New Antenna Could Give Mars Rovers a Direct Line to Earth
• Space.comTalking to rovers on the surface of Mars could become much easier, thanks to a new type of antenna that would send messages directly between the robotic explorers and Earth.
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A visual history of human knowledge
• popularliberty.comHow does knowledge grow? Sometimes it begins with one insight and grows into many branches; other times it grows as a complex and interconnected network.
Verizon will let you keep your contract - but you shouldn't
• CNN MoneyThe nation's largest wireless carrier stopped offering two-year contracts to new customers earlier this month. But Verizon clarified last week that if you are currently under contract, you can renew your two-year deal with Verizon when you upgrade yo
When You Answer The Phone And No One Is There
• http://www.huffingtonpost.comAccording to experts, these kinds of calls are step one in a phone fraud scheme that could lead to your identity being stolen and/or your bank account drained. The silence on the other end of the phone is actually a computer gathering information abo
The Conspiracy "Theory" Conspiracy
• http://www.prisonplanet.comA Documentary Film by Adam Green Hundreds of news clips, declassified documents, and evidence demonstrating the establishment media's propaganda campaign against conspiracy theories and the truth.
Jackalope Community Communications Intranet
• http://www.dd-wrt.comGood morning! I suspect that some of y'all out there have a bone yard of old electronics & computer equipment. JackNet is looking for some WiFi routers to use for prototyping / testing.
AT&T helped the NSA spy on huge amounts of US internet traffic
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Will DunhamTelecommunications powerhouse AT&T has provided extensive assistance to the US National Security Agency as the spy agency conducts surveillance on huge volumes of internet traffic passing through the US, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citin
Fox 1: The New Era of Amateur Radio Satellites
• AARL.orgIf everything goes as planned, there will soon be a new satellite you can work with nothing more than a handheld FM transceiver and a portable Yagi antenna.
Why Google's new structure may make it worth more than the sum of its parts
• http://blogs.reuters.comGoogle is learning the ABCs of conglomerate life. The $444 billion web-search goliath is separating its driverless cars, balloon-powered internet, biotech ventures and the like from its main ad businesses under a new Berkshire Hathaway-like structure
No strike, but talks between Verizon and unions stall
• http://www.philly.com, Ben FinleyNearly 40,000 Verizon workers on the East Coast are now working without a contract - but thus far have chosen not to strike after their contracts expired at midnight Saturday.
IRS Used Instant Messaging System to Hide Internal Communications
• http://www.atr.org, Alexander HendrieThe IRS used a "wholly separate" instant messaging system that automatically deleted office communications, according to documentation released by the House Oversight Committee on Monday.
The Plan to Beam the Web to 3 Billion Unconnected Humans
• http://www.wired.comOne of the best things about the web is that it's interactive. You communicate with friends and family, publish your own site, and leave comments on other people's work. But a huge part of what we do online is is simply consuming content.
Not 'Going Dark': The FBI's Misguided War on Encryption
• http://www.cato.org, By Patrick G. EddingtonThe public war of words over Americans' right to encrypt their communications and transactions will resume July 8 when the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing featuring the federal government's most outspoken opponent of public encryption:
Satellite-Internet Company Raises $500 Million for Huge Constellation
• space.comStart-up satellite Internet provider OneWeb LLC, in a move that will quiet, if not silence its doubters, on June 25 announced that it had raised $500 million in equity from sources as varied as Indian telecommunications network provider Bharti Enterp
E.U. will abolish mobile roaming charges by June 2017 and net neutrality...
• http://venturebeat.com, Paul SawersE.U. will abolish mobile roaming charges by June 2017 and net neutrality will be 'enshrined' in law
FIBER OPTIC FIX WILL MAKE CONNECTING THE WORLD EASIER AND CHEAPER
• http://www.popsci.com, By Mary Beth GriggsCAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
It's Time To Connect With Your Friends Without Cell Phones, And Start Living Your Life!
• True ActivistThere's no shortage of inspired films urging the public to 'wake up' and consider living the life they were gifted. But as each one is incredibly unique and offers powerful insights to ponder, we're sharing the short film created by Victor Ha
Exclusive: Bilderberg Deploys Hi-Tech Jamming to Shut Down Communications
• http://www.prisonplanet.comThe secretive Bilderberg Group has deployed a hi-tech jamming system to shut down communications around the site of the elitist confab's luxury hotel in order to strangle media coverage of the event.
SpaceX founder files with government to provide Internet service from space
• http://www.washingtonpost.comElon Musk's space company has asked the federal government for permission to begin testing on an ambitious project to beam Internet service from space, a significant step forward for an initiative that could create another major competitor to Comca
Tunable Liquid-Metal Antennas Are Perfect for Connecting the Internet of Things
• http://motherboard.vice.comEngineers at North Carolina State University have devised a new form of tiny, liquid-metal antenna that's capable of tuning into a wide range of radio frequencies, offering a timely solution to a looming and potentially damning problem in networked e
Back Door Worse Than No Door
• http://www.thedailybell.comA collection of tech industry giants like Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft, as well as civil liberties organizations and Internet security experts, sent a letter to President Obama on Tuesday warning of the unintended consequences of any policy
New technology could fundamentally change future wireless communications
• http://phys.org/newsRadio systems, such as mobile phones and wireless internet connections, have become an integral part of modern life. However, today's devices use twice as much of the radio spectrum as is necessary.
This Is What Happens When We Stare Too Much At Our Phones
• True ActivistAlthough you might not be aware of it, your infatuation with the glow of a television screen is causing you to miss out on the excitement of life all around you.
Bill Nye Launches Kickstarter to Push Solar Sailing Cubesat to Space
• http://www.space.comBill Nye ("The Science Guy") wants you to be a part – and get a part – of a "revolutionary solar sailing spacecraft" mission.
Germany gives huge amount of phone, text data to U.S.: report
• https://ca.news.yahoo.com, ReutersGermany's BND intelligence agency sends mammoth amounts of phone and text data to the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) each month, Die Zeit Online reported, highlighting the scale of spying cooperation which has unleashed a political row here.
Verizon to buy AOL for $4.4B; AOL shares soar
• http://www.cnbc.comTelecom giant Verizon announced Tuesday it will be buying AOL for $50 per share, or about $4.4 billion
Plane View: Air Traffic Tracked in Real-Time from Satellites
• http://www.livescience.comA stunning image of more than 15,000 airplane flights from around the world shows that satellite tracking of commercial aircraft is moving closer to reality.
How CISA Threatens Both Privacy and Cybersecurity
• http://reason.comThis May, Congress is expected to come together on a bill to protect private entities that secretly share user data with federal agencies.
Victory: Federal Appeals Court Declares NSA Domestic Spying on Telephone Calls Illegal...
• By John W. WhiteheadVictory: Federal Appeals Court Declares NSA Domestic Spying on Telephone Calls Illegal, 'Staggering' in Scope, and Unauthorized by USA Patriot Act
Communications In Dark Times
• http://survivalblog.com, by J.B.We all take our glorious electronic communicators for granted today. Got a problem?
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