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The Smithsonian Institution Will Make All Objects In Its Collection 3D Printable!

Tech News Harnessing the power of 3D scanning with some hi-tech lasers, the Smithsonian Institute wishes to make its entire collection of 137 million objects 3D printable and accessible to institutions across the USA and soon, the world. Read More »

$1 Million Reward Offered by Google for Finding Exploits in Chrome

Tech News Google has offered a total of $1 million for hackers in the Pwn2Own hacker contest if they find security exploits in their Chrome browser, the company’s security team announced. In its sixth year of running, the Pwn2Own contest has seen vulnerabilities being exposed for fully patched and functional browsers such as Internet Explorer and Safari. However, no hacker group has tried aiming at Chrome, especially since it is well protected behind a sandbox. Read More »

The Technology Behind Nokia’s 808 PureView 41 Megapixel Sensor

Mobile News Nokia unveiled its brand new camera phone, the 808 PureView. The USP of the Nokia 808 PureView is a 41 megapixel sensor that can be used to capture crystal clear 5 megapixel photos both at its widest and highest digital zoom. The technology behind the 808 PureView from Nokia is explained here. Read More »

Wikileaks Exposes Less Than Savory Details of STRATFOR’s Work

Online Security Today, Wikileaks went live with staggered posts of over five thousand emails from STRATFOR, much of which has to do with the company’s attempt to show “privileged information about the US government's attacks against Julian Assange and WikiLeaks and Stratfor's own attempts to subvert WikiLeaks”, as stated by RWW. Many of these emails also show how STRATFOR has engaged in malpractice in the name of security consulting. Read More »

Killzone 3 Multiplayer Will Be Free To Play

Gaming This has the potential to be one of the coolest moves Sony has done in recent times and will help save their image (somewhat). IGN reported that the latest episode of the PlayStation Blogcast said that Killzone 3’s multiplayer component will become free-to-play (f2p) soon enough with the distribution being handled by the PlayStation Network (PSN). The downside is that there will be a level cap on the f2p mode which can be removed by paying $14.99. Players who had purchased the full version of the game will have no level cap. Read More »