Flashback Malware Exposes Big Gaps in Apple Security Response
Apr 30, 2012 Technology
A pair of high-profile malware attacks have given Apple a crash course in security response. Based on recent actions, 70 million current Mac owners have a right to expect much more from Apple than they’re getting today.
Yahoo escalates legal fight with Facebook, adds two patents to suit
Apr 30, 2012 Technology
Yahoo is escalating the hostilities and the stakes in its increasingly acrimonious patent battle with Facebook .
Google Engineer Told Others of Street View Data Scoop
Apr 30, 2012 Technology
A Google engineer told others at the company about his plan to scoop up personal data from wireless-network users, but the practice continued for two more years, an FCC investigation found.
Offloading My Brain: A Love Letter to Evernote
Apr 30, 2012 Technology
I’ve always been fairly organized, but my organization system? A disaster. Then I discovered Evernote.
Panther Racing Owner Fined, On Probation For INDYCAR Tweets
Apr 30, 2012 Technology
What you say on Twitter may come back to haunt you. That’s what John Barnes, CEO and managing partner for Panther Racing discovered after voicing his displeasure over INDYCAR’s recent turbocharger compressor cover protest.
Hundreds of Economists: Marijuana Prohibition Costs Billions, Legalization Would Earn Billions
Apr 30, 2012 Technology
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Rebecca McCray
Over 300 economists, including three Nobel Laureates, recently signed a petition that encourages t…
Gear That Makes Mornings Less Miserable
Apr 30, 2012 Technology
Getting out of bed in the morning when you’re tired, sick, or all snuggy-wuggy under the covers can be brutal. This stuff makes it less so.
Palm-sized Star Trek tech may be closer than you think
Apr 30, 2012 Technology
In the Star Trek universe, the tricorder is a handheld device used by Kirk, Spock, and various red-shirted crew members to make detailed scans of unfamiliar planets and even less familiar life-forms. It can be used in sick bay to diagnose intergalactic patients, and in engineering to find which part of the warp core is [...]
171 Years of Travel Technology (Infographic)
Apr 30, 2012 Technology
When the days of horse and carriage were replaced by the locomotive, people started making the shift towards travel technology. Today, we have the ability to book our travel or check our status through computers.
U.S. shifts, will consider sale of F-16s to Taiwan
Apr 30, 2012 Technology
Shift in stance comes after former Obama aide is confirmed to top Asia Pentagon post by Senate Armed Services Committee.