With the mobile market saturated with handheld devices, Samsung makes an effort to take mobile from your hand to your wrist. Enter the Samsung Gear, part watch, part smartphone that keeps you connected to your phone. The idea is not new, or even exclusive to Samsung, but it is the next step in wearable technology.…
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The National Security Agency experimented with a cell phone location tracking program in 2010, but eventually shelved the idea. Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, declassified the program during a senate testimony today on Capitol Hill.The NSA has repeatedly denied that it tracks Americans’ locations, but its secret documents reveal that GPS data is used…
There are two methods that I will go over, using local storage or cloud storage. Some people will use both methods since you can never be too safe, as long as you pick one or the other, you can rest assured that you have a backup of your files.Local Storage
If you have just a few…
Rockstar the popular software manufacture that is known for producing mature rated video games has come under fire with the release of their latest game GTA V. They decided to offer a free online multi-player but did not anticipate the volume of people that would actually be interested in playing this game online.Rockstar is working…
Several US senators are trying to clamp down on the activities of the National Security Agency through a new bill. Unveiled in Congress on Wednesday, the Intelligence Oversight and Surveillance Reform Act aims to stop the NSA's bulk collection of the records of US citizens. Specifically, the bill wants to amend certain sections of the Foreign…
Last week I wrote an article about the Touch ID technology found on Apple's new iPhone 5S. It appears as though a German computer club was able to by pass this by using a "lifted fingerprint".Fingerprint scanners have always been vulnerable to hackers who are willing to go the extra mile to bypass them. Over…
It is known that computers are getting smaller all of the time. This is because all of the components in the computers are able to get smaller and smaller. About 20 years ago a 4 GB hard drive would take up enough space to fill up a large room wall-to-wall. Now you get over 32…
It was no surprise to Apple observers that the company introduced a fingerprint sensor at its big iPhone party on Tuesday. After all, Apple paid several hundred million dollars for one of the leaders in fingerprint biometrics last year.But just what can the Touch ID sensor do? And how does it affect your personal security?What…
Bing is getting redesigned with a new logo that will be in-line with the other Microsoft products. This will help to standardize their logos as well as their service. They have done a lot with the new implantations at bing.com.They have developed device detection at bing.com to determine which type of device is browsing the web page and offer…
Paypal is bringing a new app to the market called Beacon. This app will allow you to pay for goods simply by walking into a store. Recently people have been tapping their card to pay instead of swiping. Some people only need to pull out there phone to complete a transaction. Soon even this will…
Try this first
I know it sounds like a no-brainer, but before you do anything else, restart your computer. Many users solve their problems with this simple step. While you’re at it, make sure that your operating system is fully updated by running Windows Update. Neglecting updates could deprive you of important bug and performance…
A three-judge panel from the Superior Court of New Jersey's appellate division has pushed the envelope a little further in defining who is liable for accidents caused by texting.Namely, the panel has established a new standard of responsibility and ruled that texters whose communications distract a driver and lead to an accident may be held…