A small group of US smartphone owners has filed a lawsuit demanding that Facebook, Twitter and other makers of smartphone “apps” pay dearly for mining people’s contact lists. The suit filed in federal court in Austin, Texas on Monday listed Apple among the defendants, arguing that mini-programs are not allowed on the company’s coveted iPads, […]
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Looks like it might take a bit longer for the government to intercept messages with keywords such as ‘ammonium nitrate’ or ‘bomb’ passing through emails, web forums, blogs, social networks and even images. In a first of its kind live competition held between two spy systems developed by reputed tech arms of India’s national security […]
NEW DELHI: Gadget lovers in India can now own aniPad 2 for Rs 24,500, with Apple slashing its price worldwide on Thursday following the launch of a new third-generation, 4G-ready tablet. The new iPad was introduced by Apple chief executiveTim Cook in San Francisco on Thursday and will hit store shelves next week in several […]
The notorious hacker who helped the FBI bring down his worldwide empire is a martyr who took the rap for the crimes of his colleagues, a LulzSec member told FoxNews.com over beers at a Manhattan dive bar, just hours after learning the news about the shadowy figure known online as “Sabu.” “People are freaking […]
NEW DELHI: The Government is mulling setting up of a National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) for assessing cyber security threat on a real time basis and monitoring of internet traffic. Recently a high-level meeting was called at the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) during which establishment of NCCC was deliberated upon. The meeting, which was […]
GENEVA: Within three months of the launch of the internet “pornography” domain “.xxx,” 10 cases have been launched against Web pirates registering sites on it using the names of reputable companies and people, insiders said on Monday. Sources at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) reported that among complainants to its dispute resolution system over […]
FBI Director Robert Mueller suggested Thursday that cyber-security threats could soon be more of a threat than terrorism. “Terrorism remains the FBI’s top priority. But in the not too distant future, we anticipate that the cyber threat will pose the number one threat to our country,” Mueller said in a speech before the RSA Cyber […]
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BEIJING — A Chinese company said Tuesday it will ask customs officials to ban imports and exports of Apple’s iPads due to a dispute over ownership of the trademark. All of Apple’s iPads are manufactured in China, meaning global sales of the popular tablet computers might be affected if authorities agreed to enforce such a […]