The FBI can remotely activate laptop and Android microphones with spywareThe Feds are taking advantage of techniques more typically associated with malicious hackers to collect information on suspects, leveraging tools that can bring the traditional wiretap up to speed wit…
BBM beta for Android and iOS rolling out, worldwide release later this summerBlackberry has begun rolling out private beta versions of its soon-to-be cross platform BBM app. According to various reports, select users have begun receiving invites to test out the messaging appli…
Weekend Open Forum: Traitor, criminal, whistleblower, or hero - Classified leaks and their leakersBradley Manning and Edward Snowden are infamous in some circles, famous in others. These two men put much more than their reputations on the line to disclose classified documents to the world, they kn…
Gigabyte Brix Mini PC ReviewTaking advantage of Ivy Bridge's efficient operation, Intel accompanied its third-generation Core processors with a new small form factor platform dubbed Next Unit of Computing (NUC), the initial wave…
Spec-by-spec: Here's how the Moto X stacks up to the competitionFollowing a string of leaks and official teasers Motorola finally unveiled the Moto X smartphone at an event in New York this afternoon. The device is not only the first to be developed under Google's…
DirectX 11.2 said to be a Windows 8.1 / Xbox One exclusiveMicrosoft’s upcoming DirectX 11.2 update, first shown off at the company’s Build conference last month, promises to deliver a host of new features and performance improvements in games and apps. But a…
Microsoft Research's actuated 3D display lets you touch virtual objectsThere’s always something interesting cooking at Microsoft Research -- even if the technology doesn’t end up in commercial products. The latest involves a rather conventional LCD panel, but combined wi…
