Google stands behind Chrome with a $20,000 challenge

February 3, 2011

Think you have what it takes to hack into Google Chrome? If you can do it, Google is giving away $20,000 in addition to a new Google chrome Cr-48 notebook. If you are a computer nerd looking for something to do, simply pop the Chrome browser and escape the sandbox using only code available that [...]

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Stealing neighbors WiFi connection becoming more common

February 3, 2011

A recent poll from Wakefield research indicates that 32% of Internet users have borrowed their neighbor’s Internet connection. This was an increase of 18% from the previous year. The survey was conducted by a nonprofit organization. The survey also found that 40% of those who responded said that they would trust their neighbor with a [...]

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Bomb sniffing plants to be introduced at airports

January 27, 2011

A new device used to detect TNT at airports has arrived and it may be simpler than what you think. The device is actually a plant that has been genetically altered to change colors to white whenever TNT is nearby. These plants could soon start arriving at airports within a couple of years. Plants are [...]

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Google honors commitment to reduce piracy by censoring torrent searches

January 27, 2011

On Thursday Google decided to start filtering their search results that contained torrent files. They disabled the autocomplete feature for search queries that were asking for files that contain illegal downloads such as movies. So far, the system is not perfect but Google is striving to improve it each day. While the auto complete feature [...]

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Facebook says no Facebook phone will be built – Facebook phone rumors dismissed

January 27, 2011

Rumors have recently been circulating the Internet, stating that Facebook plans to create a mobile phone. Today Facebook spokesman confirmed that they are not building such a device. They say that they want Facebook users to have an excellent experience, no matter what type of phone they are using. He continues to say that Facebook [...]

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