Articles for August 2014

Articles for August 2014

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Fitness and Health Tracking Fails to Secure Your Personal Information, Says Symantec
by Dan Vlasic on 17 August 2014 · 11008 views
The gadget manufacturers and apps developers desperately lag behind their own inventions security-wise. Let us take a brief look at Symantec findings. ... Read more
Hackers Break Into Credit/Debit Card Networks of Albertsons and SuperValu Stores
by Chris Thomas on 17 August 2014 · 2262 views
Friday morning two of the nation's largest supermarket chains - Albertson's and SuperValue - announced that hackers had compromised their security networks to access the credit/debit card information of an untold number of consumers. ... Read more
Ice Bucket Challenge: 10 Tech CEOs that got iced to raise ALS awareness
by Gary Oldwood on 16 August 2014 · 2629 views
There’s a new trend going on the past few days, and apart from the entertainment it gives it also has a good cause. ... Read more
Reversible Type-C USB Connector Design Finalized, Now Ready for Production Phase
by Chris Thomas on 16 August 2014 · 2283 views
According to the USB 3.0 Promoter Group, the design of the Type-C reversible USB connector has been finalized and is now ready for commercial production. ... Read more
How to Update your CPU/GPU Drivers
by Michael Black on 15 August 2014 · 7177 views
Making sure your computer has the most up to date drivers is extremely important. With outdated drivers, you will experience frequent errors, and may not be able to use certain programs or visit certain websites. ... Read more
Robin Williams: His life as a gamer and Blizzard's tribute to him in WoW
by Gary Oldwood on 15 August 2014 · 3009 views
Robin Williams was a hardcore gamer and after passing away, World of Warcraft fans decided to sign a petition and ask Blizzard a tribute to him in-game. ... Read more
Google Glass Can Be Used To Steal Your Passcodes
by Dan Vlasic on 15 August 2014 · 2349 views
Google Glass's capability to surreptitiously record everything around it makes it possible to steal anyone's passcode, even if Glass does not record the device's screen with the numbers. ... Read more
Facial Recognition Technology On Cold Case Leads FBI To Fugitive 14 Years' Later
by Pete Daniel on 14 August 2014 · 1938 views
Cold cases are getting new life breathed into them with the use of facial recognition software employed by the FBI. In a recent case, Neil Stammer who was convicted of child sex abuse and kidnapping charges in 2000 was recently located in Nepal. ... Read more
Is Artificial Intelligence Your Friend or Foe? Elon Musk Says AI Is More Dangerous Than Nukes
by Pete Daniel on 14 August 2014 · 2883 views
The founder of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, Elon Musk weighed in on the subject of what the future may hold when artificial intelligence becomes smarter than people. His tweet had a few technologists and futurists a bit concerned. ... Read more
Flappy Birds Back With Family In Tow. Only On Fire TV For Now
by Pete Daniel on 14 August 2014 · 1904 views
Flappy Birds is a phenomenon, but then the Asian creator withdraw the game from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store back in February. Nguyen's .Gears game studio just released Flappy Birds Family exclusively in the Amazon Appstore for Android. ... Read more
Apple Stops Using Harmful Chemicals In Production of iPhones
by Pete Daniel on 14 August 2014 · 1913 views
Following wide-spread news coverage of lax protections for Chinese workers at factories making the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S, Apple has acted decisively by stopping the use of harmful chemicals Benzene and n-hexane in later stage manufacturing. ... Read more
How to Use a Proxy Server with IE, Firefox, Chrome, Opera
by Michael Black on 14 August 2014 · 7320 views
Proxy Servers are necessary in order to access the internet on some networks, and can be useful for personal reasons as well. As long as you have a proxy address and credentials to access it (not always necessary), you can set that proxy up within yo ... Read more
How to Create and use a VPN Connection in Windows 8
by Michael Black on 14 August 2014 · 4562 views
VPN stands for Virtual Private Network, and it essentially allows you to connect to another network from your current network. Once connected, you can access services on that network, browse files on the shared drives, and connect to other PCs on the ... Read more
Intel Works With Michael J Fox Foundation on Wearable Devices For Parkinson's Disease
by Pete Daniel on 14 August 2014 · 2092 views
Intel is planning to use their new wearable technology with fitness technology wired into bands and watches. Now this is being taken a big step further with new plans to use the technology to study the effects of neurodegenerative disease. ... Read more
Alienware Alpha Steam Machine Console Pre-orders Now available
by Michael Black on 14 August 2014 · 2926 views
Even though the new Steam OS that Steam Machines will be running on has been delayed yet again, Alienware is still accepting pre-orders for it's Alpha Console -- which is the first Steam Machine. ... Read more
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