Thursday, the RSA Security division of EMC Corporation reported a security breach, potentially leaving many corporations and governments vulnerable who rely on its products.
In an open letter, the company revealed that the “advanced persistent threat” had managed to pull information from the company. According to CNET, these …
It’s modern public relations 101: When you want to humanize your negative publicity, create a Twitter account. But while that kind of thing worked wonders for Charlie Sheen, it’s unlikely that the Tokyo Electric Power Co. – the owners of the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant that has been threatening to meltdown since last week’s …
March 18, 2011 –
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At least he didn’t bite his ear.
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Mom leaving the traditional “Have A Great Day!” note …
It’s hard to imagine a cell phone these days that isn’t equipped with a camera, a web browser and assorted other bells and whistles. But Just5, a “simple features phone,” takes a counter-intuitive approach. It just lets you make calls. That’s it. Nothing else. Nada. Zippo. Think of it as the anti-iPhone.
Or, actually, think of it as …
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His name is Bridger Wilson, and he’s two years old. He’s just like any other toddler, full of imagination. But Bridger’s father Mike has bought him an iPad. It’s not immediately clear how much experience that Bridger has had with the device previous to the taking …
Google just saved you as much as 50 seconds a day. That’s almost six minutes per week. Over five hours every year. Wow. Thanks Google.
How did they do it? Well, yesterday Google engineers announced a change to the code used to display AdSense ads all over the web.
The announcement is aimed at web developers and goes into technical …
James Altucher writes great stories about his background in the world of investment, but his latest, 10 Things I Didn’t Know About Google reads like a secret history of the I’m Feeling Lucky search company.
Read it, and you’ll learn not only how long the guy used to spend playing Defender each day, but also what Google’s first Tweet …
Could it be true that Microsoft plans to launch its next version of Office with Facebook chat? It’s possible. According to a job posting found by ZDNet, Microsoft might have its sights set that way.
The next version of Microsoft’s office suite is Office 15, and no one is quite sure if it’ll find its way bundled with the next …
Did you hear about the news yesterday? Well, it’s a good thing it’s still free because the Gray Lady of news, the New York Times, is going to start charging readers for access later this month.
If you’re a frequent user of the Times website, be prepared for a shock come March 28. Readers will still be able to read 20 articles a …
Angry Angry Birds Players
The plot of Angry Birds has taken a new twist. Those naughty pigs started with simple egg-theft, but now it seems they’re trying to go straight, and enter the world of advertising. But not all Angry Birds HD players are happy about that. Erica Ho has the story.
Link: Right here at Techland
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Well, it seems that the moment is upon us. That much dreaded or dreamed of day — you choose which, we won’t judge — when the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approves the use of dot.XXX as a top-level domain.
ICANN junkies and readers of Techland know that ICANN is a non-profit California corporation that …
Remember Internet Explorer 2? I don’t. But that’s fine, because I can watch this video about every single iteration of Internet Explorer since Bill Gates dropped out of college.
Regardless, if you’re curious about how the browser has developed over time, it might be worth a look to make you appreciate how far web browsing has …
