Cryptography once helped the United States win World War II and the Cold War, but today it could be preventing us from accessing important troves of data like Osama bin Laden’s hard drives. In 1940, William Friedman and his team cracked Japan’s PURPLE system. During subsequent decades, the secretive National Security Agency,READ MORE

Guild Wars 2 pre-orders will become available in less than five days. Diablo 3 will be released in the summer of 2012. Halo 4 comes out in December. For $60, gamers can take in an enthralling storyline, stunning graphics, and multiplayer capabilities that the best gaming experience available. Yet manyREAD MORE

On March 7, the world watched Apple unveil its newest must-have gadget with a Retina Display and LTE cellular connectivity, the next generation iPad dubbed the “new iPad”. Concurrently, mobile service providers’ public relations department cringed at effect the new iPad would have on their networks. With the ability toREAD MORE

The US Department of Justice and the European Commission announced in February that they hesitantly approved Google’s proposed acquisition of hardware maker Motorola Mobility. Originally announced last August, the acquisition will serve, Google stated, to protect Android, the mobile operating system that has engendered a veritable storm of patent litigationREAD MORE

With the Mobile World Conference underway, companies are displaying the latest and greatest of their new line of mobile devices. With features ranging from built-in projector to new Gorilla glass covers, cellphones are continuously evolving to shove more capabilities at our fingertips. But as gadgets progress, the networks behind themREAD MORE

Self-driving cars are old news. Self-managing intersections are the next step toward a fully automated roadway system. Researchers at University of Texas have designed an automatic computerized system that will coordinate self-driven cars through intersections. According to PCWorld, the automated cars send a signal to the “intersection manager”, a computerizedREAD MORE

As of 2011, more than 200,000 people worldwide had received a cochlear implant. This week marks an exciting moment for that community, as patients in the US have started to receive one of the most impressive updates to the device since its inception. This version, called Neptune, is completely waterproof.READ MORE

Facebook finds its strength in connecting friends, family, and acquaintances all in one place. Simply put, it is based around the people you know. But the people you know, don’t always have the exact same set of passions. Imagine going to a technical institute of higher education and meeting aREAD MORE

Scalado, an innovator in mobile imaging technologies, has developed software that allows users to, with the tap of a button, “erase” any unwanted moving object from pictures, The Verge reports. Camera users and photo enthusiasts have long seen the magic of Photoshop and other photo editing software bend the rulesREAD MORE

Facebook may have 800 million users on its social network, but is it really making us more connected? Beth Altringer, Visiting Professor on Engineering Sciences at Harvard University specializing in innovation research, isn’t convinced that Facebook provides a platform for close connections. “It is increasingly common to feel social, connected,READ MORE