Google heads list of 16 companies trying to kill passwords
People don’t put enough thought into passwords because it’s a pain, but that creates security problems for the whole internet. Google, Microsoft and others in the FIDO Alliance want to replace passwords with fingerprint scanning and other techniques, and just unveiled 31 products from 16 companies that conform to the new standard. The most […]
Cuban youth build secret computer network despite Wi-Fi ban
Cut off from the Internet, young Cubans have quietly linked thousands of computers into a hidden network that stretches miles across Havana, letting them chat with friends, play games and download hit movies in a mini-replica of the online world that most can’t access. HAVANA — Home Internet connections are banned for all but a handful […]
Dropbox passes 100-million-user mark
The 5-year-old cloud storage company marks its milestone with a GB giveaway. Cloud storage company Dropbox has reached 100 million users, and to celebrate it’s giving away gigabytes. The corporation, now 5 years of age, announced the milestone today in the blog entry published by founder Drew Houston. “Once upon an occasion, Dropbox had its […]
The Most Powerful and Fastest Wireless Broadband is 4G WiMax
The internet has turn out to be a necessity in lately’s brand new global. analysis, leisure, shopping for and promoting or even completing your training can now be done the use of the around the world web. The a lot of activities and the amount of data that the web provides continues to be unmatched […]
Difference Between CABLE and DSL
You can connect to the internet using a modem. Two most widely used broadband modems that transmit analog information and convert it to digital for these purposes are DSL and cable, each with different benefits. Most notably, both are faster than dial-up. Therefore, they’re often referred to as high-speed internet access. WHAT IS DSL? A […]
Microsoft Announces New Hardware for Windows 8
Microsoft on Monday announced new keyboards and mice optimized for tablets and laptops running the Windows 8 operating system. The new devices are lighter and more mobile, and will work with tablets running the latest versions of Windows 8 and RT, which are due for release on October 26. The new mice and keyboards are […]
Memristors in silicon promising for dense, fast memory
Researchers have revealed details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip. The device is a “memristor”, a long-hypothesised but only recently demonstrated electronic component. A memristor’s electronic properties make it suitable for both for computing and for far faster, denser memory. Researchers at the European Materials Research Society meeting now […]
WiMAX and LTE – The Case for 4G Coexistence
Although the hype around WiMAX is quickly dissipating, we believe the standard has gained enough backing and volume to serve as an alternative for the provisioning of mobile broadband access. It has begun to carve out a tight niche tied to certain target opportunities, it has inspired a new wireless business model, and it has […]