Friday, August 30, 2013

Tor: The Anonymous Internet, and If It's Right for You

Source: http://gizmodo.com/tor-the-anonymous-internet-and-if-its-right-for-you-1222400823

Tor: The Anonymous Internet, and If It's Right for You

Since the revelations about NSA spying came to the surface earlier this summer, everybody's paying a little bit more attention to their privacy online. That's good news for Tor, a suite of software and network of computers that enables you to use the internet anonymously. And for anyone who uses it.

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Article: Lodgify Launches Its Build-Your-Own Solution For Vacation Rental Websites And Listings

Barcelona-based startup Lodgify is launching its product today, which aims to be the "Shopify of vacation rentals" according to its co-founder Naveen Sharma. Like Shopify, Lodgify allows small business owners to easily set up an online commerce presence – but this time the target is people who ar...

http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/29/lodgify-launches-its-build-your-own-solution-for-vacation-rental-websites-and-listings/

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Article: Transparent, flexible speaker runs on ions

A research team at Harvard has created a remarkable proof of concept device: a thin, transparent speaker powered by ions instead of electricity. Such "ionic devices" could lead to artificial muscles, telescopic contact lenses, and more.

In the electronics we use every day, a constant flow of ch...

http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/transparent-flexible-speaker-first-many-ion-powered-devices-8C11037252

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Article: 150 Million People Have Decided That Standard Web Browsers Aren't Safe Enough

When FORBES last spoke to AnchorFree in August 2012, CEO David Gorodyansky put forth a modest goal for his 7 year-old company: "We want to be the way the whole world browses the Web," he boasted. In the last year, the company's trajectory has matched its lofty ambitions. A year ago 70 million peo...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jjcolao/2013/08/27/web-security-goes-mainstream-goldman-backed-company-boasts-150-million-users/

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Article: LG unveils a cinematic all-in-one PC with an ultra-wide screen

LG showed off its first monitor with a cinematic 21:9 aspect ratio at IFA last year, and the company's back in 2013 with a similarly proportioned all-in-one PC. The IPS 21:9 UltraWide All-In-One PC, as LG calls it, appears to feature the same display as the 29-inch 2560 x 1080 monitor, along with...

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/30/4675090/lg-ultrawide-all-in-one-pc-ifa-2013

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