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Your heart may replace your passwords in the near future

Passwords, pin numbers, and credit cards could soon be a thing of the past. Soon, your heart and your body might be used to keep track of just about everything...

If you skipped yesterday’s IE update, your browser may be vulnerable

Microsoft Corp released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users....

White House petitions FCC to require carriers to unlock mobile devices

Several months after calling for legislation to unlock cellphones, the White House filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday asking that all wireless carriers be required to...

You are just a spoiled kid if you are complaining about Apple right now

As an Apple fanboy I often get asked whether I’m worried about the future of the company. People will say things like ‘clearly they aren’t innovating anymore’. I call bullshit...

Google may ditch ‘cookies’ as online ad tracker

Google is developing an anonymous identifier for advertising, or AdID, that would replace third-party cookies as the way advertisers track people's Internet browsing activity for marketing purposes. The AdID would...

Virgin Mobile’s YouTube channel uses ‘BlinkWashing’ to change the ad whenever you blink

Virgin Mobile is using your webcam to track your eye movement on its YouTube channel, changing the ad whenever you blink. This is how it works: Once you give Virgin...

Valve’s Gabe Newell says Steam game hardware announcement coming next week

Are we finally about to learn more about the "Steam Box"? Mastermind Gabe Newell dropped hints that next week is the time when we'll finally get a taste of the...

4 Tricks Facebook uses to keep you from quitting

Facebook's advertising revenue depends, in part, on how many users it has to show ads. Losing accounts isn't good for business, and the company was prepared to put up a...

Pirate Party crashes spy drone in front of German Chancellor Angela Merkel

With the German elections less than a week away, the Pirate Party has pulled off a quite extraordinary stunt. At a campaign rally by Chancellor Angela Merkel, a Pirate flew...

I lasted 37 hours on Android

I had no intention of jumping ship to Android until recently. I started to see more and more momentum of people switching from iPhone to Android and being pleasantly surprised...

Apple now offers “last compatible version” of iOS apps

Tomorrow, iOS 7 will finally hit the streets for everyone — except those with an older, incompatible device. But a user on Reddit spotted a handy new feature: some older...

UK to test SMS and cell broadcast mobile emergency messaging system

Parts of the UK will soon be testing a mobile phone based emergency alert system to see how the general public responds to the messages. The trials will take place...