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Digital fingerprints could give away the authors of viruses and malware
Written on 28 Jul, 2010 at 18:59 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Security firm HBGary said today it has an open source tool that can help identify the creators of malware spread on the internet, simply by looking at the code itself. Greg Hoglund, chief executive of HBGary, said in an... (Continue reading)
Skype founders place $6 million bet on MadBid.com
Written on 26 Jul, 2010 at 10:09 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Atomico Ventures, an investment group started by Skype cofounders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, has invested £4 million, or more than $6 million, in Series A funding for pay-to-bid auction site MadBid.com. As with sites such as Swoopo and... (Continue reading)
Barnes & Noble’s NOOKstudy coming to students in August
Written on 22 Jul, 2010 at 16:50 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Filed under: Education Barnes & Noble is diving deeper into the education market with an expected August release of NOOKstudy which will run on Macs and PCs and not require a NOOK or any other mobile device. NOOKstudy will... (Continue reading)
Update: QuickReader - eBook Reader with Speed Reading (Books)
Written on 18 Jul, 2010 at 3:59 in iPhone APPs | viewed times | 0 Comments
QuickReader - eBook Reader with Speed Reading 2.1.0 Category: Books Price: $5.99, Version: 2.0.2 -> 2.1.0 ( iTunes ) Description: Featured on iTunes "What's Hot" and "New and Noteworthy"! Combining over 1 million free books, a beautiful and super... (Continue reading)
Is the Internet making us smart or stupid?
Written on 17 Jul, 2010 at 22:26 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Venkatesh Rao is an entrepreneur-in-residence in the Xerox Innovation Group and manager of the Trailmeme project. Nicholas Carr , a writer devoted to exploring the social and business implications of technology, came out with his latest book last month.... (Continue reading)
Why Apple has a split personality when it comes to keeping iPhone owners happy
Written on 15 Jul, 2010 at 20:38 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Filed under: Apple , iPhone , Apple History After shelling out top dollar, the customers felt betrayed and angry. The shine on the company's new flagship product was tarnished. The remedy wasn't cheap... and the CEO stepped up and... (Continue reading)
Video relay calling breakthrough uses FaceTime to help the deaf
Written on 14 Jul, 2010 at 8:11 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Filed under: iPhone On Wednesday, July 7th, ZVRS held a party for 200 people at the Hard Rock Caf? in Philadelphia to announce and demonstrate its iZ video relay software (a collaboration between Apple, AT&T, and ZVRS) for the... (Continue reading)
Robotic knee developer Tibion raises $3M
Written on 14 Jul, 2010 at 6:05 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Tibion Bionic Technologies , a startup that develops orthopedic devices to help patients regain mobility, has closed a $3 million round of equity, according to a filing with the SEC . The company’s knee technologies can be used during... (Continue reading)
Centrillion Biosciences brings in $2M to analyze DNA
Written on 14 Jul, 2010 at 6:05 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Centrillion Biosciences , a subsidiary of Centrillion Technology Holdings Corporation, has raised $2 million in equity, according to a filing with the SEC . Based in Mountain View, Calif., the company helps life science and health care researchers with... (Continue reading)
3DS game producer hints at what’s in store for us
Written on 12 Jul, 2010 at 23:28 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Hideki Konno, the game producer for the upcoming Nintendo 3DS platform gave a rare interview at E3, and shared some very interesting information about how exactly the new handheld device will work. It was interesting to read that Nintendo... (Continue reading)