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British police have arrested an 18-year-old man in a remote Scottish archipelago on suspicion of being a spokesman for the Lulz Security (LulzSec) and Anonymous computer hacking groups, Scotland Yard said.Officers from a London-based cybercrime unit detained the man in a "pre-planned intelligence-led operation" on the Shetland Islands, off the ...

In the midst of a stalemate in talks surrounding the raising of the US debt ceiling, tensions are high in Washington. The White House is, however, keeping a sense of humour.Along with other US politicos, the White House has taken to Twitter to spread its message on the debt talks.White ...

In what it is expecting to be a boon for mobile development across the region,mLab Southern Africa -- which is positioning itself as Southern Africa's new incubator for mobile entrepreneurs and innovators -- has announced that applications for membership of the lab are now open.The lab, which is to ...

Marking a change from the usual DDoS attacks, hacking and other tactics, Anonymous and LulzSec have issued a call to their legion of supporters, asking them to close their PayPal accounts as a act of protest.In an "official communique from Anonymous and Lulz Security in the name of AntiSec", they ...

I'm in the midst of a love affair with a music subscription service. No sooner had I thought of a song than it began playing. From synapse to speaker in an instant. As a listener, this is amazing and I’m well aware of what a privilege it is.Why a ...

Java was released by Sun Microsystems back in 1996. As a new programming language, it entered a space long dominated by the likes of C; C++; Perl and many others. Java needed to bring something new to the table. At the time, every compiled programming language needed to be recompiled ...

An excellent piece is doing the rounds in musician and audiophile circles -- Jack White of the White Stripes and sundry other artistic vehicles, explaining why producers master albums the way they do. Mr White makes some excellent points and gives interesting views into the makings of an album from ...

With Democrats and Republicans locked in a tense showdown over the US debt, both sides have taken to social network Twitter in a bid to score points in 140 characters or less.Since talks began, leading the Democrats, President Barack Obama's communications team and their Republican counterparts on House Speaker John ...

Over the years, I've done a ton of research on retweets.I've found five specific points that are the most powerful ways to get more retweets, so I rolled them up into one simple infographic. If you're curious where this data came from, check out the two links in the ...

A man who used the online nickname "Evil" has been charged with cyber attacks that police alleged could have caused considerable damage to Australia's national infrastructure.The 25-year-old unemployed truck driver, who had been unable to find a job in information technology, faces 49 charges after a six-month investigation into his ...