Nokia to make virtual reality camera for movie industry
Nokia is developing a virtual-reality capture device that can record 360-degree views and “3D audio”. The Ozo features eight camera lenses and eight microphones …
How fear and self-preservation are driving a cyber arms race
When a man was fired from his job in Minneapolis, Minn., last May, he inadvertently touched off a boom in Silicon Valley. Gregg Steinhafel, …
Facebook steps into the connected-home arena
Facebook is extending Parse, its suite of back-end software development tools, to create Internet of Things apps for items like smart home appliances and …
Cyber-squatting disputes up 300pc amid web address explosion
There has been a 313pc increase in the number of disputes over the new generation of web addresses in the last eight months The …
Lenovo’s Superfish screwup highlights biggest problem in software
When will a buck-stops-here culture finally reach the software industry? Not soon enough, if Lenovo’s Superfish software scandal is any indication. From September to …
Finland Abolishes Copyright Levies On Digital Devices
As we’ve noted before, copyright levies — effectively a tax on blank storage media — are becoming ever-more anachronistic and unworkable. So it’s good …
Dealing with a Data Breach: Tips from the Trenches
Companies and government agencies use a variety of technologies to protect their networks from unwanted intrusions. The attacks themselves are continuing to escalate in …
Australians May Get Their Own SOPA
Christmas has come early for copyright owners in Australia. The film company, Roadshow, the pay television company Foxtel, and Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp and …
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