Scientists demonstrate first contagious airborne WiFi virus

Contact: Sarah Stampersarah.stamper@liv.ac.uk01-517-943-044University of Liverpool Researchers at the University of Liverpool have shown for the first time that WiFi networks can be infected with a virus that can move through densely populated areas as efficiently as the common cold spreads between humans….

Posted on: February 25, 2014 12:00 pm

BlackBerry CEO John Chen Talks Up Q20 and Z3 Phones Coming This Year

BlackBerry CEO John Chen on Tuesday announced plans for two new phones coming this year, the first results of a partnership with Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn. The first of the new devices, a 3G model code-named Jakarta, will cost less than $200 unsubsidized and go on sale in Indonesia in "We…

Posted on: February 25, 2014 12:00 pm

This Chinese Company Made A Perfect Replica Of The iPad Mini In Gold

When Apple released the iPhone 5S, it added a new color to the mix: Champagne gold. It’s a surprisingly nice color for the iPhone, and it was the hardest to get when the 5S first hit the market. When Apple introduced the iPad Mini with Retina a few months later,…

Posted on: February 25, 2014 12:00 pm

LinkedIn is doing what Facebook, Google, and Twitter can’t: expanding in China

The only major American social network with a significant presence in China is LinkedIn. And that presence is about to get much bigger, the company hopes, after it today switches on a beta version of a mainland China-focused, Chinese-language site, branded (pronounced "ling ying.") Unlike Google, Facebook, and Twitterall generally…

Posted on: February 25, 2014 7:00 am

Metro To Provide WiFi, Cellular Service To Subway Riders

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) Metro subway passengers may soon have access to WiFi and cellular service, according to county officials. The project, which began last month and is slated for completion by January 2016, will provide service to riders of the Red and Purple subway lines and portions of the Metro…

Posted on: February 24, 2014 5:00 pm

Robotics Team Advances to Super-Regionals

Local FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team, Syntax Error, has qualified to compete in the FTC West Super-Regional Championship competition after the team’s win at the Los Angeles regional tournament held February 22 in Monrovia. Enjoying their second season, seniors Kyle Kovacs, Collin Dutter, and Andrew McGuan from Dos Pueblos High School…

Posted on: February 24, 2014 5:00 pm

Earnhardt Jr. joins Twitter after big win

Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutEarnhardt Jr. joins Twitter after big win Before the Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt Jr. made a promise: If he won Sunday’s race, he’d finally join Twitter.Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed." Sent! A link has…

Posted on: February 24, 2014 5:00 pm

New Asus Netbook Turning Into A Threat For Competitors: iPad Air vs Asus …

Tech giant Apple launched the iPad Air some months back. However, it already has some serious competitors in the market. The Asus Transformer Pad has challenged the supremacy of the iPad Air and how! One big reason why the Asus Transformer Pad has emerged as immensely successful is that much…

Posted on: February 8, 2014 5:00 pm

Microsoft Asks Windows XP Holdouts: Upgrade to Windows 8 Already

Windows XP has but 59 days left to live officially, that is. On April 8, as we’ve reported numerous times previously, Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on the operating system. The not-so-insignificant number of users running the legacy OS will still be able to use it, but they won’t That’s not…

Posted on: February 8, 2014 5:00 pm

Evasi0n7 1.0.5 Released: How To Jailbreak iOS 7.0.5 Untethered Using The …

Last week, Apple rolled out the iOS 7.0.5 update to iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c users outside the U.S., leading many to initially think that evasi0n7 had been patched up. Renowned iOS hacker MuscleNerd also took to Twitter and urged his followers to refrain from updating their devices with the…

Posted on: February 8, 2014 5:00 pm