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Hardware review: a full-service tablet

April 3, 2014April 2, 2014
Alexander Burton-Vulovic
My first tablet, the HP Touchsmart Tx2, was a laptop that happened to have a touchscreen, exemplifying the pre-iPad tablet. Weighing about five pounds, it had Windows, a 12-inch screen,...

The Digital Frontier, Part III: Fighting crime on the darknet

March 21, 2014March 26, 2014
Alexander Burton-Vulovic
The internet poses one of the foremost challenges for today’s law enforcement. From material published on servers halfway across the world and out of reach, to the formidable security and...

The Digital Frontier Part II: The darknet bazaar

March 13, 2014March 13, 2014
Alexander Burton-Vulovic
Electronic currency is not a new concept, but its definition is beginning to change. The predecessors of electronic payment systems like credit cards and debit cards emerged in the first...

American Comcast-Netflix deal may have consequences in Canada

March 6, 2014March 5, 2014
Alexander Burton-Vulovic
On Feb. 23, the Internet video service Netflix announced that it had reached an agreement with American Internet service provider (ISP) giant Comcast, whereby it would pay for direct access...

The Digital Frontier Part I: Dark side of the net

March 5, 2014March 5, 2014
Alexander Burton-Vulovic
The Internet as we now know it may be many things, but anonymous is not necessarily one of them. Originally put together by ARPA, the U.S. military’s Advanced Research Projects...

Delving into the cryptocurrency phenomenon

February 27, 2014February 26, 2014
Alexander Burton-Vulovic
Anyone who’s ever tried to send money electronically knows that it can be a huge hassle. Wire transfer fees are outrageous; currency brokers like Western Union might charge as much...

Looking back on Silk Road

December 18, 2013December 19, 2013
Alexander Burton-Vulovic
On Oct. 1, FBI agents arrested Ross William Ulbricht at a public library in San Francisco. In a pair of unsealed court documents, police allege that Ulbricht is the man...

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