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AOL has been off the radar for awhile, despite multiple attempts at reinvention. Now, they will likely finally make a comeback thanks to a deal with Verizon, one of the largest mobile providers in the world. Verizon will be purchasing AOL in full for $4.4 billion. The basis behind the […]
Microsoft and Yahoo have updated their partnership in regards to search and advertising. This could work out well for Yahoo, who will now be able to run their own ads on desktop and mobile searches. Previously, Yahoo was required to pull 100% of its traffic from Bing marketplace ads. Now, […]
Google’s Android mobile OS comes with a wide range of phones across Europe, and it now has the European Commission investigating it on claims of unfair app bundling. There are apps that commonly come with Android OS phones, such as YouTube, Maps and Chrome, and this could find Google in […]
After the threat of the FREAK bug recently came to light, it was thought that only Apple and Android devices were under threat. Now, it looks like we can add Windows to that list. Considering the integration of all devices through a singular OS starting with Windows 10, it could […]
In a stunning and exciting win for the open internet, the FCC has officially votes in favor of Net Neutrality, imposing restrictions on both government and corporate agencies in how they supply and run the web. For years, the battle has raged on. ISPs such as Comcast and Verizon have […]
Firmware hacking is in the news a lot this week. Snowden’s Reddit AMA talked about spy agencies and their use of firmware hacking to gain backdoor entry. Gemalto confirmed reports of NSA and GCHQ attempts to break into their systems and steal encryption keys back in 2010 – 2011. Most […]
News of a hack into Dutch SIM producer Gemalto led to a large scale investigation into whether mass encryption keys for consumer devices might have been stolen. While the company now assured the public that there is no threat, it is hardly comforting in the scheme of things. The technology […]
