May 27, 2013

Should you worry about the IRS reading your email?

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A new ACLU report claims the IRS has been accessing emails without a warrant. According to Keith Wagstaff, you might want to reconsider tha...
May 20, 2013

Calligraphy in the Age of Texting

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China is in the midst of a “handwriting crisis” according to Sheng Hui of Yanzhao Evening News . We already know that many adults have be...
May 13, 2013

In love with a bot

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When robots look like people or pets, says Robert Ito, it’s hard not to develop feelings for them. "The robot is smiling at me, his re...
May 6, 2013

China’s Cyberwarriors and the Pursuit of Information Dominance

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An ongoing campaign of computer attacks on the U.S. this year has been traced to China. What are the hackers after? Who has been hacked? Gov...
April 29, 2013

Google Glass: Wearing the Internet

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Google Glass is no longer a rumor, said Tim Parker in Forbes.com . “It’s real.” The company unveiled a prototype of its Internet-equipped...
April 22, 2013

Tendons, Bones, Phones & Smart Clothes

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Who needs pockets? Thanks to a new fabric developed by Swiss scientists, cell phones , tablets , and other mobile devices may soon be woven...
April 15, 2013

Seduced by the Illusion of Privacy

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When we send a text or an email, we imagine ourselves in a “protected and anonymous” cocoon, says Frank Bruni of The New York Times . "...
April 8, 2013

Frank Langella’s Technological Complaint

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Frank Langella thinks young people rely too much on technology when courting each other. Frank Langella is worried about the state of rom...
April 1, 2013

Music Royalties in the Web era

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In the first three months of 2012, the song “Tugboat” was played 7,800 times on Pandora. Tugboat's three songwriters earned 7 cents eac...
March 25, 2013

Our Future Lies with Robots

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Robots are the only hope for “an aging country with more people who need help and fewer people to do the helping.” The “robots are coming,” ...
March 18, 2013

Please Turn Off Your Electronic Devices

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Aviation authorities are finally considering lifting the ban on passenger use of cell phones , e-readers , tablets , and other electronics. ...
March 11, 2013

The Devastating Consequences of Facebook Unfriending

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If you want to trim your list of Facebook contacts, think twice before hitting unfriend , says Cassandra Garrison in Metro . That person ma...
March 8, 2013

Weekend Tidbits from the Tech Front

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This weekend NetLingo presents a round-up of tidbits from the tech front, enjoy! Apps Review Here are some of the best apps for discourag...
February 19, 2013

Twitter's Weird Plan to Become an Online Shopping Mall

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The popular social-messaging service is partnering with American Express to let you make purchases just by tweeting. Twitter , in its seemin...
February 1, 2013

The Dark Side of Meeting People Online

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Not a day goes by in New York City that I don't hear about some kind of abduction. But when it happens because people get to know each ...
January 21, 2013

The 25 Most Popular Passwords of 2012

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Happy New Year, it's time to change your passwords again. You can't go anywhere online without a password these days. Want to acce...
January 14, 2013

Your Life Is Fully Mobile: We walk, talk and sleep with our phones, but are we more or less connected?

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Just as remarkable as the power of mobility, over everything from love to learning to global development, is how fast it all happened. N...
January 7, 2013

How Companies and Cops Snoop on Your Digital Life – Whether You Realize It or Not!

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If someone wanted to create a global system for tracking human beings and collecting information about them, it would look a lot like the ...
December 31, 2012

Happy New Year: Now Measure My Results, Not My Hours

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Too many businesses judge an employee’s performance by hours worked rather than by value created. It's time to get with the program and...