Is it ever okay to break VPN privacy?
The easy answer is, of course, no. However, this is really a much more complex question than that. When signing up to a VPN provider many users hope that they...
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Tablet magazines failed. Here’s why.
They were supposed to change the way we consume our daily news, our weekly magazines, and our favorite publications. Other than some lukewarm success for some companies (some of which...
Big data isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
If there's a buzzword in the marketing and advertising world for 2013, it's "big data". Okay, it's two words, but that's not important. What is important is that the hot...
Twitter ratings on TV don’t match reality
What's buzzing on social media isn't necessarily indicative of what's actually being watched, but that's not stopping Nielsen from modernizing their ratings around social media. CBS Corp.'s "The Big Bang...
Call Bruce Willis. They’re searching for asteroids.
The realization that asteroids can sneak up on us after the Russian incident earlier this year. Now, they're going to really put more effort into looking for the big one....
The future of connected cars
Cars are trying to be as connected as possible but the automakers aren't keeping pace with the technology. Here's a look at what the future of connected cars might actually...
Mars mission not in jeopardy from government shutdown
We might not be able to go to national parks but we can go to Mars. That's the word out of Washington as the Mars mission is not slowing down...
Twitter getting lectured on politics even before they go public
Every blogger gets a wild hair (or even hare) every now and then that makes them get on a soapbox and rant. Twitter has been the victim of a lot...
The road to internet freedom in China is paved by individual messages
It's hard for those with a relatively free internet to understand what it's like to wonder whether or not your post is going to be visible or not. It may...
Is the FAA finally getting it?
Society has changed since the days when flight attendants were called "stewardess" and planes were routed through the mental acuity of air traffic controllers. It's a digital age and the...
Where’s William Ulbricht’s Bitcoins?
The FBI scored a big win against digital crime when they took down Silk Road last week and seized 26,000 Bitcoins from user accounts. However, they still don't have the...
Russia’s planned surveillance on Winter Olympics makes NSA look puny
If you think you're being monitored now, you're not experiencing anywhere near what athletes will face at the Moscow Winter Olympics. It's "Prism on steroids" and ALL communications will be...