One of the largest businesses that allowed people buy the online currency Bitcoin is filing for bankruptcy protection. The collapse means customers have almost certainly lost nearly half a billion US dollars in "real money." Mt Gox is a Tokyo-based ... business founded in 2009 as a trading card exchange (Source: wikipedia.org ). It has recently filed for bankruptcy protection because it has debt worth $63.6 million, but assets worth only just half over that. Customers had a total of around 750,000 Bitcoins stored in the Mt Gox equivalent of a bank account, which translates to around $ ... (view more)

Should you be allowed to use high-tech Google Glass spectacles while driving? It's an ongoing debate, and now Google itself is finally weighing in on the issue. Google Glass is a wearable technology that is connected to the Internet. In essence, ... it's like a hands-free smartphone in the shape of eyeglasses; it allows users to take high-definition (HD) pictures, record HD video, and instantly share recorded content with friends and family using various social Internet platforms, such as Google+, Facebook, and similar. Among many other features, Google Glass also includes the ability for the ... (view more)

Boeing is reportedly working on a new smartphone capable of self-destructing if lost or stolen. Reports suggest the device will be targeted at people -- like politicians, law enforcement officials, and corporate executives -- who store lots of ... sensitive information on their smartphones. At this point Boeing's smartphone, which is simply called "Black", is at the patent filing stage. If it eventually heads into production, the device will run a variant of the Android operating system (OS). It's expected Black will feature USB, HDMI, and SIM storage and will support various ... (view more)

Directory Monitor 2.7.0.1 Keep tabs on your most important directories with Directory Monitor. This program immediately notifies you (in real time) if any changes are made to your directories. Directory Monitor can even display the users and ... processes behind those changes. http://www.deventerprise.net SyncDroid 1.1 Sync up all of your favorite Android devices with SyncDroid. This handy program allows you to easily recover your contacts, instant messaging history, emails, music, videos, bookmarks, and other items that could be lost when a device goes missing. http://sync-droid.com/ (view more)

A newly-published study shows fifteen percent of online Americans believe the Internet is a bad thing for society. The study also found most users generally think the Internet is a good thing in terms of benefitting themselves. The study comes from ... the Pew Research Center, which regularly surveys the public about the use of and attitudes to online services. Its latest survey came to mark the fact that the World Wide Web was created 25 years ago, in March 1989. (Source: pewinternet.org ) Although the Internet itself (I.E.: the physical connections between computers) has been in existence for ... (view more)

Security firm Kaspersky has released a special web browser for Windows phones aimed at blocking unwanted threats. The browser, "Kaspersky Safe Browser for Windows Phone" app, is available to download free of charge from the official Windows Phone ... Store. The main security feature is to block web links that may take a user to a harmful site. This isn't just sites that house malicious software that could damage a phone, but also "phishing" sites. (Source: kaspersky.com ) A phishing site is one that is set up to look like the real website of a legitimate company, for ... (view more)

Google is adding a 1-click link for Gmail users to stop unwanted marketing messages. But the system won't work in all cases, especially when it comes to dealing with the worst spam offenders. The new service works along the same lines as the ... unsubscribe link which many legitimate websites use in their bulk email messages. More often than not, however, the unsubscribe link is often difficult to find. Typically, it's buried at the bottom of a lengthy email that the recipient didn't want to read in the first place. Another problem is that the unsubscribe link isn't always a one- ... (view more)

USBLogView 1.12 This tiny utility runs in the background and instantly records all details associated with any USB device plugged into your system. Displayed information includes event time, device name, description, device type, serial number, ... product name, etc. http://www.nirsoft.net DesktopSnowOK 2.55 Are you one of those people who just can't get enough of winter? DesktopSnowOK adds a little winter magic to your system by placing a series of charming little snowflakes on your Windows desktop. This program features low CPU usage and is customizable. http://www.softwareok.com (view more)

Puran Wipe Disk 1.2 Getting rid of an old computer? You'll want to be sure that all of your personal information, including login and password information, is all wiped before you do that. Puran Wipe Disk is capable of wiping out everything on your ... hard drive and makes sure that nothing can be recovered. http://www.puransoftware.com WifiInfoView 1.35 As the name suggests, WifiInfoView scans all of the wireless networks in your immediate area and then displays information related to those networks. Displayed data includes signal quality, maximum speed, router model, and router name. http ... (view more)

A popular tech firm plans to offer a smartphone that costs just $25. The offering will initially be aimed at poorer countries, though could spread to more countries if the idea proves to be successful. The $25 phone is from Mozilla, the company best ... known for making the Firefox browser. Mozilla has created its own Linux-based operating system to run on the phone, which supports many commonly used smartphone features. $25 Smartphone Boasts Impressive Hardware By most definitions, the classification of a smartphone is the ability for the user to download and install software programs onto the ... (view more)