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Nullified.net » Technology http://www.nullified.net Science and technology in bite-sized pieces Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:03:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Dwolla’s payment ambitions grow with $5M round http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/dwollas-payment-ambitions-grow-with-5m-round/ http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/dwollas-payment-ambitions-grow-with-5m-round/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:38:18 +0000 nullified http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/dwollas-payment-ambitions-grow-with-5m-round/ Dwolla has been grabbing attention for its next-generation payment system that bypasses credit card networks and connects directly into bank accounts. It’s been on a roll and now investors have lined up behind the start-up, to the tune of $5 million in a Series B round.

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]]> http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/internet-cams-video-feeds-exposed/feed/ 0 NC State Engineers Boost Computer Processor Performance By Over 20% http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/nc-state-engineers-boost-computer-processor-performance-by-over-20/ http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/nc-state-engineers-boost-computer-processor-performance-by-over-20/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:38:17 +0000 nullified http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/nc-state-engineers-boost-computer-processor-performance-by-over-20/ Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that allows graphics processing units (GPUs) and central processing units (CPUs) on a single chip to collaborate – boosting processor performance by an average of more than 20 percent.

]]> http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/nc-state-engineers-boost-computer-processor-performance-by-over-20/feed/ 0 Woody Harrelson not cheered by Reddit http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/woody-harrelson-not-cheered-by-reddit/ http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/woody-harrelson-not-cheered-by-reddit/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:38:17 +0000 nullified http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/woody-harrelson-not-cheered-by-reddit/ An ‘Ask Me Anything’ session turns into 15 minutes of pain as the actor only wants to talk about his movie, and Redditors want to talk about whose virginity he may have taken in high school. Read this blog post by Chris Matyszczyk on Technically Incorrect.

]]> http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/woody-harrelson-not-cheered-by-reddit/feed/ 0 Employers, workers navigate pitfalls of social media http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/employers-workers-navigate-pitfalls-of-social-media/ http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/employers-workers-navigate-pitfalls-of-social-media/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:38:16 +0000 nullified http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/employers-workers-navigate-pitfalls-of-social-media/ If you’ve ever wondered what a social-media presence is worth in an increasingly digitized business world, just ask Noah Kravitz’s former employers.

]]> http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/employers-workers-navigate-pitfalls-of-social-media/feed/ 0 Chrome Web browser comes to Android phones, tablets http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/chrome-web-browser-comes-to-android-phones-tablets/ http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/chrome-web-browser-comes-to-android-phones-tablets/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:38:16 +0000 nullified http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/chrome-web-browser-comes-to-android-phones-tablets/ Android is finally getting Chromed out.

]]> http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/chrome-web-browser-comes-to-android-phones-tablets/feed/ 0 Trendnet flaw hits home net cams http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/06/trendnet-flaw-hits-home-net-cams/ http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/06/trendnet-flaw-hits-home-net-cams/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:37:44 +0000 nullified http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/06/trendnet-flaw-hits-home-net-cams/ Thousands of Trendnet security camera webfeeds have been breached and shared on the internet, including live video from children’s rooms.

]]> http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/06/trendnet-flaw-hits-home-net-cams/feed/ 0 Twitter hits a peak of 12K tweets per second during Super Bowl http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/06/twitter-hits-a-peak-of-12k-tweets-per-second-during-super-bowl/ http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/06/twitter-hits-a-peak-of-12k-tweets-per-second-during-super-bowl/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:37:44 +0000 nullified http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/06/twitter-hits-a-peak-of-12k-tweets-per-second-during-super-bowl/ Twitter users sent 12,233 tweets per second at the end of last night’s big game.

The Super Bowl halftime show featuring Madonna saw 10,245 tweets per second.

Just one month ago, the service s…

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