Core coverage of emerging technologies, hardware, software, AI, security, and innovations shaping the future of the digital world.
Stuxnet: Anatomy Of World’s Most Advanced Computer Virus
Every day we hear about new viruses, malware and trojans. It's become an automated process to keep our computers safe by using one of the many protection softwares out there. Even though the malicious attacks from hackers cost millions (sometimes billions) of dollars each year, it's somewhat of a si ...
World’s Largest Game Boy Advanced Controller
Just a few years ago, the technology industry was all about making everything as small as possible. Nowadays it seems everyone is trying to make the most badass and largest recreation of something that once was original in size. It's quite interesting really since the things that get recreated are u ...
Nokia Is Alive & Kickin: Achievements In Mobile Technology
When I read last week that Nokia had settled its lawsuit with Apple, I was shocked at the amount of money Nokia would receive. Depending on the source, the amount is somewhere between $600 and $900 million, and that's just in the second quarter. Nokia will also receive future royalties. In my mind, ...
This Happens Every 60 Seconds On The Internet
We all know the span of the Internet is huge, that's no surprise. However, sometimes I wonder if our brains are capable of comprehending how big it truly is. It's like the Universe we live in. My mind always gets blown when I read about the scope of it. It's really humongous beyond our understanding ...
Badass Nostalgic Steampunk Rotary Smartphone
Sometimes when people are thinking up ideas, they just don't go all the way to the very limit. They stay safe within their comfort zone, or they keep things in the range where they know people are most likely to be interested. Star Wars is a good example of that, and we've seen a thousand examples o ...
Being A Cyber Criminal Is A Minimum Wage Job (or Less)
Just yesterday I wrote an article called How Smartphones Are Phished & How To Avoid It. As cyber crime and computer security continue to dominate the news and the Twitter stream, we have the opportunity to learn more about how it works and how web criminals operate their businesses.
Until rec ...
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How Smartphones Are Phished & How To Avoid It [Infographic]
There have been a lot of reports published lately about our security as it relates to our mobile devices. In this article, we are going to specifically talk about phishing. Phishing is the technique used to convince us to enter our personal information (usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, ban ...
The Hoverbike Is A Reality
Slowly the technologies of tomorrow are being rolled out into the ever changing society that we live in. No longer are we talking about the small achievements or small gadgets that we can carry along in our pockets. Nope, we're talking about the real technology that will change the very look of our ...
Steampunk Laptop: More Than Ridiculously Refined
I am starting to get a new itch, and it has everything to do with Steampunk. I get introduced to it continuously, and there is no getting around it. It's utterly awesome in every way. It has become a growing community through the years, and the things that get steampunked (why does that word make me ...
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Failed Tech Predictions: 1875 – Today [Infographic]
Technology is an ever changing business, and it's all a matter of cutting to the cheese first to get the big bucks. A few days ago I had a lunch meeting with a gentleman who owns a technology business, and we got into specifics about the industry and some rather interesting information came to light ...
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VODER: World’s First Synthetic Speech Synthesizer [Retro]
Ever since the first personal computer was introduced, researchers have been trying to create a lifelike speech synthesizer that can comfortably and correctly convert text on the screen into perfect speech. There have been a number of approaches, and pretty much all of them have failed miserably. Th ...
Social Media Asking: Our Newest Twitter & Facebook Habit
I consider myself to be a very tolerant person, so there are not very many things in social media that irritate me. Of course all the mafia family, twit validation and auto DMs immediately get deleted each day, but that's not really annoying. It's more like simple housekeeping.
One thing I've not ...
World’s Coolest Nostalgic MP3 Player
Usually when things go out of style, geeks are really quick to retrofy them into new gadgets that we all can get some nostalgic memories from. They come in the form of stickers for iPhones, non-working items or just things that look and feel similar to what the original item used to express. However ...
Zero Gravity Office: A Huge Magnet & Some Balls
As we have written about before, many offices tend to be tweaked towards geek activities nowadays, and that's all fine. Here at Bit Rebels we look forward to the day when we have our very own office where all of us will be able to kick the geek afternoons off with a Nerf gun battle or a Nintendo NES ...
8-Bit Characters Depixelized: Awesome Futurfication Software
I sometimes get really bummed out that the 8-bit era has ended, and the original artwork created in the '80s is forever over. Sure, we can create pixalated art pieces today, but that doesn't really make it the same, does it? No, it's the memories connected to the artwork that make it retro and cool. ...