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  • Reset the Net: When the Internet Fights Back

    Reset the NetAfter NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden leaked thousands of classified documents that he acquired while working as an NSA contractor, the public now understands that governments have twisted the internet into something it was never intended to be: a system for invading private lives.

  • Samsung Bet on Tizen: Counterstrike Against Google

    Tizen - AndroidThe Korean mobile device maker Samsung has its lineup heavily dominated by Android. But when a change is necessary, the choice lands on Tizen. The open-source OS that already powers Samsung's cameras and Gear wearables, is now is finally on a phone.

  • Apple's iOS 8: Tweaks for Enhancements

    Apple's iOS 8 logoIn 2014, Apple has been very quiet, and the WWDC 2014 is the moment when Apple is expected to introduce something new to the masses. But instead, the company didn't introduce any major things, and no shiny objects was introduced.

  • Music in its DNA, Apple Acquires Beats

    Apple and Beats logoApple, the Cupertino-based company, on Wednesday, May 28th, 2014, officially announced its acquisition of Beats Music and Beats Electronics, by agreeing to pay $3 billion for the audio equipment and subscription streaming music service founded by producer Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre (Andre Young).

  • Less Facebook Auto-Share for Less Fear

    Facebook logo - user illustrationFacebook has been known to be a place where sharing have limitless boundaries. For years, the social network giant urges users to share more and more, giving less space for internet privacy.

  • Facebook Introduces Audio-Recognition Feature

    DuckDuckGo logoThe social network giant Facebook released an update to its mobile app on Wednesday, May 21st, 2014, that allow users to automatically identify the song or TV show they're watching, and put it on their Facebook posts.