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Hardware review: a  full-service tablet

Hardware review: a full-service tablet

by Alexander Burton-Vulovic | Apr 3, 2014 | Business | Tech, Technology

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, and a touchscreen, with pen, that could rotate and lie flat. The Touchsmart Tx2,...
The Digital Frontier, Part III: Fighting crime on the darknet

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

by Alexander Burton-Vulovic | Mar 21, 2014 | Business, Business | Tech, Finance, Science, Technology

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 deception made possible by modern encryption, the internet renders useless many...
The Digital Frontier, Part III: Fighting crime on the darknet

The Digital Frontier Part II: The darknet bazaar

by Alexander Burton-Vulovic | Mar 13, 2014 | Business, Business | Tech, Finance, Science, Technology

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 half of the 21st century, and since then, various attempts to create electronic...
American Comcast-Netflix deal may have consequences in Canada

American Comcast-Netflix deal may have consequences in Canada

by Alexander Burton-Vulovic | Mar 6, 2014 | Op-eds, Opinions

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 to Comcast’s network and subscribers. Widespread fear among net neutrality...
The Digital Frontier, Part III: Fighting crime on the darknet

The Digital Frontier Part I: Dark side of the net

by Alexander Burton-Vulovic | Mar 5, 2014 | Business, Business | Tech, Finance, Science, Technology

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 Agency (now known as DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), the Internet...
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