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Se.cret.ly: This Link Will Self-Destruct 2

By Jon Christian April 19, 2012

You might notice that this link doesn't work. But it worked once – and just once – thanks to se.cret.ly, a new toy for privacy enthusiasts and would-be spies. The site creates short links that, like the cassette tapes in Mission: Impossible, self-destruct after you've clicked them. Cool?...

Terahertz Spectrum Enables Cell Phones To See Through Walls 3

By Corey Cummings April 19, 2012

Researchers at the University of Texas in Dallas have developed a method of utilizing an untapped...

Tribeca Film Festival Going High Tech 4

By Techli Team April 19, 2012

Technology will take center stage this week as the 2012 Tribeca Film Festivals opens in New York...

NASA Green-Lights First Commercial Space Launch 5

By Corey Cummings April 19, 2012

NASA has officially approved a shuttle launch by commercial space company SpaceX, which will be the...

Google Co-Founder Says Media Distorted Open Web Comments (But Doubled Down On Facebook, Apple) 6

By Jon Christian April 19, 2012

Google co-founder Sergey Brin said Wednesday that secondary coverage of his recent comments...

Oracle: Android Is Ours (Or At Least Part Of It) 7

By Jon Christian April 18, 2012

Software outfit Oracle isn't pulling any punches in a law suit claiming that Google's Android...

Canceled FCC Probe Prompts Outcry 8

By Jon Christian April 18, 2012

A mild fine levied against Google for obstructing an investigation into wireless data collection...

Demo Day Raises The Bar For Startups In St. Louis 9

By Guest Post April 18, 2012

This is a guest post by Israel Vicars, an Associate Partner at Cultivation Capital and active...

Banjo App Hits One Million Users In Nine Months 10

By Techli Team April 18, 2012

Think Facebook and Twitter hit critical mass fast? They've got nothing on ambient location app...

Gmail Outage Irks Users 11

By Jon Christian April 18, 2012

Google scrambled Tuesday to fix an outage on the company's popular email service Gmail that may...

Anonymous Takes Down Mi6, CIA and DOJ Websites In Massive DDoS Attack 12

By Jason Rowley April 17, 2012

Members of the hacker group Anonymous flooded Twitter today with triumphant calls of TANGO DOWN, as...

Twitter’s New “Innovators Patent Agreement” Makes Yahoo “Look Like A Mean Old Drunk” 13

By Jason Rowley April 17, 2012

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Today’s Most Talked-About TV Is From… IKEA? 14

By Jason Rowley April 17, 2012

[youtube id="0Nm7-EuctOs" width="600" height="350"] IKEA, the manufacturer of build-it-yourself...

Facebook Returns To Its College Roots, Rolls Out Groups For Schools 15

By Jason Rowley April 17, 2012

Last night I received a push notification from a classmate at UChicago to join the official...