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Hack Attack: What Cell Phone Hackers Are After
Observe the average computer user and you’ll see him or her avoiding suspicious websites, protecting accounts with strong passwords, and practicing caution while on public wifi. But hand this same person a smartphone, and caution goes out the window. While consumers have had years of hard lessons that have schooled them in desktop computer security, [...] Continue reading
Could the Mouse be Obsolete by 2015?
Ten years ago, Steven Spielberg released the science fiction blockbuster Minority Report. The film featured a futuristic computer system with a user interface controlled by gestures. Tom Cruise swept aside data, searching through video and zooming into photos – simply by implementing a series of hand motions. Today, this technology is a reality. Oblong Industries, [...] Continue reading
In Focus: The 2012 Presidential Election and the Tech Sector
Maybe you’ve noticed: There’s an election coming up. If you plan to do your civic duty on Super Tuesday, you’ll head to the polls and cast your vote for local, state, and national lawmakers. It’s a basic American right, and one Americans should take seriously. Your vote represents your wishes for the immediate future of [...] Continue reading
Proper Digital Breakup Etiquette–Dear John 2.0
I’m a coward. Ask any relationship or dating coach and he or she will be the first one to tell you: I’m spineless ball of jelly when it comes to ending a relationship. Not sure really how to approach the situation, I recently broke up with someone using a method most love experts would refer [...] Continue reading
A Balancing Act: Video Games and Economic Realism
We’ve come a long way since the days of 8-bit video game consoles and primitive, blocky video game graphics. Technology has allowed video game companies to create more visually appealing, more engaging, and ever more realistic worlds. The trend toward increasing realism in video games has led video game companies to hire professionals to develop [...] Continue reading
Laptop Buyer’s Guide: Getting the Computer That Suits Your Needs
For consumers who aren’t well-versed in the language of technology, shopping for a laptop computer can be a daunting experience. Whether they’re browsing online or in an electronics store they’re presented with numbers, specifications, and abbreviations that can be hard to interpret. In most cases, companies provide consumers with a list that includes processing speed, [...] Continue reading
Phone Exile: Living Off the Smartphone Grid
Experts say the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. So here it goes: I’m addicted to my smartphone. I sleep within arm’s reach of it. It’s first thing I check when I get up in the morning (and the last thing before I fall to sleep). I press the unlock button [...] Continue reading
Mobile Multitasking: Talk, Text, Tweet While Watching TV
The couch potatoes of the 21st century are more engaged and interactive thanks to smart phone technology. Viewers are no longer satisfied stare blankly at the screen ahead, preferring to simultaneously watch television while surfing the web and interact with others via text or social media. A recent survey from the Pew Research Center’s Internet [...] Continue reading
A More Rational 3D Printing Revolution
Tech bloggers have speculated over whether 3D printing is a game changer, the way of the future, or the key to Utopia. The popular view seems to be that it’s going to change the manufacturing industry, and that your world will be customizable and the consumer will never be the same. Right now, consumer 3D [...] Continue reading
FBI Pulls Plug on DNS Charger Virus Support, Leaves Thousands Without Web Access
If your Internet connection has been spotty, slow or altogether malfunctioning, it may be the result of a virus the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been trying to clean up since November 2011. The FBI’s latest move in combating the virus may have left hundreds of thousands of Internet users without web access, CNNMoney reported. [...] Continue reading