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Heartbleed is an error in OpenSSL, the open-source encryption standard used by many websites that need to transmit the data that users want to keep confidential. For instance, this is used when you’re sending an email or chatting on IM. This encryption works by making it so that any data being sent apparently looks absurd to anyone but the intended ...

A few days after Amazon launched its device, the Fire TV, Google is launching a new television platform called Android TV, according to documents obtained by The Verge. Android TV is described as sharing more in common with set boxes like Apple TV and Amazon’s Fire TV. The device will be compatible with gaming, and come with an optional gaming ...

Amazon launched “Fire TV”, an internet-connected TV set-top box as it competes with Apple TV and Google’s Chromecast, to gain a share of the television market. It’s not the first time Amazon launched a hardware device, they’ve done something similar with the Amazon Kindle line. “It makes sense for Amazon to try to tie everything in to its eco-system and ...

Google senior Vice President Sundar Pichai announced a new project called Android Wear this morning, via a blog post. Pichai said this project is essentially Android extended to wearables. He also went on to state that Google is working with companies that will make smart-watches based on Android, watches that will be shipping later this year. These companys include Asus, HTC, ...