(Phys.org)—People generally like the idea of facial recognition technology, if they are asked about it in the context of identifying dangerous killers on the loose and people out to spread mayhem. People generally hate ...
Hackers at DefCon have long understood that there is no patch for human stupidity. Last week, security researchers uncovered yet another strain of malicious software aimed at smartphones that run Google's popular Android ...
Internet
Aug 8, 2011
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Microsoft on Wednesday warned that hackers use mind tricks more often than software skills to get viruses into computers.
Software
May 18, 2011
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Despite repeated alerts, tens of thousands may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago.
Internet
Jul 5, 2012
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All activity on your social media accounts contributes to your "social graph," which maps your interconnected online relationships, likes, preferred activities, and affinity for certain brands, among other things.
Software
Sep 16, 2015
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Facebook is letting users of its flourishing social-networking community play together on the road by using Apple's popular iPhone and iPod Touch mobile devices.
Internet
Mar 14, 2009
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An adjustment of a mere second in the official global clock sent dozens of websites crashing in an incident reminiscent of the Y2K bug over a decade ago.
Internet
Jul 2, 2012
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Twenty years ago Japan's Nintendo Co. launched the Game Boy, the iconic handheld video game player that spawned characters from Super Mario to Pokemon and sold 200 million units worldwide.
Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 23, 2009
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(Phys.org) —Stephen Wolfram, chief designer for the Mathematica software application and Wolfram Alpha answer engine has posted a blog entry detailing reports generated using the company's software as part of a project ...
When German software giant SAP said last month it plans to employ hundreds of autistic people as IT experts, the news was welcomed especially at a small Berlin computer consulting firm.
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Jun 2, 2013
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