Fed agency destroys PCs, peripherals to ‘fix’ a malware problem
What do you do when your PC is infected with malware? Do you take your computer's components – the CPU, printer, keyboard, mouse – out in the back yard and destroy it? Maybe smash up the TV, too, just...
View ArticleCould NSA porn spying revelations make privacy concerns click?
The latest bombshell leak from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden reveals that: “The National Security Agency has been gathering records of online sexual activity and evidence of visits to...
View ArticleDefense Department turns software bug hunts into games
Finding flaws in software isn't easy. With big programs having millions of lines of code, hunting down the one needle in the haystack that could make an application vulnerable to hacking is a massive...
View ArticleApple will provide refunds for in-app purchases made by children
Have your iPhone or iPad apps been used to make hundreds of dollars in unauthorized purchases -- by your children? You can now get your money back, following an Apple settlement with the Federal Trade...
View ArticleAmazon pays customers in e-book antitrust case [Updated]
If you regularly buy books to read on your Kindle tablet, then Amazon.com, a long list of state attorneys general, big-name book publishers and the United States court system have a gift for you....
View ArticleFCC vote allows for faster, less-congested Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is about to get a little less congested and a lot faster, thanks to a vote on Monday by the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC voted to open up 100 MHz of spectrum at the lower end of the...
View ArticleHow Uber is disrupting the taxi business: It’s simply great.
Last weekend, our family jetted to Atlanta for a wedding. There, we made heavy use of Uber, the ride-sharing service that's upended in the taxi business in the cities where it has launched, including...
View ArticleWireless users accept data limits. Home Internet users hate them.
Back when AT&T, Verizon and other major wireless carriers quit offering unlimited data accounts to new customers and began urging current customers to move to shared plans, there was much anguish...
View ArticleIt’s open-comment Friday and Net Neutrality November!
Ah, Friday at last! We’re rolling into the weekend with your thoughts on anything having to do with personal technology. You know how this works: Leave a comment on the topic, and I’ll approve it....
View ArticleT-Mobile agrees to show true throttled speeds
Part of T-Mobile’s “Un-Carrier” pitch is that the company doesn’t charge overages when its customers exceed their data caps. Instead, your data speed is slowed drastically. Unfortunately, T-Mobile...
View ArticleFCC raises minimum broadband speed to 25 Mbps [Updated]
You may have thought you had a nice, zippy Internet connection at home, but if it's less than 25 Mbps, you can't describe it as "broadband" anymore.
View ArticleAfter FCC vote, can Texas cities now offer their own Internet access?
Yes, today's Federal Communications Ruling that both broadband and mobile Internet access providers are utilities is a big deal. But another vote taken today is just as a important.
View ArticleTalking net neutrality, cord cutting . . . and cats
On Monday, I sat down with Lorís Simon and José Antonio Simón, a sister and brother who record Literally Everything, a weekly podcast affiliated with Literal Magazine. We mostly talked about last...
View ArticleNew @POTUS Twitter account: Government property
Wait. Didn’t President Obama have an official Twitter account already? Apparently not. Yeah, there’s @WhiteHouse, but that’s more of a general Obama Administration account. And @BarackObama is run by...
View ArticleFAA opens drone registry for hobbyists’ unmanned aircraft
Anyone who owns and flies an unmanned aircraft that weighs more than .55 pounds and less than 55 pounds now must register with the Federal Aviation Administration. On Monday, the FAA launched its drone...
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