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The elusive third great mobile OS

There’s no better illustration of the intense competition in the wireless industry than the race to establish another legitimate operating system behind Android and Apple — where else is third place considered a lofty goal for so many major players? Yet that’s exactly what nearly a dozen companies are trying to achieve. While this year’s Mobile World Congress wireless trade …

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Pirate Bay ‘ad’ shown on hacked billboard

Over in Serbia, a group of computer science students have hacked a digital billboard in Belgrade’s popular Republic Square, displaying The Pirate Bay logo, along with a Ghandi quote. The image from The Pirate Bay’s Facebook page. (Credit: The Pirate Bay) The students have apparently made of hobby of this practice. They find security weaknesses in businesses, exploiting them in …

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