Computing

Sooooo…one of the newest headlines in the tech world is that the NSA is looking to get their hands on a quantum computer that is capable of cracking tough encryption… If you’re a conspiracy theorist or…let’s face it, a regular any man at this point, then you are already familiar with the “rumor” that the NSA is quite in tune ...

Good news for developers who have missed the BUILD developer event, it will return to San Francisco in 2014! In a brief announcement that was later pulled down, Microsoft announced the BUILD developer event to be returning to San Francisco, on April 2nd, 2014 and tickets will reportedly go on sale on January 14th.

Dell has announced the launch of their $300 million fund to be utilized for “Strategic Innovation” to invest in start up businesses with a focus in storage, next-generation data-center technology and mobile technology.

Tony Conrad and Ryan Frietas from about.me have announced the launch of about.me collections. The new service applies to all about.me profiles and allows users to create collections of people linked to their profile based on a variety of criteria established by the user.

In a recent announcement, IBM has talked about a prototype computer that is cooled and powered by electrolyte liquid...think computer Gatorade.

When it comes to gadgets that we just can't live without flash drives have to top the list every single time because...well, do you remember life before flash drives? Exactly. Well, things just got a little more exciting!

Here's a headline for all of you paranoid conspiracy theorists out there - Microsoft is working on a cookie alternative to track user activity across devices.

Google announced their interactive website and banner ad web designer today, the service aptly called "Web Designer" and is currently available for beta download to Mac and PC users.

Yesterday Microsoft announced that they will be making an option for 200GB of storage available for SkyDrive storage users. SkyDrive which now comes as a built in feature in the Windows 8.1, is now being offered with a 200 GB option for just $100 per year. Compared to Google and Dropbox, SkyDrive has the lowest priced offering for such significant storage.

The HP ENVY17 Leap Motion SE is the first computer to feature hardware startup Leap Motion's Leap Motion Controller gesture control computer accessory and has officially been slated for release this fall.