Links on Facebook to be screened for viruses
Phishers and hackers have found that social media is a great place to plant links to malicious websites as unsuspecting people click through and get...
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Amazon Silk is just another invasion of privacy
Amazon is getting a lot of attention based upon the Amazon Fire tablet, but now that buzz around the initial launch announcement has subsided a bit, it's...
Warning: MySQL.com was hacked, serves extremely malicious malware
With over 12 million monthly visitors, word must get out to keep people from going to MySQL(dot)com until they get things sorted out. This isn't a minor...
Netflix gets DreamWorks
HBO is out and Netflix is in. With a bid of approximately $30 million per movie, Netflix put together the deal with DreamWorks Animation to send its...
Roger Ebert's "voice" comes from Apple (with help from his friends)
The TED2011 Conference unveiled new technologies, encouraged imagination, and highlighted innovation as some of the most brilliant minds in the world...
In defense of Business Insider...
It's like clockwork. When anyone gets a payday, there are those who will express dissatisfaction with one thing or another that they're doing to cheat the...
What the Meg Whitman appointment really means to HP
There are certain qualities that a leader of a company can bring to the table. Leadership and decision making are often (but not always) crucial....
A single voice matches the sentiment of a nation regarding mobile data plans
The trends are heading in different directions. As devices become more mobile-data capable and applications push towards a mobile internet, service...
The most idiotic aspect (among many) of the Netflix to Qwikster switch
The negativity towards Netflix started a couple of months ago when they raised the prices on their services by separating them out, doing so in a way that...
With Google Flights, they continue to spread into... everything
In 2007, I did a seminar about data collection. I told a room of people that Google is not in the search business. They're in the information business. As...
Cute old couple learning to use a webcam show technology has no age restrictions
We've always known in the social media age that babies can be instant hits on YouTube. Now, thanks to Bruce and Esther Huffman from McMinnville, Oregon,...
Windows 8 at BUILD
It's the most exciting release by Microsoft in years. Windows 8 is actually making the Apple-loving blogosphere open their eyes and cheer out loud. Will...