Technology: Google Wallet Vulnerable To Hacks Discovered This Week
Near Field Communication technology promises to make your phone a way to pay for goods and services, and Google Wallet is seen as one of the Next Big Things … but let's just say that may be more...
View ArticleTechnology: We’ve Got the Cure … The Kurio, That is! [@myshelltabu]
Remember that last children's tablet we told you about? Fuggitaboutit. The Kurio is ten times more awesome and moms and pops can use it, too. Just don't forget to log out of your Facebook account...
View ArticleTech: Turn a Site into an App through Apps Builder [@akilshohen]
Looking to hop on the HTML 5 bandwagon with your new site but don't know where to start? Well a company from Italy, conveniently titled Apps Builder, has a product right up your alley. Apps...
View ArticleSecurity: Drive-By Malware Sites Plague Android Phones
Have you got an Android phone? Lots of people do, and that kind of popularity has made the platform a ripe target for digital bad guys … Lookout Mobile Security discovered the sites, which operate as...
View ArticleSoftware: Spotify Steps up The Game Bringing Music To Your Machine
The popular music playing app has stepped up the game considerably, aiming at being the place to hear music online. Hot on the heels of Spotify's new iPad and Android apps, the company has rolled out...
View ArticleLearning to Love Electronic Literature
I hate to break the news, but computers and the Internet are not fads. Using one or the other, or both, for reading is not going to go away either, but will likely become only more prevalent...
View ArticleInsulting the Users of a Product Doesn’t Make the Competitor’s Product Better
Douglas Wake responds to Eric Jackson’s piece “Android Users Don’t Know Enough To Matter.”This post was previously published as “Eric Jackson Doesn’t Know Enough to Matter.”There are some pretty hard...
View ArticleWorldwide Porn Supply Threatened by Internet Vulnerabilities*
Thaddeus Howze explains how the Internet is threatened by a number of very real vulnerabilities.CNN recently released an article discussing the vulnerability of the world’s largest, and arguably the...
View ArticleThe Short Happy Virtual Life of My ‘Friend’ Bob
What would a biography look like if it was comprised solely of social network updates?Doug Bond asked himself this very question and the results are hilarious.—–Bob checked in via AmnioGram.Bob passed...
View ArticleFive Best Apps for the Overscheduled Parent
With the latest smartphone update and the iPhone 5C (C is for color) and 5S (S is for super?), Rev. Evan Dolive shares his top five apps that make it easier being a dad.—–With schools crowded with...
View ArticleAlmost Racist–Review of Fox’s New Show ‘Almost Human’
‘Almost Human’, Fox’s solid new future cops show, has a synthetic elephant in the room that Alex Yarde has to address.—-Fox’s Almost Human is a futuristic crime procedural that stars Karl Urban as...
View Article7 Dangerous Apps That Parents Need to Know About
Kristin Peaks gives parents insight on some of the most dangerous apps on the market available to kids.–I work in public relations at Cook Children’s. It’s my job to be on social networking sites,...
View ArticleYou’re Gonna Watch This Commercial Over and Over Again. I Swear.
First let me say that NOBODY is paying me to call this the best commercial that has ever been produced in the history of ever.(Though if Adroid wants to pay me, I am available…)But I think if you...
View Article‘The Droids You’re Looking For!’ Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3 Phone & OneTouch...
The Author’s Padawan & Stormtrooper taken with IDOL3 Alex Yarde puts Alcatel’s latest tech offerings through their paces during NYCC2015!—-I received an #LiveUnlocked Contract-Free Alcatel...
View ArticleA Century After His Death, a Japanese Literary Giant is Returning as an...
By Phillip SeargeantOne of the more unexpected consequences of Brexit was the closure of a small museum in south London dedicated to the life of Natsume Soseki. As one of Japan’s most revered writers,...
View ArticleInstagram or Snapchat: Which is Right for Your Message?
—There’s an open battle between Instagram and Snapchat and it’s up to the users to decide who wins. Both social apps improve their services constantly by adding new impressive features. If you’re new...
View ArticleWhen Androids Dream of Electric Music on ‘Westworld’
By The CS TeamComputers are taking over the world. They’re taking over our jobs. They’re taking over our lives. Hell, Amazon and Pandora are already making music recommendations for us. But what about...
View ArticleTo Improve Digital Well-being, Put Your Phone Down and Talk to People
Kostadin Kushlev, Georgetown UniversityApple and Google recently announced features in their forthcoming mobile operating systems designed to “reduce interruptions and manage screen time.” Android and...
View ArticleHow to Escape Your Phone’s Toxic Grasp in the Next 5 Minutes
In an article titled Do Not Disturb: How I Ditched My Phone and Unbroke My Brain, tech columnist Kevin Roose describes how smartphone addiction feels: I found myself incapable of reading books,...
View ArticleYou Need to Get In On This: Tracking a Shark Who Is Swimming Across the Atlantic
— People who know me will say if there is one thing that interests me it is technology, and predatory animals, and using technology to keep an eye on predatory animals. That might be more than one...
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