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Fortune has released their new list of the top 500 global companies ordered by revenue and among the technology companies best position were occupied by Samsung and Apple, not much of a suprise.

Although the optical fiber (which is increasingly replacing copper connections) transfers light, it does not travel at the speed of light like it does in vacuum. So instead of the maximum speed of light of about 300,000km/s, in a fiber optic light it is traveling at top speeds for the media - glass, which is about 200,000 km/s, making it slower for a third of the usual speed achieved in vacuum.

Until now, 3D printers were mainly present in engineering and geek domain, but now they have apparently become a part of the mainstream when it comes to a private fashion show at Ace Hotel in Manhattan where Dita Von Teese was wearing dress printed entirely in 3D printer. It is not exactly a dress someone would wear every day as it is made from a pure nylon material, but it is a concept that demonstrates that the 3D printing technology can create garments too.

The biggest problem with wires in general is that they can tear. Researchers at the University of North Carolina State, in the video below demonstrate how their wire which consists of a core of liquid metal and the layer (insulation) of the polymer itself can be "cured", that is connected, even when it is fully Cut off with scissors.

The election is over and nothing much has changed as far as the balance of power in the US, which makes us wonder if we should be concerned about a free and open internet more than ever. We know that the head of the MPAA Chris Dodd has close ties to the Whitehouse and also to many members of Congress. To make things worse Dodd will be free to openly interact with all of his former buddies sometime in February of 2013. We know that he has, and still is, pushing for laws to monitor and control the internet to protect the interests of the other members of his cartel. However, there is more to this dynamic than we first saw last year during the barrage of ignorant and oppressive laws trying to limit communication (and technological advances) and it has to do with a particular mindset.

If you're like most gamers, the thought of the impending zombie apocalypse has probably crossed your mind. Where would you go? How would you get food? Where would you meet up with your loved ones? How would you avoid becoming infected? How would you do this without technology? All great questions to ask.

Wow… I can remember rather vividly trying to get out of trouble for doing something as a kid with the rather flimsy excuse of “but everyone is doing it”. To make a long story short here, that did not work and I had to face my consequences over my misdeed. So if that excuse does not work with my parents (and believe me it does not work with a traffic cop either). How is it that corporations can get away with it?

DecryptedTech is happy to officially launch our Reader Drive Blogs. All of the sections are open now and available for posting (if you have over three posts on our Forum). We are not kicking this month off with the theme but are open to any technology related topic. Below are the rules for posting please take a look at them before you head over and sign up. This month's prize is an Asus M4A89TD Pro with an AMD Phenom II x4 965 CPU. If you have any questions comments or concerns please use the contact us link located on our mainpage, or email us This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Good luck and happy Blogging!

1.    NO Plagiarism! Do not copy anyone else’s work. Any articles that are found to be copied from another source will earn the guilty party a two week vacation. Please make the Articles and reviews your own.

2.    Please avoid politics, religion, and “adult topics” we would like this to stay in the technology realm.  If you have any questions PM a member of the staff or email the board This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. This includes leaving profanity out of all submissions.

3.    Source your work. If you are writing about something that you saw on another site, you MUST source it. The same goes for using anyone else’s images even if they are the manufacturer’s images you must source the main page of the site and credit their work.

4.    To be suitable for submission all articles must be at least three paragraphs long.  Reviews must cover performance and user experience. They should as a minimum cover the company, packaging, setup (if any), use, value, and have a conclusion that sums up the review.

5.    All articles submitted are subject to moderator approval. When you post your article will not be live right away we will read it and check your facts and sources.

6.    Do not write anything that can be considers libelous. This is writing something that is completely false and defamatory to another individual or company. Anyone that submits an article or review that is found to have libelous content will earn a two week vacation from the entire forum. Repeated behavior of this type will earn you a permanent ban.

7.    Each month on the last day of the month voting will begin. The voting will run for four days and the article with the most votes will be published on our main site page under the author’s name. The winner will also receive the prize for that month which will be stated by the 5th day of each month

8.    All submissions are the property of DecryptedTech.com. We grant the original author unlimited rights to re-publish their work as long as it is linked back to the original posting. If an article is published on our main site page the link must point back to that and indicate that it was the winner of our Reader-Blog Monthly contest.

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One thing that I am always interested in is input from others. No matter where I have worked (or what sites I have written for) I have taken the input from readers, manufacturers and even PR companies into account. The reason for this is that no matter what is said (even negative comments can be helpful) there is something to learn. Now, don’t get me wrong, I hate it when it turns out I made a mistake or I misunderstood something or even worse… was just dead wrong. However, it happens and I deal with it.

By now I am sure you are wondering what in the world I am going on about… well it was during a conversation with a reader that I began to come up with an idea. Every site has guest writers and guest bloggers. These are usually famous analyst with names that the sites hope will bring readers (both ones that like the analyst and ones that don’t).  But why should they be the only ones that get to voice their opinion, ideas, observations and thought? Truth be told they should not.

DecryptedTech is happy to announce that starting in November we will be opening a user’s blog on our forum. These articles will be written by our readers for our readers. You will have to be a registered member to read these articles. Once you reach 10 posts (real ones not spam…) you gain full access to the blog pages; once you do you will be able to submit your articles and blogs. All articles will be subject to review by a member of DecryptedTech Staff for appropriate content (no political or religious articles please) full rules will be posted inside the blog area. Each month the community will chose the best article (or review) and that will be published on our main site. The winner author will also win a prize to be determined each month.

The Prize for November will be an Asus M4A89TD Pro complete with an AMD Phenom II X4 965 C3 CPU.

We will open the new section shortly and look forward to reading what everyone has to offer.

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