DOT and FAA Propose New Rules for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
WASHINGTON - The Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration today proposed a framework of regulations that would allow routine use of certain small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) ...
An in-depth look inside the top-secret lab where Jonathan Ive's design team created the Apple Watch
The Shape of Things to Come — How an industrial designer became Apple's greatest product. — I. Launch Day … “We can do this the easy way or we can do this the cute way.” — »
LG announces Watch Urbane, an Android Wear smartwatch with a round display and metal body
LG reveals LG Watch Urbane, an Android Wear watch with looks to battle Apple — LG Watch Urbane: ready for your fancy suit. — LG's latest smartwatch has gone for a fancy look, but still runs Androi...
Infosys Acquires SaaS Provider Panaya In Deal Valued At $200M
Consulting and IT services provider Infosys announced today that it will acquire Panaya, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software company. Worth an enterprise value of about $200 million, the d...
Proposed FAA rules allow commercial drone use without pilot's license, require line-of-sight to operate, hindering services like Amazon Prime Air
FAA Proposes Rules To Open The Sky To Some Commercial Drones, But Delivery Drones Remain Grounded — After a number of delays …
Researchers working on a light-based “Li-Fi” wireless system capable of 100 Gbps speeds, requires direct line of sight to a receiver
Li-Fi-like System Would Bring 100-Gbps Speeds Straight to Your Computer — The light that zips data across the Internet's backbone used …
AT&T to sell Blackberry Passport for $200 and Classic for $50 on contract, starting Feb. 20th
BlackBerry's new phones finally come to a US carrier this month — AT&T to sell the Passport and Classic starting on February 20th — BlackBerry's latest devices …
Google amends vulnerability disclosure policy, vendors working on a fix can request 14-day grace period beyond Project Zero's 90-day deadline
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How proposed FAA drone rules will affect safety, security, privacy, and innovation
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Binaural audio recording, which creates realistic 3D sound, resurges thanks to virtual reality
Surrounded by sound: how 3D audio hacks your brain — A century-old audio technology is making a comeback thanks to VR — On a crisp afternoon late last year, I made my way to Manhattan's Upper East...
HP Stream and Pavilion Mini desktops reviewed: cheap starting at $179, decent performance despite bloatware, and easy to upgrade
Cheap, functional, upgradeable: HP's Stream and Pavilion Mini desktops reviewed — These inexpensive Windows desktops have a surprising amount to offer.
Small MVNOs FreedomPop and Republic Wireless rely primarily on Wi-Fi, fall back on cellular to reduce costs; new entrants like Google may do the same
Small Phone Companies Use Wi-Fi to Punch Above Their Weight — SAN FRANCISCO — It would not be an insult to say Republic Wireless and FreedomPop are obscure little companies. Tweets: @davidmorken Twe...
Test of four activity trackers finds substantial variation in their measures of calories burned and distance covered
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Behind Quirky's crowdsourcing model, which promises to bring hardware products to market faster
The Invention Mob, Brought to You by Quirky — As inventions go, Jake Zien's was a clever fix rather than an imaginative breakthrough: Irritation was the mother of his invention.
Interviews reveal how public shaming online ruined the lives of Justine Sacco and many others
Originally I was just going to post a link … Tweets: David Hodges / @hodgesmusic : Man, this article is so poignant & so sad. Welcome to the new thought police. http://www.nytimes.com/... Dan Kadar / ...
Emoji can be key evidence for law enforcement, but courts struggle to interpret their meaning
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Report: 1,500 data breaches worldwide compromised almost 1B data records in 2014, up 78% from 575M in 2013; 54% of the breaches involved identity theft
Amir Mizroch / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @scottthurm Tweets: Scott Thurm / @scottthurm : It's not your imagination. Gemalto says breaches rose 49% last year http://blogs.wsj.com/... via @amirmizr...
Darkroom: A New iOS Photo Editor with DIY Filters, Curves, and Infinite History
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New Nintendo 3DS XL review: head-tracking improves 3D effect, other changes are more marginal
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Following high profile Bitcoin security incidents, standards group C4 and Bitcoin security firm BitGo propose cryptocurrency security standards
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Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements
2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.