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16 most anticipated tech products of 2013
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Japan police offers first-ever reward for wanted hacker
Japanese police are looking for an individual who can code in C#, uses a "Syberian Post Office" to make anonymous posts online, and knows how to surf the web without leaving any digital tracks -- and they're willing to pay. Read More

US targets $47 million for seven advanced offshore wind projects
The US Department of Energy this week continued its massive push to develop wind driven electricity with new projects it says will focus on installing utility-scale offshore wind turbines and connecting offshore turbines to the power grid. Read More

Holiday lights go techie
It's not just throw out a bunch of lights and watch them shine in the nighttime. You've got to set them to music... all with the help of technology. Check out just a few. Read More

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Santa and NORAD: Microsoft nicer than Google this year
Google apparently hasn't been naughty in Santa's eyes, but Microsoft must have been pretty nice. NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, will switch from using Google Maps to Bing Maps to track Santa Claus on his Christmas Eve trip around the world. Read More

The Coolest Tools of 2012
With the last column of the year, instead of doing some additional reviews I wanted to present a list of my favorite devices/gadgets that I tried during the year. If you still haven't completed your holiday shopping yet, there's still some time left to try and grab one of these. Read More

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Making HTML5 work now for mobile app development
HTML5 has been dissed, dismissed and disrespected of late, but defenders say the evolving standard is still the best choice for platform-independent mobile app development. Insider (registration required) Read More

It's too soon to call Microsoft's Surface tablet a failure
Just one day after a wealth management firm declared Microsoft was screwing up the potential of its new Surface tablet because of a lack of retail presence, Microsoft has opened the floodgates with new retail outlets. Now comes the real trick: getting customers to show up. Read More

Jono Bacon's 'The Art of Community' is a developer's must-read
Building an amazing application is... hard. Even if you've got mad programming chops, building a high-quality piece of software can be a major challenge. And then what do you do once you've finished programming? Who handles support? Testing? Documentation? Design? Do you have a server admin to keep things running when your server gets slammed? How about marketing and press? Doing all of this on your... Read More

Bringing location-based apps where GPS can't reach
CSR has delivered indoor location-based services (LBS) with enhanced accuracy that is tightly integrated with Android and consistent with Android's location package API. CSR, a developer of silicon and software for location awareness, picks up LBS when GPS is not available because the smartphone owner is indoors or the GPS signal is compromised by environmental effects, such as urban canyons. Read... Read More

Botnet operators in FBI bust show little talent, expert says
A criminal organization recently busted by law enforcement distributed malware on Facebook using two separate botnets built from tools that are easily found in the hacker underground, a security expert said. Read More

 
 
 

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