Facebook To Crack Down On Illegal Gun Sales

Facebook To Crack Down On Illegal Gun Sales Facebook might be the “platform” where some of the zanier things have happened in the past, such as a man losing $80,000 because of a Facebook update by his daughter, and the social network could also be a platform where illegal gun sales are planned. Having said that, the social network giant intends to crack down on such planned illegal gun sales in a move that will hopefully prevent criminal activity while setting a precedent that other social media sites ought to follow. Basically, Facebook will delete posts whenever there are users who seem to be headed down the slippery path of breaking the law, and this would include selling a gun without running a background check or to transport it across U.S. state lines.

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    Police Password Lost For 8 Years In India

    Police Password Lost For 8 Years In IndiaPolice over in India did not manage to act on hundreds of corruption complaints in a time frame of up to 8 years, simply because there was one niggling issue that caused the inaction. Apparently, it was reported that the police themselves have no clue as to what the computer password is. This caused Delhi officers to be unable to operate a portal that actually carried more than 600 complaints, where this particular lapse actually went undetected since 2006, at least according to the Indian Express Newspaper. The complaints hailed from India’s very own anti-corruption agency that is known as the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).

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    13-inch Non-Retina MacBook Pro Could Be Discontinued This Year [Rumor]

    13 inch Non Retina MacBook Pro Could Be Discontinued This Year [Rumor]It wasn’t too long ago that Apple introduced Retina MacBook Pros into the mix. They were basically your typical MacBook Pro, but would sport a Retina display instead, thus offering customers with a pretty damn sharp laptop screen.

    However these Retina versions of the MacBook Pro were a little more expensive than their non-Retina counterparts, and now according to a report from DigiTimes, it seems that in the future if you wanted a MacBook Pro, you’d have to go Retina or perhaps go for the MacBook Air or a different brand entirely. (more…)

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    American Airlines Center Offers Free AT&T Wi-Fi

    American Airlines Center Offers Free AT&T Wi FiIn this day and age, we tend to hunt down areas as well as public places where there is free Wi-Fi connectivity wherever we go. American Airlines has decided to team up with mobile carrier AT&T to upgrade the fan experience by rolling out a new Wi-Fi network at the 21,000-plus seat American Airlines Center, thanks to the introduction of over 315 new AT&T Wi-Fi access points. The AT&T Wi-Fi network will be broadcast using Aruba equipment, where it will be facilitated by Aruba Mobility Controllers.

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    Microsoft OneDrive For BlackBerry 10 Arrives

    Microsoft OneDrive For BlackBerry 10 ArrivesBlackBerry owners who find the cloud a fascinating place for you to stash away your collection of files and content will be pleased to hear that BlackBerry World now carries their very own Microsoft OneDrive app. The OneDrive app has already arrived on other platforms, Android included, where you will be able to determine whether you would want to have pictures as well as videos saved there automatically. Apart from photos and videos, one can also opt to share other important files and documents, too. This particular app would pave the way for the user to edit documents, or to even drop a comment or two on them while you are on the move – which can prove crucial in the business environment. Last but not least, one is able to work with online files on your BlackBerry 10 handset directly, now how about that?

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    Why Our Computers Are Not Fully Wireless

    This article was written on October 22, 2009 by CyberNet.

    wireless power.jpgWireless everything… It’s one of those clichés that usually come to mind when talking about the future of technology. While wireless has seen plenty of success with the invention of the mobile phone and WiFi networks, our computers still have a truckload of wires attached to them. Why is it that many of us still prefer wired mice and keyboards? And, more importantly, what could be done to resolve these issues?

    We’ve got your keystrokes
    Ever thought about how your wireless keyboard communicates with your computer? Your keystrokes are sent to the receiver so that your computer knows what you’re typing. But what if a hacker builds a custom-made receiver with a signal amplifier to record keystrokes from random keyboards in reach? Your passwords could get stolen without you ever knowing it. Just imagine what would happen if our monitors were wireless…
    Possible solution: the industry should do for wireless peripherals what WEP/WPA did for wireless networks.

    Battery inconveniences
    Every once and a while, you have to replace the batteries in your wireless peripherals. If you’re sitting one foot away from your computer, it may not be worth the hassle of changing the batteries in your wireless mouse when wired mice are satisfied with plain old USB juice.
    Possible solution: now that we’re advancing in wireless power transmission research, we may be able to get rid of those batteries sooner that we think.

    It’s not green
    Wireless communication needs extra power, even if the transmitter and the receiver are close to each other. Obviously, this is not eco-friendly. You can often find information about your device’s energy consumption on its back or in its manual.
    Possible solution: while making devices more efficient can help, this only works to a certain degree. We may have to wait for energy to become greener before this problem can get ironed out.

    Wireless signals cause cancer. No, they do not. Yes, they do.
    There’s a lot of debate about possible health issues with our increasingly wireless lives. Contradicting studies have proved and rejected theories about wireless signals being a cause of cancer. The sad thing about this is that the only thing we can do to solve this dispute is wait for about twenty years to see how wireless technology has impacted our health. Then we’ll finally know if wireless is indeed the new tobacco.

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    RadioShack To Close 20% Of Stores

    RadioShack To Close 20% Of StoresI suppose you can pull a line from Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities”, where “it was the best of times, and it was the worst of times”, and apply it to the current economic climate around the world. While the economy might be recovering in certain countries, it does feel as though there is an underlying current that might just cause everything to collapse just like that. Companies like HTC have had it rough going for quite some time now, and it seems that struggling RadioShack will have to shutter one fifth of its stores after reporting a loss of $191.4 million in the fourth quarter of last year, which was worse than what analysts had expected.

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    Bing Saves Public Beta Launched

    Bing Saves Public Beta LaunchedIt was not too long ago that Microsoft had already sent out invites to a select bunch of people to give their new Bing Saves a runout. Just what the heck is Bing Saves all about? It happens to be a brand new manner for one to be able to save content that is discovered while searching on the website. It seems that Microsoft has gone on the quiet to open up this particular beta test to the masses, so you might want to pay a quick visit to Bing Saves in order to check out just what it offers and the amount of time that it might save you in the long run if you are doing plenty of research online.

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    Logitech Announces New Harmony Smart Keyboard

    Are computer rooms still necessary these days? After all with the amount of streaming content we get these days, chances are it might be more enjoyable to stream the content onto a larger screen, like a television, and lay back on our sofas and enjoy the show.

    Well regardless of whether you stream to your TV by hooking up your computer or through a set top box or even through gaming consoles, Logitech wants you covered which is why the company has recently announced the Harmony Smart Keyboard which basically puts the remote control into a keyboard and touchpad combo. (more…)

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    Windows 8.1 Update 1 Final Build Reportedly Signed Off On

    Windows 8.1 Update 1 Final Build Reportedly Signed Off OnAccording to the reports, Microsoft’s Windows update, Windows 8.1, is expected to make its way out to users and developers in April. In fact last we heard, the update could be released to developers on the 2nd of April, while regular users can look forward to the update on the 8th of April.

    Well the good news is that it looks like those dates could be on track and that we won’t be experiencing any delays. This is according to a tweet by WZor who has in the past leaked several details regarding the latest update. (more…)

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