Getting ALL your data out of Google Reader
There remain only a few days until Google Reader shuts down. Besides the emotions1 and the practicalities of finding a replacement2, I've also been pondering the data loss aspects. As a bit of a dig...
Encryption Has Foiled Wiretaps for First Time Ever, Feds Say
For the first time, encryption is thwarting government surveillance efforts through court-approved wiretaps, U.S. officials said today. — The disclosure, buried in a report by the U.S. agency that o...
Apple Finds It Difficult to Divorce Samsung
Apple is finding that breaking up with Samsung is hard to do. For evidence, look no further than Apple's effort to find a company other than ferocious rival Samsung Electronics Co. to make the sophis...
Facebook's outmoded Web crypto opens door to NSA spying
It's relatively easy for the National Security Agency's spooks to break outdated Web encryption after vacuuming up data from fiber taps, cryptographers say. But Facebook is still using it. — A Face...
Google's Quantum Computer Proven To Be Real Thing (Almost)
Google bought one. So did Lockheed Martin, one of the world's largest defense contractors. But we still can't agree on what it is they bought. — D-Wave, the company that built the thing, calls it ...
Google Search field trial adds Gmail contact info to your search results, promises Google+ profile support soon
If you've already signed up to Google's experimental field trials, you might have started to notice people you know appearing within search queries.
Demo of the first public website using Safari's new native push notifications feature [Video]
During the WWDC keynote, Apple introduced a new Safari 7 feature that allows developers to take advantage of native push notifications on their websites. Unlike HTML5 push notifications …
A Venture SLA
There is an opportunity for a new VC Firm to brand itself. Recent brands in Venture Capital arose from transparency and founder-friendliness. YCombinator gives new, young, technical talent an entry ...
Google's TV white space database approved for operation
Google's TV white space (TVWS) database system won approval for operation from the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology. TVWS supporters such as Google contend the unlicensed spectrum is suitab...