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Scientists from Bell Labs are claiming they have hit data transmission speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second over traditional copper telephone lines. This could allow service providers to bring gigabit speed to broadband networks without the substantial cost of having to replace copper wires with fiber inside of buildings. Bell Labs is the […]

Blackberry is shrugging off the concept of secrecy and is offering the public an early look at the Passport, a smartphone it planned to introduce at a September event in London. CEO John Chen explained that a great deal of information about the phone has already been leaked on the Internet. He added that the […]

Recent disclosures and investigations into the activities of the U.S. National Security Agency have revealed that Linux users are an area of specific interest for surveillance by the NSA XKeyscore system. German news sources first reported on rules in the XKeyscore source code that identify visitors to the Linux Journal Website, the Tor Onion Router […]

A new update for Microsoft’s Outlook Web App is cutting a few steps out of the process of working with email attachments. A new document collaboration feature spares users from having to go through the steps of downloading Office attachments, powering up Word, Excel or PowerPoint and then saving and reattaching the files. Microsoft Exchange’s […]

ARM and Linaro are rolling out a hardware development platform, code-named Juno that is designed to run a 64-bit edition of Android to enable developers and ecosystem partners to write software and tools for the upcoming Android-based tablets and smartphones. This announcement is coming one week after Google announced the Android L Development Preview edition, […]

Samsung is introducing a smaller version of its Galaxy S5 smartphone, just three months after rolling out the new flagship device. The 4.5-inch Galaxy S5 mini is less expensive than its larger counterpart, and it’s part of the company’s aggressive program of new product releases in the highly competitive smartphone market. The release of the […]

Read more about the stories in today’s news:CoreOS Launches Managed Linux Operating System as a ServiceThreat Detection Systems Must Ferret Out the Most Sinister IntrusionsInternet of Things Raises Network, Security ConcernsThreat-Intel Sharing Communities Spring Up to Aid Network Defenders The CoreOS recently launched its Managed Linux operating system-as-a-service offering. This is yet another step in […]

The new Skype app for Windows Phone 8.1 comes with Cortana, Microsoft’s voice-enabled digital assistant. Lara Kingwell, a Skype product marketing manager, called Cortana a personal assistant for the Windows Phone that helps keep people connected to the things and people who are most important to them. Cortana debuted at Microsoft’s Build developer conference in […]

The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed that law enforcement officials must have a warrant if they want to search a cell phone. This unanimous decision came as the result of two cases that were before the court -Riley v. California, which involved a smartphone seized during a gang-related arrest and the United States v. Wurie, […]

A report from Duo Security has revealed that PayPal’s two-factor authentication technology can be bypassed. In response, the online payment company is disabling two-factor authentication for its mobile users. Two-factor authentication, which requires users to have a second password in order to gain access to their accounts, is often hailed as a strong security approach. […]