Malware Detected
Computers

The infamous shape shifting malware called Beebone has been shut down by the Europe’s Cybercrime Centre and the FBI. Beebone was controlling more than 100,000 computers a day and hackers were using it to steal information like passwords and download other programs to infect machines. According to reports, around 12,000

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Jawbone UP3 Activity Tracker Launch Extended
Gadgets

The UP3 fitness tracker by Jawbone will be launched 4 months ahead from the original delivery date. The tracker was supposed to launch on the 20th of April this year. The company also mentioned that the device will not be waterproof as advertised first. However, it will be “splash proof”.

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Data Initiative for Community Policing, Leaders Gather at the White House
Computers

Police data initiative through using data and technology in community policing is given more priority. US President Barack Obama, after a meeting with the representatives of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, speaks to the press in the White’s House Roosevelt Room, on March 2. Later last year

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US and China Tension Ignites with Latest Technology Export Licensing Block
ComputersMilitary Tech

Tech tension between the US and China is further ignited with the prior’s move of blocking technology exports to the latter. The move comes from US tech companies, which are grappling with the proposed restrictions imposed by Beijing. The US is blocking the technology exports correlated with the world’s fastest

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Ed Tech Execs, Founders Sit Down at the ASU+GSV Summit
Computers

Hundred of education technology capitalists and executives attend and meet at the lobby of the Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona this week.  They join forces and sit down at the annual education technology conference with full view of their competitors. A highlight:  An online skills training company for technology professionals,

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Apple Watch ‘Overpriced, Not Worth the Dollar,’ Mixed Reviews Revealed
Gadgets

Reviews are mixed ending up with mostly negatives against the new wearable tech, the Apple Watch.  Three weeks before the much-publicized watch hits the shelves, technology and news websites take the device for a run, but come up with mixed results. Two days before shipping begins, Apple’s press release team

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Intel's Realsense 3D Camera
GadgetsSmartphones

The RealSense is Intel’s latest technology that can be used to track hand and head movements. It is also possible to change the focus of the photos after the photos have been taken. At the moment Intel has unveiled their prototype in an event in China. Many experts are saying

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Xiaomi Smartphones
SmartphonesTechnology

The retail channels in India were massively expanded by Xiaomi with its mega sales bonanza after selling more than two million smart phones in a festival on Wednesday. Xiaomi is a Chinese company and they had arranged a 12 hour festival in seven different countries in Asia. They have successfully

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Hillary Clinton Hires Veteran Google Exec for Campaigns
Computers

Long time Google executive has been hired by Hillary Clinton to become her chief technology officer to supervise her presidential campaign technology development as well as to discover and to build ways on how she can engage with potential voters, according to a source from the Democrats who has knowledge

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Latest Technology to Prevent Drones from Mishap
Military Tech

Latest technology could keep a drone from burning and crashing (common problems when in mid air) when it loses GPS access (happening when it passes a closed-off location) or when it is blown off by harsh winds. Such scenarios that can mean disaster to service or delivery drones are now

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