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When superyacht chic meets hybrid technology

2012-05-16 07:27:28

How does the wealthy boating enthusiast reconcile a passion for gas-guzzling superyachts with concern for the natural ocean environment? Sure, powerful engines and deluxe on-board facilities ensure the lap of high seas luxury, but these extravagant features are usually powered by high fuel emissions and energy consumption. But for the millionaire mariner with the planet's read more

Apps and scanners ease the travel expense pain

2012-05-16 07:23:48

Recording traveling expenses can be one the most frustrating aspects of the business traveler's busy life on the road. Restaurant bills, train tickets, hotel receipts; they all have to be accurately accounted for. This can be a time consuming chore, but an array of high-tech devices have hit the market with the aim of simplifying the process. According to Duncan Bell, oper read more

Mobile filters censor innocent content

2012-05-16 07:16:32

Pornography filters on mobile phones are "censoring" normal web content, according to the Open Rights Group. Its report found that 60 websites were incorrectly blocked by mobile filters designed to prevent children viewing adult content. The affected sites included political commentaries, personal blogs and community websites. The government is considering whether read more

Microsoft backs torrent blocker

2012-05-16 04:36:00

A Russian company has developed software it says can disrupt and prevent people from downloading pirated content. Pirate Pay has been backed by Microsoft and has so far worked with Walt Disney Studios and Sony Pictures to stop "thousands" of downloads. The tool poses as real bit torrent users but then "confuses" peer-to-peer networks, causing disconnection read more

iPad gives voice to kids with autism

2012-05-15 04:41:51

Sharia stood immobile in front of the television, transfixed by its images, unaware of the world around her. Her family called her name over and over again, but she did not respond. It was that moment when they knew something was wrong. Initially, they thought it was a hearing problem. When they found nothing wrong, they decided to take 2-year-old Sharia to a specialist at an read more

Hands on with Pebble smartwatch

2012-05-15 04:38:31

In the big scheme of consumer electronics, smartwatches can't match smartphones, tablets, or even ultrabooks in piquing public curiosity. And glancing at a photo of the Pebble smartwatch, you wouldn't notice anything too different or special about it -- it looks like an understated digital watch. But this particular smartwatch has captured the public's attention read more

Apple drops 4G from iPad adverts

2012-05-15 04:35:39

Apple has stopped using the phrase 4G in adverts for its latest iPad. The description proved controversial because 4G is not widely available in the UK and the iPad will not work with it when it is. The UK's advertising watchdog and others around the world investigated Apple over use of the 4G phrase. Apple said the confusion arose because of the ways operators refer to d read more

Facebook's Saverin quits the US

2012-05-15 04:34:08

Facebook's co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his US citizenship ahead of the company going public on Friday. Brazilian-born Mr Saverin, 30, will avoid paying around $600m (£373m) in tax when he picks up his share of the site's stock offering. A spokesman said Mr Saverin "found it more practical to become a resident of Singapore since he plans to live t read more

Twitter fights court order for user's data

2012-05-14 00:51:36

Twitter, which has a history of complying with court requests for users' data, appears to be drawing a line in the sand. The company filed a motion in a New York State court on Monday to quash a court order that would force it to hand over data pertaining to a user involved with the Occupy Wall Street movement, according to a blog post from the American Civil Liberties Unio read more

FBI warns travelers of pop-up window cyber-attacks

2012-05-14 00:49:45

If you're traveling abroad, your laptop could be attacked. That much, is certain, according to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, which warned this week that hackers are "targeting travelers abroad through pop-up windows while establishing an internet connection in their hotel rooms." The warning comes from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center, or t read more