Big bugs, big bucks: Pwn2Own awards reach half a million
The Pwn2Own Web browser hacking competition is expanding to cover browser plug-ins, and the prize pool is now up to more than half-a-million dollars in cash and prizes.
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, aka sjvn, has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was the cutting edge PC operating system. SJVN covers networking, Linux, open source, and operating systems.
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Review: What to expect from Mega's free 50GB of cloud storage
50GB of free storage sounds great, but Kim Dotcom's new Mega cloud service still has many bugs.
Kim Dotcom's back with a new 50GB free storage service: Mega
Kim Dotcom's Megaupload site remains locked up in a legal battle, but the irrepressible Dotcom is back with a 50GB free storage, cloud-based service.
I'm real. Are you? It's getting harder to tell on the Internet
Famous Notre Dame football player Manti Te'o's "girl-friend" was a hoax. "Bob" held down several real-world jobs while out-sourcing his work to China. And, "Robin Sage" fooled top security officials until her creator revealed she was a fake. It's getting harder than ever to say who's really "real" on the Internet.
Can legal changes prevent another Aaron Swartz tragedy?
Under intolerable legal pressure, brilliant, but depressed, hacker and Internet freedom advocate Aaron Swartz took his own life. We should strive to prevent this from happening to anyone else.
The merger of cellular and Wi-Fi: The wireless network's future
From a user's viewpoint cellular and Wi-Fi networks will be merging within the next few years.
2013: The year Gigabit Wi-Fi arrives
No more idle chit-chat, Gigabit Wi-Fi, thanks to 802.11ac, is on its way to your home and corporate networks.
The Web browser wars continue, and #1 is… well, that depends on whom you ask
Did you think the desktop Web browser wars were over? Hah! Depending on whose numbers you use, Internet Explorer or Chrome has already won; the real battle is for second place. I explain what’s going on.
The five things you always forget to buy for the holidays [Gift Guide 2012]
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When we think tech. holiday shopping, we usually think of the big-ticket items—TVs, tablets, and smartphones—but come the big day itself the holiday may not be that festive it if we don't get the small-ticket items they need to work as well.
Five good Instagram replacements
If Facebook playing games with Instagram's terms of services has left you with a bad taste in your mouth, here are some Instagram alternatives for you.