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Tracking tech trends and how the internet is changing our lives.

July 30, 2012

The SEC has a Porn Problem

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One senior SEC attorney looked at porn eight hours a day, burning the files to CDs and DVDs when he ran out of hard drive space, said Tobin...
July 16, 2012

It's Summertime: Keep your tech in check!

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How many hours a week do you work? Chances are, about 7 more than you think. According to a new study by Good Technology , Americans are wor...
July 9, 2012

Tasty Tidbits of Tech News

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In our latest installment of Tasty Tidbits from the Tech Front, here are some recent news stories in case you missed them. Tech: Apple ditch...
June 22, 2012

OMGWTF: Google Could Spend $10 Million On .LOL Domains

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Textspeak continues to conquer all forms of communication and according to Owen Thomas in Business Insider, Google wants to take control o...
June 14, 2012

Google, Facebook, And Twitter Will Be The Only Winners In The Coming Domain-Name Disaster

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Today begins one of the greatest disasters in the history of the Internet: the introduction of new top-level domain names, or "strings...
June 3, 2012

Trolls: How nasty nameless commentators are poisoning discourse on the Web

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Once thought to be harmless, anonymous online provocateurs have become a scourge to virtual communities in recent years. Does it have to b...
May 28, 2012

Hi Hen? Purging Gender from the Language

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Can an entire society become gender-neutral? Sweden wants to try. The country that brought us 16 months of paid parental leave and mandator...
May 21, 2012

Ugh, 1 in 5 Macs have malware!

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In a challenge to the prevailing belief that Apple computers are immune to the sort of cyberattacks that plague Windows-based machines, re...
May 14, 2012

Is the Digital World Killing Creativity?

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Sure, you can use that smart phone to create an emotionally stirring Instagram of the waffles you had for brunch in mere seconds. But tha...
May 7, 2012

Fun! 25 Awesome iPhone Tips and Tricks

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Whether you're a seasoned user or brand new to the iPhone world, chances are you're probably not using your smart phone to its fu...
April 30, 2012

Evolve or Die: How Words Make It In this World

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Whether a word lives or dies depends on laws of natural selection much like those that shape the fate of living species, a new study shows...
April 23, 2012

Why Google Will Abandon Android

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According to Charlie Kindel, at cek.log, Google will abandon Android. Keep in mind this article is the opinion of the author. Google has no...
April 16, 2012

Will the iPad kill the PC?

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Even if the desktop doesn't disappear, “its glory time is over.” Your personal computer is headed for the recycling bin, said Dan Farb...
April 9, 2012

Project Glass: Google's 'terribly cool' augmented-reality glasses

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Imagine having directions and calendar reminders beamed directly in front of your eyeballs. Google's Star Trek-inspired frames promise ...
April 2, 2012

News from the Online Dating Front

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One in five couples now reports having met on the Web. Are they any more likely to be compatible than couples who came together in traditi...
March 26, 2012

Online Advertising Trends in 2012... Seriously? Lame.

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Can I just state that I hate how the online advertising industry is so fragmented. I'm not alone, even the online advertising experts a...
March 19, 2012

Give Public Internet a Chance

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Municipalities are being thwarted by a growing number of state laws, pushed by powerful telecom interests, that make launching public netw...
March 12, 2012

Pinterest - For the Love of Pictures

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Have you checked out Pinterest yet? Pinterest is a website where people post cool pictures inside specialized pages (called Pinboards) on ...
March 2, 2012

How to Manage Google's New Privacy Policy Changes

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A big change to Google's privacy policy has now taken affect, meaning it's now up to YOU to decide how much information you want co...
February 28, 2012

Google is Hiring and Paying Big Bucks

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Google will pay you $1 Million if you can hack its Web browser. According to Forbes , Chrome has entered an international hacking contest ca...
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