Google sprucing up its photo offerings to rival Facebook
Google is digging deeper into its technology toolkit to turn its social networking service into a more formidable threat to Facebook, sprucing up its photo features.…
Smartphones an avenue for hackers
Smartphones are increasingly popular not only with consumers, but also with thieves who see the devices as another way to tap into sensitive information.…
Trying to keep track of big city carbon footprints
There is a budding effort to track the carbon footprints of megacities, urban hubs with over 10 million people that are increasingly responsible for human-caused global warming.…
Hackers stole 45 million dollars in ATM cyber-heist
The thieves plundered funds held by the banks that back up prepaid credit cards, not individual or business accounts, Lynch said. A security analyst said it was the biggest ATM fraud case she had heard…
Amazon.com and South American countries clash over new internet proposal
Amazon.com, the internet giant, has asked ICANN to approve the establishment of .amazon as a new TLD, and South American countries are not happy at all.…
Cybersecurity in Latin American and the Caribbean: An unmet agenda
Cybercrimes, like other forms of illicit activities, are not going away. Urgent action is needed if the Americas want to remain a major economic engine of growth in the 21st century.…
The Galaxy S4 beats the iPhone
Samsung’s hotly anticipated smartphone Galaxy S4, on sale for a week now, is just the latest in a series of mobiles that seek to stand up to Apple.…
Text messaging declined in the US
Americans are saying CUL8TR to text messaging, a wireless industry group says, as Internet-based applications such as Apple's Messages are starting to take over.…
Apple’s Siri is facing competition from Google Now
It's the first time that Google Now has been available on smartphones and tablet computers that aren't running on the latest version of Google's Android software.…
Virgin Galactic spaceship completes 1st powered flight
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo made its first powered flight Monday, breaking the sound barrier in a test over the Mojave Desert that moves the company closer to its goal of flying paying passengers on brief hops…
