Sunday, July 6, 2014

British Media Decry Google's Removal of Search Links
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:13:18 GMT ]
Google's removal of search results to comply with a European Court "right to be forgotten" ruling is drawing accusations of press censorship.






32,000 Mormon Missionaries to Get iPad Minis
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 23:09:28 GMT ]
The Mormon church is expanding a program that gives missionaries iPad minis and broadens their proselytizing to social media.






Russia Passes Bill That Could Restrict Internet
[ Fri, 04 Jul 2014 20:55:23 GMT ]
Russia's parliament has passed a law to force Internet sites that store the personal data of Russian citizens to do so inside the country.






Banks Turn to Computer Games to Recruit Talent
[ Fri, 04 Jul 2014 21:07:03 GMT ]
Some banks will be looking at more than just applicants' resumes this recruitment season. They will also be checking out candidates' gaming skills.






Are Office Robots Really a Good Idea?
[ Sun, 06 Jul 2014 09:42:45 GMT ]
Mechanized workers in the office are slowly making their way from the pages of science fiction and working side-by-side with humans.






Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Happy 35th birthday, Walkman
[ Wed, 02 Jul 2014 12:14:46 EDT ]
It was 35 years ago Tuesday that Sony, not Apple, revolutionized the way we listen to music.

Forget selfies -- make way for 'dronies'
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:16:06 EDT ]
Forget selfies. Those are so 2013.

Lohan sues 'Grand Theft Auto V'
[ Fri, 04 Jul 2014 09:53:46 EDT ]
Lindsay Lohan has filed suit against a video game maker, alleging the company based the likeness of a character on her.

Truck of the future drives itself
[ Fri, 04 Jul 2014 09:53:35 EDT ]
Tractor-trailer drivers, if you text while driving in the middle of the freeway, then the future may belong to you.

Truck of the future aims to drive itself
[ Fri, 04 Jul 2014 09:52:04 EDT ]
Tractor-trailer drivers, if you text while driving in the middle of the freeway, then the future may belong to you.

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Journal Expresses 'Concern' Over Facebook Study
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:03:39 GMT ]
PNAS, the journal that published Facebook's controversial "emotional contagion" study, is expressing "concern" over the study's methods.






British Media Decry Google's Removal of Search Links
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:13:18 GMT ]
Google's removal of search results to comply with a European Court "right to be forgotten" ruling is drawing accusations of press censorship.






32,000 Mormon Missionaries to Get iPad Minis
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 23:09:28 GMT ]
The Mormon church is expanding a program that gives missionaries iPad minis and broadens their proselytizing to social media.






Russia Passes Bill That Could Restrict Internet
[ Fri, 04 Jul 2014 20:55:23 GMT ]
Russia's parliament has passed a law to force Internet sites that store the personal data of Russian citizens to do so inside the country.






Banks Turn to Computer Games to Recruit Talent
[ Fri, 04 Jul 2014 21:07:03 GMT ]
Some banks will be looking at more than just applicants' resumes this recruitment season. They will also be checking out candidates' gaming skills.






Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Happy 35th birthday, Walkman
[ Wed, 02 Jul 2014 12:14:46 EDT ]
It was 35 years ago Tuesday that Sony, not Apple, revolutionized the way we listen to music.

Forget selfies -- make way for 'dronies'
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:16:06 EDT ]
Forget selfies. Those are so 2013.

Lohan sues 'Grand Theft Auto V'
[ Fri, 04 Jul 2014 09:53:46 EDT ]
Lindsay Lohan has filed suit against a video game maker, alleging the company based the likeness of a character on her.

Truck of the future drives itself
[ Fri, 04 Jul 2014 09:53:35 EDT ]
Tractor-trailer drivers, if you text while driving in the middle of the freeway, then the future may belong to you.

Truck of the future aims to drive itself
[ Fri, 04 Jul 2014 09:52:04 EDT ]
Tractor-trailer drivers, if you text while driving in the middle of the freeway, then the future may belong to you.

Friday, July 4, 2014

Google Camera Takes Eerie Selfies in Museum Mirrors
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 19:21:00 GMT ]
Google's Street View cameras have been traveling the world, collecting images of art, architecture ... and sometimes, themselves.






British Media Decry Google's Removal of Search Links
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 19:40:40 GMT ]
Google's removal of search results to comply with a European Court "right to be forgotten" ruling is drawing accusations of press censorship.






Journal Expresses 'Concern' Over Facebook Study
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:03:39 GMT ]
PNAS, the journal that published Facebook's controversial "emotional contagion" study, is expressing "concern" over the study's methods.






British Media Decry Google's Removal of Search Links
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:13:18 GMT ]
Google's removal of search results to comply with a European Court "right to be forgotten" ruling is drawing accusations of press censorship.






32,000 Mormon Missionaries to Get iPad Minis
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 23:09:28 GMT ]
The Mormon church is expanding a program that gives missionaries iPad minis and broadens their proselytizing to social media.






Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

U.S. World Cup fans won online
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 10:20:57 EDT ]
The results of Tuesday's knockout-round match with Belgium remain to be seen. But online, Team USA is already a World Cup winner.

Car death highlights digital evidence
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 10:20:32 EDT ]
One of the few details to come out of the murder case against suburban Atlanta dad Justin Ross Harris -- whose son was found dead after being strapped into a hot car for hours -- is that he searched for information about such deaths shortly before the incident occurred.

Dream readers apps that work?
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 10:20:19 EDT ]
A series of new apps and wearable devices promise to give us instant insight into our nocturnal lives.

Happy 35th birthday, Walkman
[ Wed, 02 Jul 2014 12:14:46 EDT ]
It was 35 years ago Tuesday that Sony, not Apple, revolutionized the way we listen to music.

Forget selfies -- make way for 'dronies'
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:16:06 EDT ]
Forget selfies. Those are so 2013.

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Amazon Fights FTC Over Kids' In-App Purchases
[ Wed, 02 Jul 2014 21:37:05 GMT ]
Amazon.com is fighting U.S. regulators' demands that it pay a penalty over its policies on purchases made by children on smartphone apps.






Brazilian 'Bolware' Cyber Bandits Bank Billions
[ Wed, 02 Jul 2014 23:38:04 GMT ]
A massive cyber-fraud ring in Brazil may have netted billions using malware that fiddles with online payment forms.






U.K. Investigates Facebook's Psych Experiment
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:00:44 GMT ]
British regulators are investigating revelations that Facebook treated hordes of users like lab rats in an experiment probing into their emotions.






How to Survive a Riptide
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:42:52 GMT ]
5 simple tips to staying safe in a strong current.






How to Survive a Rip Current
[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:42:52 GMT ]
5 simple tips to staying safe in a strong current.