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01/21/2015

Great news for those that can't get used to Windows 8. Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users.

That should drive adoption.

12/15/2014

New ransomware released. Make sure you have good backups, up to date antivirus and use smart browsing practices.

A new piece of crypto-malware has been discovered in the wild, distributed through an exploit kit in drive-by downloads.

12/19/2013

If you have used your credit card at a Target physical location in the past month we highly recommend having it replaced as 40 million people's information has possibly been compromised.

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10/17/2013

Microsoft released the much needed Windows 8.1 update today adding valuable functionality and usability to Windows 8. Are these changes enough to make Windows 8 more universally acceptable?

Hey remember Windows 8? How could you forget? It was the biggest upheaval in desktop computing in recent memory, and even if you're not a user, its big colorful tiles are on your radar. Now, with Windows 8.1, Microsoft is giving its flashy new OS a first facelift. The changes are minor, but they're…

08/01/2013

Expect your local Starbucks to have even more people camping out inside all day with laptops as they are making the change to Google for faster free wifi access.

Today Starbucks and Google announced that the popular coffee shop will be switching to Google as Starbucks' free WiFi provider, dropping AT&T. Over the next 18 months, Starbucks will convert more than 7,000 U.S. stores to Google, which will increase speeds and enable users to surf the web up to…

07/10/2013

Now would be a good time to double check all your facebook security settings and make sure people can only see what you want them to.

Facebook turned on “Graph Search" for all English-speaking users in the U.S. Here are three key things you should check to protect your information.

06/20/2013

Have any Yahoo email accounts you haven't used in a while? Yahoo is releasing email accounts that haven't been logged into in over a year. This raises all sorts of security questions and risks.

Yahoo is releasing inactive Yahoo IDs so that users can score a better email address. This means you can finally have [email protected] instead of [email protected], for example. Sounds great, right? It’s actually a spectacularly bad idea.

06/12/2013

A look at the top 12 technologies expected to have the greatest economic impact over the next decade.

Collectively and over the long term, these technologies could account for trillions of dollars of economic impact. That's why you need to watch them now.

06/12/2013

How do you feel about the recent information that has come out regarding the NSA PRISM Program? Does this change the way you will use the internet?

Keep your tin hat handy -- here's what we know and don't know about the National Security Agency's massive spying program

01/28/2013

Since January 28th marks International Data Privacy Day, Google posted up a blog today discussing the process they go through when the government requests personal user data from them.

01/25/2013

Just a heads up for those of you that enjoy unlocking your phones for use on different carries. It technically becomes illegal tomorrow. This could get interesting.

You may remember that last year, the DMCA exemption on unlocking phones was smacked down. Well it's going into effect this Saturday. So starting tomorrow, unlocking your phone will be officially illegal.

12/13/2012

As of last night Google Maps returns to Apples store for the iPhone. They also now include many of the features that were previously left out. After just one evening it is already the #1 rated free app.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Maps have found their way back to the iPhone. The world's most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps' iPhone app.