Tag: iPhone

5 vulnerabilities the NSA can use on your smartphone

No, the NSA can’t magically hack all iPhones and smartphones, but just like malware developers, it has more than a few tricks up its sleeve for retrieving data stored on mobile devices. Is your smartphone a sitting duck for government intelligence agencies? Fears about the security afforded by smartphones rose sharply over the weekend, after… Continue reading 5 vulnerabilities the NSA can use on your smartphone

Top 7 investment apps

Thanks to mobile technology, keeping track of your finances and the economy at large is easier than ever, even when you’re on the go. In fact, the resources available to smart phone owners vary, so it’s easy to get overly caught up in weighing your choices against one another. Which apps should you trust and… Continue reading Top 7 investment apps

Oyster’s “Netflix for books” may be the service avid readers have wanted

Oyster has already established a compelling elevator pitch: “Netflix for books.” Pay a monthly fee, get access to an unlimited number of 100,000 titles available in Oyster’s app. The app is beautifully designed and certainly rivals that of Amazon’s Kindle and Apple’s iBooks version. But whether its business model is as much of a threat, and… Continue reading Oyster’s “Netflix for books” may be the service avid readers have wanted

Forget ‘smart’. I’m waiting for ‘brilliant’.

There’s a reason that companies like Apple and Microsoft have been in slumps over the last year or so. There hasn’t been anything to come out that has really impressed us. Sure, there are smartphones and smartwatches, tablets and glasses, but the wow factor hasn’t come along and smacked us on the face in quite… Continue reading Forget ‘smart’. I’m waiting for ‘brilliant’.

Unexpected ways Google Glass can enhance your life

No piece of new technology this year has attracted as much interest, controversy, parody, and speculation as Google Glass. Wearable technology like Glass has the potential to enrich our interactions with our environment, help us gather information, and share this information with friends. Wearing Glass for the past three weeks has provided a variety of… Continue reading Unexpected ways Google Glass can enhance your life

Mac Pro set to be released Fall 2013

The wait is almost over. Apple has started airing a teaser video from WWDC that reveals the sleek new look to its next generation desktop. According to sources, it will be released this Fall. The newest entry into the long line of desktops is a complete redesign unlike anything that’s hit mainstream computing in the… Continue reading Mac Pro set to be released Fall 2013

Don’t forget: best apps to help you remember everything

One of the challenges of living in the Information Age is managing all that information. With notices about important dates, meetings and events scattered across so many platforms, from email and text messages to social media posts and old-fashioned appointment books, it’s easy to lose track of the stuff that matters. Thankfully, there are plenty of… Continue reading Don’t forget: best apps to help you remember everything

If you use the iOS app for Tumblr, change your password now

Tumblr didn’t say it was hacked. They didn’t say that any data was lost nor did they say that that there is any reason for concern. They did, however, tell all iOS app users to download the new version with a “very important” security update. Oh, and they also told everyone to change their password… Continue reading If you use the iOS app for Tumblr, change your password now

Cookies and social media

We’ve seen it many times before. Once a year, Girl Scouts around the country market and sell different types of cookies to sweet-toothed enthusiasts and soft-hearts all over the nation. These little girls with their badged vests and gap-toothed smiles invade your supermarkets, neighborhoods and offices to offer up their wares. Their wagon is a… Continue reading Cookies and social media