PayPal, Lenovo Launch New Campaign to Kill the Password
A new standard that gives phones and PCs a bigger role in authentication could disarm attacks that rely on stealing passwords.
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Targeted Hacking Forces a New Reality on Antivirus Companies
An influx of advanced malware will force big antivirus companies to either evolve or cede turf to a crop of startups.
Geeks are the New Guardians of Our Civil Liberties
Recent events have highlighted the fact that hackers, coders, and geeks are behind a vibrant political culture.
Every Step You Take, Tracked Automatically
A new app called Moves logs walking, biking, and running—no extra effort required. It’s how self-tracking is meant to be.
The Browser Wars Go Mobile
Startups are bringing creative features to the small screen in hopes of luring iPhone, Android users away from the default browser.
Adventures in Infinite File Storage
Bitcasa’s limitless storage service is a cool idea, but it needs work.
Software Predicts Tomorrow’s News by Analyzing Today's and Yesterday’s
Prototype software can give early warnings of disease or violence outbreaks by spotting clues in news reports.
AT&T Brings Online Ad Targeting Tactics to TV Commercials
Experiments suggest that monitoring viewer behavior via set-top boxes could help make TV commercials much more effective.
Startup Brings Better Understanding of Tricky Questions to the Web
SkyPhrase hopes to make it easier to find answers to complex questions.
How Facebook Could Give Its New Search the Edge
The company’s search engine will become formidable when it includes the text of comments and the vast store of Open Graph data about things outside Facebook.
