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Irene to challenge cell networks. Networks to lose.
John Moe Aug 26, 2011
Hurricane Irene is expected to hit with full force tomorrow morning and possibly be enormously destructive. CNET points out that 96% of Americans...
Reservations required, cell phones banned
John Moe Aug 16, 2011
Rogue24, a high-end DC eatery, is requiring patrons to sign a no-cell-phone contract when they make reservations. I guess those fancy pictures of...
App maker coughs up 50 grand for privacy violations
John Moe Aug 16, 2011
On Friday the Federal Trade Commission opened a lawsuit against W3 Innovations, makers of Broken Thumbs Apps, for violating the Childrens Online...
The good news: we're getting more security savvy. The bad news...
John Moe Aug 16, 2011
We're addicts. This according to a new survey from security company Webroot. They polled nearly 4000 people and found that scams targeting social...
A lot of people own cell phones, claims Pew in shocking report
John Moe Aug 15, 2011
83% of Americans own some kind of cell phone....
Turns out your mobile data is not very secure
John Moe Aug 10, 2011
Stop the presses! But we're radio and don't have presses! Buy some presses and then start them and stop them! We don't have budget for that!...
4G networks like "handful of magic beans"?
Adriene Hill Aug 4, 2011
A new report from the group Public Knowledge warns consumers that new, faster, 4G wireless service may not be as magical and amazing as it seems....
Stop following me.
Adriene Hill Aug 4, 2011
Wired is reporting that a new lawsuit filed in California alleges that tracking software from web analytics firm KISSmetrics violates privacy laws....
Germany asks Facebook to back off
Adriene Hill Aug 4, 2011
A German regulator has asked Facebook to disable its photo tagging software, warning it could violate European privacy laws. The New York Times...
The seemingly-inevitable-end of unlimited data plans draws nearer
Adriene Hill Aug 1, 2011
AT&T will begin throttlingthe top 5 percent of data users on its unlimited data plans in October. The change applies to users who were...
