Apple Unveils iPad Mini, New iMac
Downsizing in a good way—at least for those who think the iPad is too big—Apple today announced that it will release the iPad Mini, a smaller, more compact version of its tablet. The iPad Mini will...
View ArticleStanford Scientists Improve Algorithm for Brain-Implantable Prosthetics
Researchers at Stanford University have improved an algorithm that could enable brain-implantable prosthetics, called neuroprosthetics, to improve the speed, accuracy and control of prosthetic limbs....
View ArticleTesla, SpaceX Co-Founder Musk Wants Mars Colony
It was only a couple of weeks ago that Tesla Motors, PayPal and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) co-founder Elon Musk declared that he felt a Mars mission was in order. Now, we are getting a...
View ArticleApple’s New Office Touches Down in Santa Clara
Apple is expanding its operation in the Silicon Valley area, spilling over into Santa Clara with a custom-tailored two-building campus to house more than 1,200 workers. The new deal was struck with...
View ArticleHow Will the Fiscal Cliff Moves Affect Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs?
In a last-ditch effort to stave off the looming fiscal cliff, the house agreed to prevent deep spending cuts and massive tax increases across the board in a brokered Senate compromise that could leave...
View ArticleIntel Joins TV Service Rat Race; Launch Pushed Back
Intel, one of the world’s leading tech giants, has delayed the launch of its highly-anticipated Web TV service on the grounds that the company is still improving its hardware and in the process of...
View ArticleInternational Consumer Electronics Show Unveils Latest Round of Gadgets,...
From the myriad of powerful industry speakers to the behind-the-scenes venture capitalists that help drive it, the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is already leaving us...
View ArticleFeds Want Secure Mobile with Back Door; Silent Circle Says No
The Federal Trade Commission earlier this week issued a report on mobile security, saying that people have an expectation of privacy for their personal information on smart phones. Only, certain...
View ArticleSymantec, Microsoft take down Bamital Clickfraud Operation
In a security blog post titled “Bamital Bites the Dust,” Symantec today described how it collaborated with Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit to take down a clickfraud botnet that had been operating for...
View ArticleCybercriminals developing complex hacks of mobile devices
What’s the future of cybercrime? In short, it’s mobile devices. That’s the new target for cybercriminals, and their attacks are getting more sophisticated. One of the biggest innovations in mobile...
View ArticleSan Jose Deploys Free Innovative Public WiFi System
Silicon Valley, dubbed as the nation’s super highway for everything innovative, unveiled its new free outdoor wireless Internet program to be set in the core of downtown San Jose on Thursday with city...
View ArticleStanford Researchers Create Biological Transistors
Researchers at Stanford University said they have developed a biological transistor capable of Boolean operations – the third of three basic operations necessary for creating a fully functional...
View ArticleIf a Bitcoin Bubble Bursts, Does it Make a Sound?
Bitcoin, the digital currency that earlier this week crossed over the $250 mark for the first time, is in the throes of a crash. The currency topped out at $266 earlier today and then plummeted to...
View ArticleIntel Taps COO Krzanich to Replace Otellini
Intel has elected Brian M. Krzanich as the chipmaker’s next chief executive officer. He will become the sixth CEO in the company’s history, succeeding Paul S. Otellini on May 16. Krzanich began his...
View ArticleSupercomputer Runs at Warp Speed
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are pushing a supercomputer to operate at Warp Speed – and so far, they’ve managed Warp 2.7. The computer, known as Sequoia, is the most massively...
View ArticlePRISM is More than a Few Phone Calls
Unclassified documents released to journalists this weekend indicated that the US government’s security analysts searched for detailed information on calls involving less than 300 phone numbers last...
View ArticleBitcoin Wallets Searched by Feds
If you’re a user of Bitcoin virtual currency or you’ve ever installed a Bitcoin wallet on your computer, the federal government is probably watching your digital transactions, according to a well-known...
View ArticleCalifornia issues Cease and Desist order to Bitcoin Foundation
Shortly after we published our historical perspective on the Bitcoin economy, the State of California issued a cease and desist letter to the Bitcoin Foundation, alleging that organization was engaged...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Tech Companies Celebrate Prop. 8, DOMA Ruling
Tech companies in Silicon Valley were among the many who celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday to repeal DOMA and California’s Prop. 8. Facebook, Twitter, Cisco and Intel along with...
View ArticleUnlikely Coalition Sues NSA over Phone Surveillance
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a group with years of experience fighting illegal government surveillance in the courts, on Tuesday filed suit against the National Security Agency (NSA) today...
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