In general, devices which support Wi-Fi can be used securely on any Wi-Fi network which allows VPN traffic to transit the network. However, there are risks associated with using Wi-Fi which must be considered and accepted before its use is… Read More ›
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Apple, Google and Facebook will still be around and ‘bigger’ in 2075
In an interview with USA Today, Wozniak said Apple would be around for “a long time” much like the long-running IBM that has been in business since 1911. “Apple will be around a long time, like IBM,” Wozniak recently told… Read More ›
Long-form Twitter
You may not agree with the sentiment in these tweets, but I see this kind of long-form talk more and more on Twitter. I wonder if it is time to allow people to post short tweets, but with the ability… Read More ›
Why did Nintendo kill the NES Classic Edition?
This ensures that there will be many disappointed Nintendo fans. In November, I offered some possible reasons for the shortage of the Classic, a delightful and affordable bit of nostalgia paradoxically intended for yet largely unavailable for holiday consumption. While… Read More ›
How Much Time Do People Spend On Social Media?
What surprises me about the infographic below is just how small Twitter is. Twitter is at the top for me and I’m not convinced that YouTube is ‘social media’ as such, but it’s good to see these numbers anyway. Too… Read More ›
Princeton’s Ad-Blocking Superweapon
An ad blocker that uses computer vision appears to be the most powerful ever devised and can evade all known anti ad blockers. A team of Princeton and Stanford University researchers has fundamentally reinvented how ad-blocking works, in an attempt… Read More ›
The Mirabook turns your smartphone into a laptop
In a world where mobile has triumphed, Miraxess launches The Mirabook, a true extension to give the smartphone all the capacities of a laptop. A large full HD Display, a keyboard, a touchpad, extra storage and a high capacity battery… Read More ›
15 Idiotic Internet of Things Devices
Humans contain multitudes. We have a demonstrated ability to work hard, sweat and toil for our daily bread, and, as a society, achieve magnificent feats of science and technology. We’ve literally reached the stars! However, we can also be incredibly… Read More ›
Is your fingerprint scanner secure?
Because fingerprint readers on today’s smartphones are relatively small, they typically scan different parts of a fingerprint to ensure that just one press of a finger or thumb will successfully activate the sensor. Only one of these partial scans must… Read More ›
76% of U.S. Teens Surveyed Using iPhones
The iPhone continues to be the most popular smartphone among teens, according to data gathered by investment firm Piper Jaffray in its most recent semiannual U.S. teen survey. 76 percent of teens surveyed own an iPhone, up from 69 percent… Read More ›
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