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Popular firewall technology designed to boost security on cellular networks can backfire, unwittingly revealing data that could help a hacker break into Facebook and Twitter accounts, a new study shows.

The millions of "check-ins" generated by Foursquare, the location-based social networking site, can be used to create a dynamic view of a city's workings and character, researchers say. In contrast to static neighborhood boundaries and dated census figures, these "Livehoods" reflect the ever-changing patterns of city life.

The Latitude 10 is a traditional 10-inch slate, while the XPS 12 is a 12.5-inch convertible tablet.

The mobile credit card reader taps into geolocation features on your mobile device to calculate city, state and municipal taxes for a given transaction.

Satellite broadcaster clashes with US TV networks over a set-top box that strips ads out of recorded programmes

When 4G services start rolling out next year, two million homes will find it affects their TV signal, Freeview's boss warns.

There’s no obfuscated Perl contest because it’s pointless. - Jeff Polk

Computers must be female. No one but the creator understands their internal logic. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else. The message "Bad command or file name" is about as informative as, "If you don't know why I'm mad at you, then I'm certainly not going to tell you." Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for later retrieval. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it. - Author Unknown