Technology

Chinese Scientist Arrested Fleeing US With Space Secrets

March 19, 2013, 3:39 pm

The FBI is investigating a Chinese national and former NASA employee who is suspected of trying to return to China with U.S. military secrets.

Botnets Loot $6 Million a Month From Advertisers

March 19, 2013, 3:25 pm

Web analytics company Spider.io discovered the Chameleon Botnet, which uses infected Windows home computers to steal millions of dollars from online advertisers.

Bar Bans High Tech Glasses: Google Glass Privacy Issue

March 10, 2013, 1:46 pm

As a Seattle Bar bans high tech glasses that allow people to take photos or videos with a simple voice command, Facebook users debate whether the glasses could be invasive.

Nearly Every NYC Crime Involves Cyber, Says Manhattan DA

March 2, 2013, 6:18 pm

During a cybercrime symposium at Pace University on Feb. 28, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Pace University President Stephen Friedman, and Assistant Special Agent [...]

Angry Birds on a Hacked ATM (Video)

February 25, 2013, 6:33 am

If you could hack an ATM, what would you do to it? Someone decided to install Angry Birds, allowing users to play the game after withdrawing money.

3D Printing Pen Allows Creation from Drawing (Video)

February 20, 2013, 9:05 am

3Doodler, a Kickstarter project launched yesterday, features a pen with 3D printing functions that allows one to create plastic objects by drawing out of thin air.

Shen Yun ‘Very powerful’ Says Systems Engineer

February 3, 2013, 2:25 am

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Google Glass: Augmenting Minds or Helping Us Sleepwalk?

January 31, 2013, 1:31 pm

Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google along with Larry Page, was photographed recently on the New York subway wearing Google Glass, the company’s latest offering to augment your [...]

Broadband Bringing Middle America Back from the Brink

January 29, 2013, 9:54 pm

A government awards scheme helps U.S. communities embrace the digital age and is bringing good returns.

Rio Takes Tradition High Tech for Tourists

January 28, 2013, 3:15 am

As Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the 2016 Olympics, the city has launched an innovated approach to help tourists get the most out of their visit: QR code mosaics.