The NSA Builds a Super-secure Android Device
The prototypes, code-named "Fishbowl", make encrypted calls, and may be emulated by handset manufacturers.
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Tom Simonite
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I’m MIT Technology Review’s IT editor for hardware and software and enjoy a diverse diet of algorithms, Internet, and human-computer interaction with chips on the side. Working in our San Francisco office, I cover new ideas about what computers can do for us, whether they spring from tech giants, new startups, or academic labs.
My journey to the West Coast started in a small English town called Wantage and took in the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and five years writing and editing technology news coverage at New Scientist magazine.
Tom Simonite's Stories
Once Again, CAPTCHAs Need to Get Harder
Software can solve video puzzles intended to prevent spam bots acting like humans.
What Google is Making Space for at the Googleplex
The search and ad giant is building new labs and its own corporate theme park.
Upgrade Your Hard Drive to Infinite Size
A competitor for Dropbox offers a way to seamlessly link your computer to the cloud.
CES 2012: SMS Patent for Sale, $60 million ONO
At CES, a company calls many tech giants infringers, and invites them to bid to buy its patent.
CES 2012: Three Gems Hidden in Microsoft's Boring Keynote
Microsoft's final CES keynote was mostly dull but had its highlights.
CES 2012: A New Era of Simpler Gadgets
Better technology and improved design will make tomorrow's gadgets less confusing.
Cars and Ultrabooks: a CES Preview
What to expect at the annual Consumer Electronics Show starting this weekend.
Will WebOS Make HP Relevant Again?
Like Google, HP plans to give away its mobile OS.
Five Interesting Things Sean Parker Said Yesterday
Napster's cofounder and an early Facebook booster, Parker has plans to disrupt politics, and still has gripes with the music industry.
