At annual European conference, hackers dream of a DIY satellite-communications network that would sidestep Internet censorship. But in the ungoverned realm of space, what’s to stop any country from shooting down the satellites?
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Hacking confab conjures visions of space-borne ‘SOPA Wars’
Because drivers are being robbed when delivering to customers who ordered by cell phone, some restaurants stop responding to those who order by cell.
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Chicago restaurants stop taking cell phone orders
Better than a Platinum card–Bug Bounty debit card gives security researchers some clout.
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Facebook hands out White Hat debit cards to hackers
Hackers reportedly plan to fight back against Internet censorship by putting their own communications satellites into orbit and developing a grid of ground stations to track and communicate with them.
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Hackers Said to Be Planning to Launch Own Satellites to Combat Censorship
It’s just about time to close the books on 2011 and move on to the promise of a brand new year. But we wanted to take a few final glances back at the year that was, starting with a round-up of our top stories of 2011, based on page views
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2011 in review: Macworld’s top stories
Google has reportedly yanked an app masquerading as Siri, Apple’s voice command personal assistant software, from the Android marketplace.
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Google Pulls ‘Official’ Siri App from Android Market
Jonathan Ive, the industrial designer behind iconic products like the MacBook, the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad, is named a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth.
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Apple designer Ive becomes Sir Jony
The new year promises we’ll see a tech revolution, from smartphones capable of making payments to printers handling Web and e-mail printing with greater ease to the launch of the Windows 8 operating system. Laptops, cameras, and the components in our devices will also improve (supposedly) by leaps and bounds. Here’s a rundown of what to expect in 2012.
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2012 Tech Outlook: A Look at What’s Ahead
Google, Facebook and Twitter are getting attention as revelers say goodbye to 2011 and hello to 2012.
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Google, Facebook, Twitter Help Revelers Ring in New Year
The week’s big news and rumors in Apple land, including record-setting activations on Christmas and a $1.2M fine in Italy.
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Apple has a good Christmas, then gets a lump of coal from Italy