On Friday, U.S. lawmakers called for reforms in the operations of the National Security Agency (NSA) after the release of their report on privacy violations. Meanwhile, corporations continue to collect information through the use of spy software on the company-issued cell phones and tablet computers of their employees. Friday’s report only adds weight to the […]
Stocks of the ever-popular social networking company Facebook realized record performance on Thursday by soaring more than 30%. They approached closely to its IPO price of $38 to $34 per share. This represents the company’s best stock performance since it went public in May of 2012. Investor confidence in the company appears to be linked […]
This week, facial recognition technology comes under the spotlight after a manager in the Los Angeles boutique Tarina Tarantino recognized a celebrity in her store after the fact. The celebrity was Mindy Kaling who is one of the stars from the hit TV show “The Office”. It wasn’t until later that the manager Lauren Twissleman […]
American Graphite Technologies, Inc. realized higher share prices last week following its announcement of receiving the abstract for its P-600 Project. The project will explore the possibilities of using the carbon-based graphene as a material in 3D printing technology. The abstract was received from Mr. D.V. Vynogradov who is the project manager for the Ukraine-based […]
LG Display introduced its new thin LCD display with HD quality and sporting a thickness of only 2.2 millimeters. The announcement came from the company during the week of 8 July, 2013. LG Display is based in Seoul, South Korea and is the world’s largest manufacturer of LCD panels. Although not yet available on LG […]
The Twitter application Vine on Android was recently given the most significant update since being released. The update brings the software in line with what has been available for those using it on Apple iOS devices. Vine is the Twitter-owned app available for creating short six-second video clips that can then be shared on its […]
At Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference held at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, Microsoft re-stated on July 8 its plan to release Windows 8.1 RTM (release to manufacturing) in late August of 2013. The company also projects that its downloadable Windows 8.1 release will occur in October or November. The release will roll out […]
Microsoft’s MSN TV is set to be unplugged come Sept. 30. The service, previously known as WebTV, began in the mid-1990s and was the initial set-top box services that provide people Internet access through their television sets. In 1996, Web entrepreneur Steve Perlman founded WebTV, which was attained by Microsoft in a $425 million bid […]
LinkedIn, a professional social networking website, is the latest Internet company to enact the two-step authentication process to ensure their websites and users are safe from cyberattacks. Its users can choose to add the two-step verification process to their accounts, giving them additional security in the sign-in process when they log in from a device […]
Google makes it easier for people searching to learn the nutritional content of over 1,000 meats, vegetables, fruits and other foods with its newest feature. The feature, which uses Google’s Knowledge Graph, allows people to learn what the calories, fat and carbohydrate grams are for their food – meals and snacks. The search results of […]