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Re-hab centre for hackers

Re-hab centre for hackers

[ad_1] The camp has been set up by the National Crime Agency (NCA). The idea is to divert potential cyber-criminals into useful cyber-security work. The first seven attendees are people caught engaging in cyber-crimes like defacing websites, taking servers offline and hack attacks. At the Bristol centre learnt about forensic analysis, network protection and hackRead more about Re-hab centre for hackers[…]

The makers of Roomba could one day sell maps of your home

The makers of Roomba could one day sell maps of your home

[ad_1] Roomba maker iRobot has big plans for its automated vacuum bots, but it could involve gathering up something a little more personal than dust and crumbs. iRobot CEO Colin Angle thinks that the future of the company’s floor cleaning hockey pucks may lie in using them to map the layout of customers’ homes, accordingRead more about The makers of Roomba could one day sell maps of your home[…]

Gadget book giveaway – The Arduino Inventor’s Guide

Gadget book giveaway – The Arduino Inventor’s Guide

[ad_1] Maybe suitable for a young Gadget Master, or those getting to grip with an Arduino for the first time… Anyway, let’s follow the usual drill – just send an email to webmaster. A random draw of all entries will then be made – on Friday 25 August – to select the recipient. UK entrantsRead more about Gadget book giveaway – The Arduino Inventor’s Guide[…]

This new Xbox One S bundle will get you ready for some football

This new Xbox One S bundle will get you ready for some football

[ad_1] As a new football season approaches in both real life and the digital realm, Microsoft is offering a special Xbox One S bundle combining a copy of the upcoming Madden 18 with its current-gen console. Retailing for $279 exclusively at retailers in the US, Canada and Mexico, the Madden 18 bundle features the standardRead more about This new Xbox One S bundle will get you ready for some football[…]

UK’s Faraday Challenge to boost battery technology

UK’s Faraday Challenge to boost battery technology

[ad_1] It will begin with a competition led by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, to bring the “best minds and facilities together” to create a Battery Institute. Faraday Challenge This will be the first phase, including £45 million to launch the Battery Institute, a centre for battery research aiming to make the technologyRead more about UK’s Faraday Challenge to boost battery technology[…]

Fujitsu GaN-HEMT PA achieves world’s highest output density

Fujitsu GaN-HEMT PA achieves world’s highest output density

[ad_1] To realize long-distance, high-capacity wireless communications, a promising approach is to utilize the W-band and other high frequency bands that encompass a broad range of usable frequencies, and increase output with a transmission power amplifier. At the same time, demand exists for improved efficiency in power amplifiers in order to mitigate the increased powerRead more about Fujitsu GaN-HEMT PA achieves world’s highest output density[…]

The best Australian Chromecast deals in July 2017

The best Australian Chromecast deals in July 2017

[ad_1] The Google Chromecast is not only one of the most useful and innovative gadgets of the last few years, it’s also dazzlingly cheap. And if you’re looking to pick one up for the cheapest possible price, you’ve come to the right place! Chromecast is a Wi-Fi HDMI dongle that you plug directly into yourRead more about The best Australian Chromecast deals in July 2017[…]

Arms sales to fall next year for the first time

Arms sales to fall next year for the first time

[ad_1] A weakening defence export order backlog points to a contraction in the market by 2018. Defence trade deliverables grew substantially in 2016. Markets expanded by $4.3 billion to hit $62.5 billion, as imports rose despite global defence spending falling between 2010 and 2013. However the total export backlog – orders placed but yet toRead more about Arms sales to fall next year for the first time[…]