Category Archives: Web



Nokia web browser raises privacy questions

Nokia has admitted it does decrypt some internet traffic sent over “secure” connections on some of its cellphones. However, it insists there is absolutely no question of it accessing the information while it is in unencrypted form. The issue was raised by an Indian security researcher and involves the Nokia Xpress Browser. That’s a tool […]

Researchers: payment processors the key to piracy fight

An international study suggests current efforts to crack down on piracy on “one-click” or “cyberlocker” sites are largely ineffective. The authors suggest the most productive way to reduce piracy on such sites is to follow the money. The research was carried out at Boston’s Northeastern University, the University of California at Santa Barbara, and Vienna […]



One Direction: The shock Wikipedia hit of 2012

Newly published statistics show the world’s population has very different interests when it comes to Wikipedia pages. While English speakers are interested in Facebook, Japanese speakers prefer adult films and German speakers are most intrigued by dead-end streets. Swedish man Johan Gunnarson of the Wikitrends project has put together a list of the most viewed […]

12 Facts About the Mayans: Brush Up Your Knowledge Before the Apocalypse (Or Not…)

The Mayan Apocalypse, which has somehow also included the zombie apocalypse, has been quite a hot topic as of late. And all this panic about that calendar really is a shame. In spite of the fact that there are multiple calendars (and, y’know, maybe they just ran out of space on that rock) I think we’re […]