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Windows 8.1 to see return of Start Menu
Though they haven’t officially confirmed it, Microsoft’s update to Windows 8 (codenamed “Blue”) is supposedly set to give users back their “Start” menu and the ability to boot into the more familiar “desktop” mode of the OS, as opposed to using the tile-based interface that Windows 8 boots into currently. According to Microsoft, the impetus to
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CISPA Fight Heating up on Capitol Hill
The controversial CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) proposal has passed committee review and is heading to the Senate for a vote, despite a clear warning from the Obama administration that it would VETO the proposed law. Unlike the equally controversial SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) backed by media companies and defeated through vigorous and
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Airplane Flight Software Hacked by Android Device
Just when we were getting flight attendants to relax the electronic device restrictions on flights, a German security consultant has demonstrated a real-world hack and takeover of an airplane’s critical guidance and control systems using an app he built that runs on an Android smartphone. Hugo Teso of n.run, who is also a trained commercial
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Popular Consumer Router Vulnerable
Security tester Phil Purviance has gone public with his findings on a popular router that widely sold to consumers and small businesses. He sums it up succinctly: …any network with an EA2700 router on it is an insecure network! The router in question is commonly found at big box retailers like Fry’s Electronics, Best Buy
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New Internet Company Takes on TV Networks
Consumers looking to “cut the cord” with cable and satellite providers have often been stymied by the fact that certain programming, most notably live sports and new TV shows, are often unavailable on the traditional streaming services like Hulu and Netflix. Depending on the content and the availability of a dedicated DVR box like a
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Facebook Phone is a Reality
In an announcement that surprised pretty much no one in the technology industry, Facebook frontman Mark Zuckerberg announced the arrival of both a Facebook application suite, dubbed “Facebook Home” as well as a phone from HTC called “First” that will have Facebook Home pre-installed. It’s not an operating system, like iOS or Android, nor is
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