Can your browser really stop sites from tracking you?
Something like this has happened to all of us lately: You shop for a watch for a friend's birthday and for a week afterwards every site you visit features ads for watches. It seems like everyone from...
View ArticleAren't we all suffering from 'Facebook depression?'
With teens using social media more than ever, there's no shortage of doom and gloom about what the internet is doing to children. The latest threat being bandied about is "Facebook Depression," in...
View ArticleThe state of 'Do Not Track' on the internet
Users concerned with online privacy have been struggling for years to come up with a solution to being tracked on the Web. Such users either want to avoid irritating, targeted ads based on browsing...
View ArticleExactly What Does Your iPhone or iPad Record About You?
The revelation today that Apple iPhones and 3G-enabled iPads tracks and logs users' locations in an easily accessed file has created quite a stir. But how serious of a threat to your privacy is this...
View ArticleAmazon outage crashes Reddit, Quora, and other websites
A disruption at one of Amazon's datacenters has led to service disruptions in the company's EC2 or Elastic Cloud computing service. The outage, which started at Starting at 1:41 a.m. PDT, in turn...
View ArticlePlayStation Network users fed up, but not ready to leave
Sony PlayStation Network users are fed up with chronic outages, corporate doublespeak, and a lack of network playtime. But their bark may be worse than their bite. A completely unscientific look at the...
View ArticleShould kids be on Facebook?
Over the weekend Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made comments suggesting he wants to get younger kids using the social networking site. Zuckerberg framed Facebook as a tool to help educate children about...
View ArticleDo we value convenience over security?
Many users continue to make unsafe transactions over the web -- even if they're aware of the danger of such transactions, a new survey from Symantec suggests.
View ArticleHuh? TouchPads now selling for almost $300 on eBay
The TouchPad may be DOA thanks to HP's recent decision to drop WebOS but you wouldn't know it from the prices the tablet fetches on eBay. After fire sales over the weekend dropped the price of the...
View ArticleTouchPad backlash: retailers say sorry for order errors
Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, and Best Buy are facing a backlash from wannabe HP TouchPad buyers after each of the retailers oversold their supplies of the WebOS-based tablets. B&N is facing the...
View ArticleTouchPad fever -- Why do we suddenly love WebOS?
Consumers are going absolutely crazy for HP's touchpad thanks to the recent fire sale pricing of $99. The tablet sells out at stores across the country faster than stores can pull them off the trucks....
View ArticleNewly leaked accessories hint at look of iPhone 5
iPhone accessory manufacturer, Case-Mate, has published a page showing six case designs for the upcoming iPhone 5. These designs give us the best sense yet of what the iPhone 5 might look like.
View ArticleAmazon inks deal with Fox for 2,000+ streaming movies
Amazon announced Monday that it would add more than 2,000 TV shows and movies to its streaming video services this fall in a new partnership with Fox. The new content, which includes classic movies...
View ArticleAmazon's Silk browser may not be smooth with privacy
The most interesting feature on Amazon’s newly announced Kindle Fire tablet may be its Silk web browser. The browser promises to improve webpage loading performance by using Amazon’s servers to help...
View ArticleApple promises a fix for iPhone 4S battery issues
Angry iPhone 4S owners take note: You were right about the battery problems with your new smartphone.
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