Twitter: New tool for political dissent
LONDON: From keeping the WikiLeaks site alive to helping British anti-austerity protesters outmaneuver riot police, Twitter is entering the Western…
‘WikiLeaks supporters attack MasterCard site’
LONDON: Hackers have crashed the website of credit card firm MasterCard in apparent retaliation for its blocking of donations to…
JavaScript can expose your browsing history
WASHINGTON: A new study has shown that your web surfing history is easily accessible without your permission - through JavaScript…
Pak hackers hijack CBI site
NEW DELHI: The website of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been hacked allegedly by a group identifying itself…
Cyber crime: bigger than the drugs trade
CANBERRA: Until Eoin Blackwell arrived at his Sydney home from a Christmas party, he had no idea his bank account…
Firefox plots system to stop cos from tracking online
LONDON: The makers of web-browser Firefox are working on a system which will allow internet users to stop themselves from…
BSNL offers inter-state calls at local rates
KOLKATA: State-run BSNL upped the stakes in the telecom tariff war today with the announcement of flat local rates for…
Wi-Fi reaches remote Himalayas
NEPAL: It used to take teacher Mahabir Pun more than two days to check his email from his home in…
Now, an iPhone app to fight skin cancer
SYDNEY: Australians enjoying the summer sunshine can now know when it's time to cover up and avoid potentially cancer-causing ultraviolet…
Low power chips to super power PCs
LONDON: University of California - San Diego electrical engineers have designed ultra compact, low power pulse compressor on a silicon…
