When the whole PRISM-gate erupted, much to the sheer embarrassment of NSA, the tech companies were quick to cite that they didn’t have any conscious knowledge about the PRISM program. Considering the scenario, it seems that NSA might have directly wiretapped Tier 1 networks in the U.S., granting them access to virtually all data generated online.
The PRISM-gate is currently the most hotly-debated topics in the tech circles around the globe. The Guardian is leaking information on the program in batches and phases, continuing the series of exposes. Now, the paper has leaked a slide which suggests that the companies helped NSA in tapping their own servers.
The Android game console market seems to get a boost. Although the OUYA console failed to satisfy a lot off users, new projects haven’t stopped coming. The latest is the Project M.O.J.O. Android game console by Mad Catz.
There are many contact lenses in the market that after wearing in eye, one may feel comfortable, but he/she has to face a slight problem when placing the lenses on our eyeballs. Recently a group of researchers at several institutions, including two research arms of Samsung, has built soft, transparent contact lens displays with nanomaterials that could display information to the wearer and provide continuous medical monitoring.
It seems that Nexus user experience has become the new trend in the Android smartphone market. After the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One, recently rumors have surfaced around that the Nexus experience will be coming to the Sony Xperia Z very soon.
Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) first came with Microsoft’s Windows 8 OS. The browser was a big boost in performance compared to earlier web browsers from Microsoft. Based on a Fraunhofer study, Microsoft claims that its new browser is the most energy efficient in the market.
We recently reported that NSA had been tapping into Verizon’s phone records to access information about millions of customers. However, that seems to be the tip of the iceberg. It has now transpired that NSA has been tapping into the records of many leading internet companies in the U.S.
Mozilla team has a knack of giving us sneak peek of its upcoming browser version in advance. Although currently, even Firefox 22 is in Beta state, Mozilla has showed off some major design changes that it will be packing in Firefox 25.