Picture this: It’s 3 a.m. You’re tired but can’t sleep. You’ve decided to click around Wikipedia and you learn about the fascinating mating habits of penguins. With your newfound trivia knowledge, you decide to send a tidbit to your best friend via Facebook Messenger. Instead, you message your former grad school professor. Soon, your weird … Read more
Facebook originally said 50 million accounts were improperly accessed In September, a group of hackers used a flaw in Facebook’s “view as” feature to gain unauthorized access to millions of accounts — and today, the company released its most comprehensive statement yet on exactly what data was taken as part of the breach. According to … Read more
Here’s what you need to know. Think about it. How long do you spend staring at screens on an average day? From computers and TVs to phones and tablets, chances are you’re spending the majority of the day with your eyes glued to a glowing screen. Whether at work or at leisure, screens play a … Read more
Apple has been an outspoken opponent in the growing move for right to repair laws. Right to repair legislation would ensure that third-party repair houses have the instructions and components necessary to properly fix consumer devices and better allow people to make fixes on their own. Recent macOS devices, however, appear to fight that idea. It includes a software lock … Read more
I Stopped Using My Phone Around My Kids For A Week—And Here’s What Happened How much screen time is too much? Technology and the role it plays in our kids’ lives is a common topic for parenting blogs and playground chit-chat. How much screen time is too much? When should kids get their own phones? Can I … Read more
Apple introduced three new iPhones at an event last week with three differently-sized, differently specced displays. Even the cheapest version, the iPhone XR, packs a punch—but it may come as a surprise to some that it’s still not 1080p. The largest of the new phones, the 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max, features a 2688 x 1242 pixel OLED display … Read more
If you’ve been jonesing to build a new PC, or just need to upgrade your graphics card, you may want to hold off purchasing anything from Newegg.com for a little while. The PC parts online retailer said on Twitter Wednesday that it discovered one of its servers had been injected with malware, potentially putting customer … Read more
Following news that Google is developing a censored search engine for China, more details about the product, codenamed Dragonfly, are beginning to circulate. In the latest report, it appears that Google is tying search results to individuals’ phone numbers—a move that will help the Chinese government better monitor its citizens. The Dragonfly search engine will hide content prohibited … Read more
For cord-cutters, the Apple TV has proven a miraculous device. With Apple TV apps, you can access almost anything you’d get through a cable or satellite subscription—although in some cases, you may need to “borrow” a friend or family member’s cable credentials. Using it is easy and intuitive, for the most part, although its uber-minimal remote control can … Read more
Eliminating net neutrality was all well and good when the Trump administration and supporters were set to benefit from its demise. Now, however, government leaders seem to feel that some form of net neutrality needs to come back because they say social media sites are stifling free speech (of conservatives) on social media. On Sept. 5, U.S. Attorney … Read more