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BitTorrent will begin to offer a series of original movies, dubbed "BitTorrent Originals," in a bid to enter the content entertainment space later this year BitTorrent inked a deal with Rapid Eye Studios to handle original video content for its BitTorrent Bundle platform, which launched in May 2013. That platform seeks to give artists control over ...

Samsung Smart TV owners, already shaken by news earlier this week that their TVs can transmit voice commands and other private data to third parties, have been hit by another revelation -- that the devices sneak ads into movies they're watching, without the owner's knowledge or consent A user with the handle "mikeohmike" complained on the Plex for...

Box on Tuesday raised the curtain on a new offering that allows its enterprise customers to control the digital keys used to encrypt their data stored in the storage provider's cloud Box is working with Amazon Web Services and Gemalto to bring to market the solution, called "Box Enterprise Key Management," and give its most security-minded customer...

RadioShack Corporation last week announced that it had signed an agreement to transfer between 1,500 and 2,400 of its U.S. company-owned stores to General Wireless, which will, in turn, transition the retail locations into Sprint Mobile storefronts The remaining of RadioShack's 4,000 locations will likely close their doors, signaling the end of the...

JetBlue on Tuesday announced that it will accept payments through Apple Pay in-flight Passengers with an iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, or an Apple Watch, will be able to use Apple Pay to purchase snack boxes, food, beverages, onboard amenities and better seating.

A year or so after it acquired Parature, Microsoft last month unveiled the Spring '15 release of Parature from Microsoft. The new application, the first major release since the acquisition, adds to Parature's self-service and knowledge management functionality "We have been busy with the integration process," Duke Chung, director of Parature from M...

Bug bounty programs are used by individual software makers to improve the quality of their products, but they can have incidental benefits for all software makers, too. One of those is to encourage bug hunters to wear a white hat instead of a black one "An overwhelming majority of people have a vested interest in a secure Internet," explained Alex ...

Just how close is 'too close for comfort' in the unprecedented connectivity of people, products and electronic communication that lies ahead with the Internet of Things? Should the providers of electronic devices be allowed to know when you set your house thermometer, or how often and how long you go for a jog using a 'wearable' electronic exercise sensor?...

Motorists in the United States are increasingly at risk of cyberattacks and violations of privacy, as more and more technology is added to their cars "New technologies in cars have enabled valuable features that have the potential to improve driver safety and vehicle performance," said a report released on Sunday by the office of Sen. Ed Markey (D-...

Owners of Samsung smart TVs need to watch what they say if they've activated the voice recognition feature on these devices The feature may transmit some voice commands, together with information about the device, to a third-party service that converts speech to text, Samsung's global privacy policy warns....

Dish Network on Monday officially launched Sling TV, its widely anticipated US$20per month streaming service, and further announced that customers couldsign up for a "Sports Extra" add-on pack for $5 per month. The service, which is available now via a one-week free trial, can beaccessed via Roku devices, and through Android, iOS, Mac and PCdevice...

Fast-paced growth in the Information Technology (IT) industry and low unemployment rates for technology workers are making it difficult for corporate executives to find qualified hires Add to that a bullish frenzy of investor support and corporate acquisitions as key factors driving the continued growth of the technology industry....

The ad on Apple's job site is innocuous enough, seeking an engineering project manager for Apple Search However, that raises questions about whether Apple has plans to further improve its Maps app, possibly by strengthening local listings, which are increasingly important to businesses....

I'm well into the user testing of the next generation of Microsoft's operating system and things are really looking up. Windows 10 is becoming a blend of the many things we liked about Windows 7, and the things that most folks don't know about that are great about Windows 8. The product is like a breath of fresh air, or for those truly annoyed with Windows 8, like the feeling you get when you stop hitting your head against the wall. ...

Students at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University have built the island republic's first 3D-printed concept car The NTU Venture 8 (NV8) is built on a carbon fiber single-shell chassis....

The first smartphone to be powered by the open source Ubuntu operatingsystem will arrive at retail in Europe beginning on Monday, Feb. 9. The Aquaris E4.5 will be offered to early adopters via a series of "flash sales" across thecontinent. The unlocked phone will retail for 169.90euros, or roughly US$195, without the need for a contract....

Some proposed rules that the Federal Communication Commission maintains will prevent content discrimination on the Internet drew fire on Thursday from two policy interest groups A four-page "fact sheet" on the rules was released Wednesday by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. In it, the chairman outlined what he's proposing to the full commission, which is ...

Lenovo is one computer maker that seems to be bucking the trend. In recent years they've continued to grow while others struggle Smartphone growth suddenly seems to be a point of interest for Lenovo, which recently acquired Motorola Mobility from Google. It's still too early to pronounce Lenovo a big winner in smartphones from this acquisition, bu...

Quite a bit of buzz broke out recently in sports circles when a Stanford quarterback was caught on ESPN sporting an Oculus virtual reality (VR) face mask. Not that VR is totally new, but fans want more out of their athletes and the sight of such a souped-up technical edge on the field was a novel thrill. But that thrill won't be novel for long as VR is headed for mainstream use in all sports from pro to little league and T-ball levels.

Hackers broke into the databases of Anthem Inc., the second-largest health insurer in the U.S., and stole up to 80 million customers' personal information The data includes current and former customers' names, birthdays, medical IDs, social security numbers, street addresses, email addresses and employment information, Anthem president and CEO Jose...