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Firefox looks to use HTML5 to run PDFs in the web browser

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the current generation of web browsers if you want to view a PDF in your web browser you are going to need the help of a plug-in to do it. While that may not sound like a major roadblock ...

Technology / Software

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 5 | with audio podcast weblog

Report: Widespread data sharing, 'Web bugs'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Information released a report late Monday (June 1) showing that the most popular Web sites in the United States all share ...

Technology / Internet

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 0




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User privacy key as Facebook goes public

Respect for privacy and the personal data of of its hundreds of millions of users is going to be an even greater concern for Facebook as the booming social network prepares to list on Wall Street.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

O2 accidentally exposes customers' phone numbers

An untold number of U.K. residents may have unwittingly broadcast their numbers to sites across the Web while browsing the Internet with their cellphones during the past two weeks.

Technology / Business

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Digital music lockers offer compelling bargain

If you've got a big digital music collection, you may want to consider signing up for a digital music storage locker.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Bing hitches holiday hopes to Rudolph the reindeer

(AP) -- Like Santa Claus on that one foggy Christmas Eve, Microsoft has summoned Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to guide some precious cargo - a holiday marketing campaign for its Bing search engine.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Major breakthrough improves software reliability and security

Anyone who uses multithreaded computer programs -- and that's all of us, as these are the programs that power nearly all software applications including Office, Windows, MacOS, and Google Chrome Browser, and web services ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (13) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Adobe plugs Flash webcam spy hole

(PhysOrg.com) -- Adobe engineers on Thursday fixed a vulnerability in its Flash software that could enable attackers to use a person’s computer webcam or microphone feeds for spying on the person. Adobe made changes ...

Technology / Software

created Oct 22, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Without new iPhone, Apple iOS 5 more evolutionary than revolutionary

Apple's latest update to its iOS software for iPhones, iPads and other handheld devices is more evolutionary than revolutionary, particularly if you're not getting it on the new iPhone 4S, which was released Friday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

GigaPan technology can capture a crowd in detail

The next time you head out to the concert event of the year - or even a sporting event - make sure you're well-coiffed and ready for your close-up.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

US scientists testing earthquake early warning

Elizabeth Cochran was sitting in her office when her computer suddenly sounded an alarm.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Britain's rarest spider moves to new home

The UK’s rarest spider is moving house today -- in a plastic bottle supplied by conservation group the RSPB.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0


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