Everyone knows that you should not use your phone and drive, but now the new phenomenon might be using Google Glass and driving.Google Glass is a new wearable computer that attaches to a pair of glasses. The very thought of the product can send a chill of excitement down the spine of any tech savvy…
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Smart home networks are rapidly gaining popularity, but some security experts worry that not enough encryption controls are coming with the products. Security firm IOActive released an advisory (PDF) saying more than half a million Belkin WeMo devices are susceptible to widespread hacks. The firm uncovered several vulnerabilities in these devices, which would let hackers gain…
Popular children's mobile application Talking Tom has a new friend named Angela, but she's not as innocent. This app has been determined as potentially dangerous for those who use it.There have been numerous rumors arising that she is not only speaking to children inappropriately, but also stealing your personal information. Reports are saying that she filches information…
CloudFlare was the subject of the world’s largest to date distributed-denial-of-service (DDOS) attack. This attack used over 400 Gbps to make the CloudFlare service inaccessible and not usable for a period of time.The attackers took advantage of a flaw in the Network-Time Protocol (NTP), which is used to sync computer clocks over a network.“Very big…
The two-minute rule has its roots in GTD: If you can do it in less than two minutes, do it now (assuming you have no other, bigger priorities at the moment). Over at the Buffer blog, James Clear adds another rule: When you start a new habit, make your goals into two-minute bites so they're…
Although the world famous Flappy Bird was pulled from the App Store, the developer Dong Nguyen is still making $50,000 a day.Flappy Bird was originally “designed to play in a few minutes when you are relaxed,” but ironically, it’s been the cause of excessive amounts of stress and mountains of broken devices. After observing all…
The Day We Fight Back protesters in San Francisco gathered in front of the AT&T building for another protest and to give a retired AT&T technician another chance to have his story heard.In 1996 Klein stole documents that showed that the NSA was collecting data directly from AT&T’s lines and from within AT&T’s own building.…
A price book, which tracks the lowest prices on the products you buy most often, is the best tool for saving money on groceries and household items. With it, you'll always know when a sale is really a good deal, when produce is in season, and when to stock up on the essentials. Here's how…
iPhone catches fire in a young girls back pocket as class is starting in the middle school of Kennebucks, Maine. The young girl stated that she heard a pop from her back pocket and before she could react her back pocket was on fire. Reports say that she stopped, dropped, rolled and attempted to get…
We're constantly reminded of the need for strong passwords, but not everybody is listening. How good (or not so good) is your own password behavior these days?It seems like everybody knows better about passwords, but not everybody behaves better. SplashData's list of the worst passwords of 2013 has given the easy-to-crack "123456" the crown as…
Bitglass has secretly made its way into the Enterprise market for security-based cloud computing. Just last year Bitglass raised over $10 million from Series A funding. The main goal of Bitglass is to focus on the shift of going to Cloud computing from on-premise computing. Bitglass is considered to be Software-as-a-Service (SAAS).With Bitglass, businesses will…
Have you been infected with Facebook? Don't worry, like a viral outbreak, Facebook use will explode before plummeting down to Myspace levels of obscurity, says a new study from Princeton University.
Researchers found that Facebook has "already reached the peak of its popularity and has entered a decline phase."
How bad will it get? Facebook will…