature into its universal search service.
Internet
Dec 4, 2009
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Financial markets and the 'swarm intelligence' of the internet are linked. This is the result of a joint study in which search engine query data are analyzed by Tobias Preis and Daniel Reith of Johannes Gutenberg University ...
Mathematics
Nov 15, 2010
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A deluge of search queries for Michael Jackson led Google News, the news aggregator of Web search engine Google, to initially believe it was under attack, the Internet giant said on Friday.
Internet
Jun 27, 2009
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Google has changed its secret search formula in the United States to be more discerning when it comes to which websites are worth recommending and which should sink in the rankings.
Internet
Feb 25, 2011
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Google on Friday said it has enhanced its popular Internet search engine to dig deeper into pages to uncover the exact tidbits of information people seek.
Internet
Sep 25, 2009
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