Monthly Archives: March 2012

Pesticide Linked to Bee Collapse

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Demoman

A controversial type of pesticide linked to declining global bee populations appears to scramble bees’ sense of direction, making it hard for them to find home. Starved of foragers and the pollen they carry, colonies produce fewer queens, and eventually … Continue reading →

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FTC Calls for more privacy from websites.

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Demoman

The FTC is calling for tighter online privacy rules, saying that if companies don’t voluntarily introduce a ‘do not track’ facility, it’ll do it for them. 

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Further Details on the Zeus BotNet Raid

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Demoman

Microsoft, working with others in the financial services and computer security industry, has disrupted a number of botnets being used by the Zeus malware family.

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Microsoft Leads Raids on Botnets and Hosting services. [VIDEO]

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Demoman

Microsoft employees, accompanied by United States marshals, raided two nondescript office buildings in Pennsylvania and Illinois on Friday, aiming to disrupt one of the most pernicious forms of online crime today — botnets, or groups of computers that help harvest … Continue reading →

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New from NASA: Put’s out a Car Fire in 9 seconds.

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Demoman

Suppose you had technology developed for NASA that could put out a fully engulfed car fire in 9 seconds? Think there might be a market for that? You’d be right. The U.S. military uses the system in Afghanistan, and the … Continue reading →

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Photoshop CS6 Beta Lifts the Veil with a Free Beta Release

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Demoman

The future of creative image editing is upon us: Adobe Systems today announced the free public availability of a Photoshop CS6 Beta. The new version of the leading image-editing software for Windows and Macintosh updates the interface, adds some stunning … Continue reading →

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Skysapience announces HoverMast, tethered hovering platform

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Demoman

Sky Sapience, an expert in autonomous hovering machine technology, announces the release of the HoverMast, tethered hovering platform specially designed for small vehicles. The HoverMast will be displayed at the upcoming AUVSI conference and exhibition in Tel-Aviv. 

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Crowdsourcing assists in breaking Mystery Programming Code

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Demoman

A group of researchers who recently asked the public for help in figuring out a mysterious language used in the DuQu virus have solved the puzzle, thanks to crowdsourcing help from programmers who wrote in to offer suggestions and clues.

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Live Stream for the London Web Summit 2012

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Demoman

Here is the live stream for the Web summit 2012 Live from London, click here.  A schedule of events is available here.  Mainsite for the summit can be found here.  Follow it on Twitter at (#LWS hashtag) 

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Skydiver makes Test jump in preparation for Record Breaking Jump

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Demoman

Everything is set for daredevil Felix Baumgartner to set a world record that has stood for more than 50 years.

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