Privacy
Monday links
Mobile Chargers Prepare for Their Day in the SunWhether you’re comparing restaurant menus while sitting in the park or turning on the air-conditioner before getting home, life is becoming increasingly mobile thanks to smartphones and tablets. And with new apps appearing constantly, the possibilities for this kind of connected living could be endless — if [...]
Tuesday links
What your zip code reveals about youEvery time you mindlessly give a sales clerk your zip code at checkout, you’re giving data companies and retailers the ability to track everything from your body type to your bad habits—At CNN Money, Melanie Hicken explains why your zip code and your name may give a way to [...]
Monday links
In Boston bombing lock-down, the best and worst of social media emergesI’m a fan of Twitter but not blind to its abuses. And Friday’s Boston Marathon bomber manhunt, which had my hometown locked down for more than 12 hours on Friday, brought out the best and worst of the social media network — or more [...]
Monday links
Coming soon: Self-healing chips for smartphones, computers?CalTech researchers says chips can recover from major trouble in microseconds—IT World How Teachers Are Using Technology at Home and in Their ClassroomsA survey of select middle and high school teachers shows digital tools are widely used in their classrooms, yet many teachers worry about digital divides when it [...]
Smartphone spying on you
Source: MakeUseOf
Monday links
Make Sure You’re Secure With Facebook’s New Privacy Settings – A Complete GuideMakeUseOf takes you through the Facebook privacy settings Refrigerators and rice cookers running Android? Yes, reallyYes you read that correctly: Android is being baked into rice cookers and refrigerators, including LG’s new Smart Thinq model. This allows these devices to easily connect to [...]
What’s coming in future technology – predictions plus CES
Are you curious about what the technology professionals are predicting for the coming year? Here is what some experts see future technology bringing (or not bringing): 2013: Talk Gets Cheaper, TV Gets SmarterAt AllThingsD, Walt Mossberg gives his predictions for consumer electronics in 2013 13 Technologies You Won’t See in 2013 At Gizmodo, Avram Piltch [...]
