Turn Off Your Smartphone Camera’s GPS to Protect Your Privacy
If you don’t like to broadcast your whereabouts and privacy is something you care about, you’ve likely got it under control: No Foursquare for you,...
UK to Block All Online Pornography by Default
All UK Internet providers will block online porn later this year, prime minister David Cameron said. And if you want to see smut, you're going...
SIM Cards Have Finally Been Hacked, And The Flaw Could Affect Millions Of Phones
Smartphones are susceptible to malware and carriers have enabled NSA snooping, but the prevailing wisdom has it there’s still one part of your mobile phone...
Ostendo now selling CRVD display directly; multiple CRVD display rig blows minds on video
Hardcore gamers and productivity nerds alike will find something to love about the Ostendo CRVD 43 Curved Display. This monstrous monitor is the first commercially...
FBI Ransomware Now Targeting Apple’s Mac OS X Users
For years, Windows users have been plagued by ransomware demanding several hundred dollars to unlock their computers. (more…)
Entrepreneur envisions NY to LA in 45 minutes via HyperLoop TUBES
Elon Musk wants to revolutionize transportation. Again. The serial entrepreneur envisions a future where mag-lev trains in enormous pneumatic tubes whisk us from Los Angeles...
License plate scanners let cops track you
The ACLU collected data on plate scanning through Freedom of Information requests in 38 states. There is no supervision or control over collecting and storing...
Catching Up With Android, Google Maps 2.0 For iOS Offers iPad Support, Indoor Directions
Poor Apple Maps. While we see very minor improvement from Apple’s year-old Maps application, Google continues to improve its world-class offering pretty rapidly. (more…)
$99 ARM-based PC runs either Ubuntu or Android
"Utilite" has single- to quad-core Cortex-A9 chip and up to 512GB flash storage. A new ARM-based Linux PC with a host of capabilities—including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,...
Microsoft’s Surface team working on ‘translucent aluminum’ smart watch
As reports claim Apple is gearing up to launch a so-called "iWatch," another rumor claims that Microsoft is late enough in the development stage of...