In Charleston, S.C. Lisa Hoffman gave up one precious thing in order to be more sure of getting another. She moved up two places in the iPhone line. For deeply philosophical reasons…….

cold fjord points out a profile in Al-Monitor of Israel’s cyber-defense group, formed to test the country’s defenses to electronic warfare and information theft. Groups, really, since it’s run blue-vs-red style, with constant scenario preparation and intrusion attempts. The two (anonymized) leaders of the Blue and Red teams talk about the mind-set and skills that…

A Canadian start-up makes serious waves on Kickstarter with a cheap photolithographic-based 3D printer, part of a mega effort to drive down costs — and confusion — commonly associated with consumer 3D printing…….

Artist Juan Ortiz has created amazing 1960s-style posters for every episode of the original series…….

Reuters has a quick report that “[a] software glitch will delay Orbital Sciences’ trial cargo ship from reaching the International Space Station until Tuesday, officials said on Sunday. The company’s Cygnus capsule, which blasted off Wednesday from Virginia for a test flight, had been scheduled to reach the station on Sunday. … Orbital Sciences said…

No, Planetary Resource isn’t kidding. It’s working on using Linux, open-source software, and commercial off-the-shelf hardware to build the first robotic asteroid miners…….

Police in New York hand out fliers explaining to Apple faithful that iOS 7 brings with it Activation Lock, which makes it harder for a thief to turn off the “Find My Phone” feature…….

After downloading the update, some Apple TV users have reported losing device functionality as well as stored content…….

Last year, Canonical drew heat for the troublesome privacy implications that people like Richard Stallman saw in its in-built search-and-shopping facilities. An anonymous reader now writes “Long story short — Canonical now makes the user’s data anonymous.”……

Last year, Canonical drew heat for the troublesome privacy implications that people like Richard Stallman saw in its in-built search-and-shopping facilities. An anonymous reader now writes “Long story short — Canonical now makes the user’s data anonymous.”……