If you've noticed that Internet Explorer seems to be a little (or a lot) slower as of late, it's not you. Well, it could be; try clearing your cache, make sure no nefarious add-ons slipped through, and scan for viruses. Assuming everything checks out, the issue could be related to a pair of security updates…
Thomas Fox
In case you missed it, Microsoft recently announced that its Internet Explorer browser will begin blocking out-of-date ActiveX controls starting September 9, 2014. This was originally supposed to go into effect on August 12, 2014, though Microsoft decided to push things back a month to clear up customer confusion, and to give IT departments additional time…
Sony reached yet another milestone for Sony's PlayStation 4 video game console.
During a press event at the Gamescom video game conference, the company announced global sales of PS4 topped 10 million.The PS4, which launched November of 2013, has been a huge hit. Sales of the company's video game and network division nearly doubled during the…
We all knew wearable's were a big deal. Anyone who’s anyone’s got one, and now it seems babies are jumping on the wearable bandwagon too.
Sproutling, the self-proclaimed ‘world’s smartest baby monitor,’ is trying to give parents some peace of mind.
Designed by former Apple and Google engineers, pediatric specialists and new parents, Sproutling seems…
It’s clear that anonymity, in one way or another, is going to be a part of our digital future. But the folks over at JustLeak.it have looked to the past for inspiration in this brave weird new world.Leak is a web service that lets you send anonymous emails to people: just put in a recipients’…
China is ramping up its campaign against Microsoft, following its ban in May on the installation of Windows 8 on government computers. Officials of China's State Administration for Industry & Commerce reportedly have made unannounced visits to Microsoft offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu. They apparently questioned staff in at least one office.There's speculation…
Stanford University Researchers develop longer lasting battery
Stanford University's researchers might be on the breakthrough in battery engineering, a battery whose anode component is also made up of lithium, which can last two to three times longer than standard batteries of today.
While rechargeable batteries in our smartphones, tablets, and even electric cars are called…
Intrigued Londoners looked on today as a smartphone's battery was charged by a strange contraption made of 800 apples and potatoes connected with hundreds of nails and lengths of copper wire.The art installation was created outside the Westfield Shopping Centre in Shepherd’s Bush, essentially just a large-scale version of the classroom science experiment where a…
Worried that you are not getting the broadband speed promised by your ISP?
The FCC has an app for that.The FCC issued notice reminding ISPs that they must disclose accurate information about connectivity speeds and services for home and mobile broadband. The FCC has received hundreds of complaints on the issue over the last several months.The FCC would…
Facebook Starts Testing Buy Button
Facebook has confirmed that it is now testing a Buy button on ads and page posts.The button will let you purchase products directly from a business, without leaving Facebook. Currently, Facebook is testing the new feature with just a few small and medium-sized U.S. businesses."We've built this feature with privacy…
Anyone who sends texts (so, that's pretty much everyone) knows that sending messages in big crowds or remote places is often a lot easier said than done.A new startup aims to fix this problem with goTenna, a device that will allow people to send text messages without Wi-Fi or cell signal.The device relies on low-energy…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella releases disappointing memo
In a 3,200 word memo released to everyone who works inside Microsoft and even published on the company’s website July 11, 2014, Satya Nadella, Microsoft's latest CEO, expressed that change is coming to the software giant and gave a few new perspective points to the new wave to…