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Romney campaign entices downloads of mobile app by promising breaking news about his running mate choice
The Romney campaign announced today that those who download the "Mitt's VP" app for iOS and Android will be the...
Hotel keycards can be easily hacked in 200 milliseconds
With less than $50 of store-bought hardware and some programming, a hacker can gain instantaneous and untraceable access into over...
Google’s Android spyware detector is in fact a huge booboo
When Bouncer was unleashed this February, it was touted as a one-unit malware detection army. However, researchers have found holes...
Why Apple did the right thing to dump green certification
On the surface, it may sound like a miscalculation by Apple to pull its products from the EPEAT green electronics...
5 awesome bamboo products for your office
Going green is getting easier, and the products and ideas reach every corner of life. You can get a greener...
Top 5 security systems for 2012
Quiz time: Did you know that a burglary occurs every 14.6 seconds in America? With the average dollar loss from...
Small businesses must take preventative measures to safeguard against hackers
Hackers are becoming increasingly clever and conniving, while small businesses remain shockingly naive about the threat they face from cyber-attacks....
Zuckerberg exploring ways to let pre-teens on Facebook
Recently the co-chairmen of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, Edward Markley and Joe Barton, sent a letter requesting that Mark...
Free mobile apps vs. paid apps – security issues and safety tips
Anyone who owns a smartphone, be it a sleek Apple iPhone or a fully customizable Android device, knows that mobile...
Social media: How politicians will win the future over
For decades politicians have fought to gain a foothold in the crucial 18-24 demographic. No longer is this just a...
Is social media destroying the world? I don’t think so
Everybody has a different view of social media: enthusiastic, annoyed, indifferent. However, when it comes to being amusing, nothing beats...
BBC confuses HALO UNSC logo for United Nations Security Council
The situation in Syria is serious. Amnesty International has accused the United Nations Security Council of failing to "match the...
Don’t post pictures of your grandmother’s cash stash on Facebook
Call this a #protip for social media use. If you're helping your grandmother count her life savings, don't try to...
WiFi security facts and figures
WiFi has changed the world. We are no longer locked into proximity to wall outlets. We're not tied down by...
Texting-While-Walking: A growing epidemic
Do you often feel the sudden urge to text someone? Do you use texting as your means of communication as opposed...
The history of encryption
Sensitive data has always been a challenge to deliver securely. Even in the days of the Spartans, military commanders would...
Will online shopping ever be safe?
As the madness of the holiday season dies down and the New Year gains pace, retailers will renew the cycle...
Are tech companies the real problem with the current tax system?
The tax system in the United States (and most countries) is broken. Organizations like OccupyWallStreet and their predecessors have been...
Population poses problems technology can’t fix
Many of the problems that face the world currently have been solved through technology. Food can be grown, raised, processed,...
As many as 1.5 million credit cards at risk through Global Payments hack
Late last week payment processor Global Payments revealed that MasterCard and Visa cardholders were at risk through a security flaw...