6 Ways to Protect Yourself from Online Threats
To help better illustrate the importance of online safety and security, Microsoft recently released the results of its 2013 Microsoft Computer Safety Index study. The survey tracked safety behavior of...
View ArticleThe Biggest Online Dating Red Flags
More than one third of marriages in the U.S. begin online, according to a 2013 study released by the National Academy of Sciences. And, interestingly, marriages that begin online are less likely to...
View Article5 Biggest Flip-Flops from Apple
In the last decade, Apple has transformed itself from a garden-variety technology company with an especially rabid fan base to the most valuable public company on earth. Apple has become the worldwide...
View ArticleDatacoup: Make Money Selling Your Personal Data Yourself
How much is your privacy worth? A new startup called Datacoup is making headlines for its radical business model: The company will pay you up to $8 per month for anonymized access to your financial...
View Article4 Fabulous Bags for Your Tech
How much do you carry around in your purse on a daily basis? I’m not even going to admit to all the stuff I carry around, but I know this: Since I started carrying my laptop or tablet to meetings, I...
View ArticleNew Philips Lighting Can Track Your Position in Stores
European electronics giant Philips has just unveiled a new technology, built into overhead lights, that is capable of tracking your exact location while indoors. Philips’ connected retail lighting...
View Article10 Apps and Sites That Will Save You Money
Those who know how to find a deal, whether coupons or rebates or rewards points, know the satisfaction that comes with slashing your bill at checkout. But too many online services claiming to save you...
View ArticleResearchers Building Social Media Lie Detector
An international group of researchers, led by the University of Sheffield in England, is building a lie detector to help sort out fact from fiction on social media. “There was a suggestion after the...
View ArticleBest Tax Software: TurboTax vs. H&R Block vs. TaxACT
No one enjoys filing income taxes, and many of us tend to wait until the last minute to do so. But don’t, advises personal finance expert Ellen Rogin, CPA, CPFR. Working on your taxes right before...
View ArticleHow to Use Your Smartphone Camera to Search
Searching with words is so 2010 —searching with images is the wave of the future. Whether you’re trying to identify something you’d like to buy, checking for deals or looking for information on what...
View ArticleUse Your Android Phone to Cure Cancer
Smartphone manufacturer HTC has announced “Power to Give,” a new initiative that harnesses the collective processing power of the company’s smartphones to solve epic scientific challenges. Power to...
View ArticleReport: 4G LTE Speeds in the U.S. Sharply Declined Last Year
Does your cell phone’s data speed seem slower than it used to despite your carrier’s claim that its 4G is getting faster? According to wireless network analysis firm OpenSignal, it’s not your...
View ArticleMobile Phone Use Now Widely Outpacing Online PC Use
Are you using your mobile phone a lot more than your PC these days? If so, you’re not alone. According to a new Nielsen report, the average American now spends more time in front of his or her...
View Article6 Gadgets That Help You Save Energy (and Money)
Getting a handle on your household energy consumption can save money and the environment. Your heating and cooling usage is an obvious target, but did you know it’s also important to monitor your...
View ArticleBill Legalizing Phone Unlocking Moves Forward
The Republican-led House of Representatives passed a bill this week to once again legalize the unlocking of cell phones for use with multiple carriers, but the bill’s future is far from certain thanks...
View ArticleThe Best Apps for Managing Your Inbox
Keeping up with your email can be a real pain. Not only do most of us complain about being buried in messages, we might have several inboxes — one for work, one for personal communications and (if...
View ArticleGoogle Maps Gallery Is Like an Interactive Map Database
Google today announced the launch of its new Google Maps Gallery, an effort to take interesting historical maps, data overlays and other unique views of our world and make them explorable through the...
View ArticleShutterfly “Doodle” Feature Lets You Draw Custom Gifts
One of my favorite photo-publishing services is Shutterfly. The company takes all the cool pictures trapped on our phones and cameras and helps convert them into real world things. And not just prints,...
View ArticleNew Netflix Phishing Scam Threatens the Internet
Computer security experts are warning about an elaborate new tech support scam where thieves pose as Netflix and Microsoft employees to steal from unsuspecting victims. In the phishing scheme,...
View ArticleFileThis Automatically Gathers and Files Important Documents Online
Finally, a critical missing link in the paperless billing chain has been filled. FileThis is a new Web-based service that that automatically downloads your e-statements into your PC or cloud storage....
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