Tuesday, June 14, 2011

U.S. State Dept. Aims to Bring HotSpots to Political Hot Zones

U.S. State Dept. Aims to Bring HotSpots to Political Hot Zones

U.S. State Dept. Aims to Bring HotSpots to Political Hot Zones

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:30 PM PDT

The United States is developing and deploying covert communications systems intended to be used by dissidents in countries Washington deems have repressive governments, according to the U.S. State Department. The projects are not clandestine, State Department spokesperson Harry Edwards told TechNewsWorld. However, it's up to grant recipients to determine whether and how to publicize their activities, he added. This particular program received widespread attention recently due to a report in The New York Times.

LightSquared Mucks Up GPS Signals, Flunks Network Test

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:10 AM PDT

LightSquared's plans for launching a faster wireless network have been hampered by new government tests that show the broadband network could interfere with GPS systems. The proposed wireless network, being developed by LightSquared, is supposed to be the fastest way yet to access a broadband network. Approved in January by the Federal Communications Commission, the network was intended to be a 4G network that could compete with the ever-growing marketplace of speedy networks launched by companies like AT&T and Verizon.

Anonymous Arrests: How Do You Behead That Which Has No Head?

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 06:00 AM PDT

Spanish police announced Friday they have arrested the leaders of the Anonymous hacker group in that country. They also claim to have found a server that coordinated and implemented computer attacks on government, financial and business websites worldwide, including the Sony's PlayStation Network, at the home of one of the trio. Spanish police said they sifted through more than 2 million lines of records, comprised of log chats and Web pages, to home in on the three. The hackers used the LOIC tool.

The Power of Perception in the Technology Playground

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Apple and Microsoft are competitors, and while both companies are clearly more concerned with Google than each other at the moment, they serve as a great example of why good, well-funded marketing is important. Apple leads the world in the art of crafting perceptions. Though it has a market share that is near insignificant against Windows -- even taking the iPad into account -- the perception driving the two companies' stock valuations has Apple solidly in the lead and doing impressive damage.

Linux: Not for (Married) Lovers?

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT

You just never know on any given day what's waiting for you in the Linux blogosphere. Some days, it's fresh, awesome news of FOSS' growing mainstream acceptance. Other days, well, it's not. Take last Thursday. Linux Girl was scouting around the blogosphere, as per usual, listening in on thread after thread of current discussion. Amid all the well-worn topics that have already been picked apart ad nauseum, however, one jumped out. "Linux is only for bachelors," the blog post's title proclaimed.

A Map App That Does America's Majestic National Parks Justice

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT

I've hiked and backpacked in five U.S. National Parks, and all of them featured stunning vistas and made for amazing, memorable trips. In all of those parks, though, hiking buddies and I always end up purchasing a big, sturdy map, and the go-to publisher is the National Geographic Society. Their "Trails Illustrated" map series is just fantastic. It turns out that the National Geographic Society has done something even more people-friendly and amazing: They took all their maps of 15 U.S. National Parks and crammed them into a single iPhone- and iPad-compatible app.
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