"By the end of 2010, it's likely that Android will have surpassed the iPhone in market share in the United States, becoming the second-most popular smart phone platform, and on its way to becoming No. 1 some time next year."
Read more: Android Continues To Gain Momentum -- THE Journal:
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
MPAA Dismisses COICA Free Speech Concerns
"MPAA chief Bob Pisano wrote an op-ed piece that appeared in today's TheHill.com, evangelizing the highly suspect legislation 'The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act'."
Read more: Slyck News - MPAA Dismisses COICA Free Speech Concerns:
Read more: Slyck News - MPAA Dismisses COICA Free Speech Concerns:
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Can criticizing the boss on Facebook get you fired? | The Upshot Yahoo! News
"Information may want to be free, as the old Internet adage goes--but how far does such freedom extend when it comes to criticizing your boss on social media platforms"
Read more: Can criticizing the boss on Facebook get you fired? | The Upshot Yahoo! News:
Read more: Can criticizing the boss on Facebook get you fired? | The Upshot Yahoo! News:
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Facebook Users Complain About Groups Feature
Facebook Users Complain About Groups Feature: "Earlier this week Mark Zuckerberg announced Groups, a new feature for Facebook that allows you to better communicate with your friends by adding them to what are essentially little private communities"
1 Ohio school, 4 bullied teens dead by own hand - Yahoo! News
1 Ohio school, 4 bullied teens dead by own hand - Yahoo! News: "Sladjana Vidovic's body lay in an open casket, dressed in the sparkly pink dress she had planned to wear to the prom."
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Dozens charged in schemes to steal from bank accounts using computer virusesAttackers e-mailed out malware that captured victims' user names and passwords as they logged in to online bank accounts. Almost $4 million was stolen from victims throughout the U.S. - Los Angeles Times
"Reporting from New York and Los Angeles — More than 60 people have been charged in international schemes that used computer viruses to steal millions of dollars from bank accounts throughout America, state and federal prosecutors said Thursday in New York."
Read more: Dozens charged in schemes to steal from bank accounts using computer virusesAttackers e-mailed out malware that captured victims' user names and passwords as they logged in to online bank accounts. Almost $4 million was stolen from victims throughout the U.S. - Los Angeles Times:
If you have important papers at home that need to be kept safe..... a lockbox that is fire and waterproof is a handy item. May be a good thing to keep the keys with two different people that you trust.....
Read more: Dozens charged in schemes to steal from bank accounts using computer virusesAttackers e-mailed out malware that captured victims' user names and passwords as they logged in to online bank accounts. Almost $4 million was stolen from victims throughout the U.S. - Los Angeles Times:
If you have important papers at home that need to be kept safe..... a lockbox that is fire and waterproof is a handy item. May be a good thing to keep the keys with two different people that you trust.....
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Text Message Leads To Robber's Arrest
Text Message Leads To Robber's Arrest: "Text Message Leads To Robber's Arrest"
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Michigan Broadband Providers to Receive More Than $81 Million to Expand High Speed Internet Access
SOM - Michigan Broadband Providers to Receive More Than $81 Million to Expand High Speed Internet Access: "LANSING - Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that three Michigan providers will receive more than $81 million in federal grants to expand broadband internet access in a large, underserved portion of the state, including Southwest Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, and to build public computing centers in more than 200 Michigan communities."
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Facebook Places: What it is and how it works - Telegraph
"Facebook Places is a new application for mobile phones that enables Facebook users to alert their friends to their current location. Although the service is currently only available in the US, Facebook said it will be rolling out the tool to other countries in the coming months."
Comment: Advantage: It tells people where you are...
Disadvantage: Bad thing is it can alert people you do not want to know where you are to your location...
Read more:Facebook Places: What it is and how it works - Telegraph:
Received best rating from Consumer Reports for overall performance and communication service.
Comment: Advantage: It tells people where you are...
Disadvantage: Bad thing is it can alert people you do not want to know where you are to your location...
Read more:Facebook Places: What it is and how it works - Telegraph:
Received best rating from Consumer Reports for overall performance and communication service.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Facebook Adds Face Detection to Photos, Recognition Next? | Fast Company
Facebook Adds Face Detection to Photos, Recognition Next? Fast Company: "Facebook is testing a new technology it says will save its members lots of time and effort: face detection for easy cataloging of people that appear in pictures. It sounds neat, but is this going to turn into Facebook's next privacy nightmare?"
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Cass County Michigan: Elderly targeted in two Cass County scam incidents
"CASSOPOLIS — The Cass County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a scam that appears to be targeting the elderly......Twice in the past month, the department has received complaints of a phone scam in the county."
South Bend Tribune: Elderly targeted in two Cass County scam incidents:
South Bend Tribune: Elderly targeted in two Cass County scam incidents:
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Amazon adds video to Kindle e-books on iPad-iPhone
"Amazon.com has updated its Kindle application allowing audio and video clips to be embedded in electronic books served up on Apple's popular iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch gadgets."
Read more...Amazon adds video to Kindle e-books on iPad-iPhone:
Divorce lawyers: Facebook tops in online evidence
"Oversharing on social networks has led to an overabundance of evidence in divorce cases. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers says 81 percent of its members have used or faced evidence plucked from Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other social networking sites, including YouTube and LinkedIn, over the last five years."
Read more..Divorce lawyers: Facebook tops in online evidence:
Read more..Divorce lawyers: Facebook tops in online evidence:
Saturday, June 26, 2010
US unveils plan to make online transactions safer
"(AP) -- In the murky world of the Internet, how do you ever really know who you're talking to, who you're buying from or if your bank can actually tell it's you when you log in to pay a bill?"
Link:US unveils plan to make online transactions safer:
Friday, June 25, 2010
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE)ly Comes to You
"Cybersecurity training is spreading from high-tech and government offices into high schools, libraries and workplaces near you. Called the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) and coordinated bythe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)"
Link: National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE)ly Comes to You:
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
New Study Shows that Mobile Online Social Networks Add a New Dimension to Privacy Leakage Concerns - insciences
New Study Shows that Mobile Online Social Networks Add a New Dimension to Privacy Leakage Concerns - insciences: "WPI Researcher Shows that 20 Mobile Online Social Networks Share Private Information, Including a User's Location, with Third Party Tracking Sites"
Monday, May 17, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
7-things-to-stop-doing-now-on-facebook
7-things-to-stop-doing-now-on-facebook: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance: "7 Things to Stop Doing Now on Facebook"
Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Facebook Looks to Extend Its Presence - NYTimes.com
Facebook Looks to Extend Its Presence - NYTimes.com: "Facebook Seeps Onto Other Web Sites"
Technology Can Be Used to Stalk and Track Others
"Technology marketed to parents to let them control and monitor their children, they warn, can also be misused to manipulate or track others."
Abusive stalkers have new high-tech methods McClatchy:
Abusive stalkers have new high-tech methods McClatchy:
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Facebook rejects suggested 'Panic Button' for pages | Safe and Secure - CNET News
Facebook rejects suggested 'Panic Button' for pages Safe and Secure - CNET News: "Facebook rejects suggested 'Panic Button' for pages"
Monday, April 12, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Arkansas teen accuses mom of Facebook harassment - USATODAY.com
Arkansas teen accuses mom of Facebook harassment - USATODAY.com: "Arkansas teen accuses mom of Facebook harassment"
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Adobe: PDF "/Launch" Social Engineering Attack - Adobe Reader Blog
PDF "/Launch" Social Engineering Attack - Adobe Reader Blog: "PDF '/Launch' Social Engineering Attack"
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Scam alert issued on new health care law - USATODAY.com
Scam alert issued on new health care law - USATODAY.com: "Scam alert issued on new health care law"
iTunes To Integrate Facebook Connect
We're hearing that iTunes will be implementing Facebook Connect support in the near future, allowing users to share some of their recent purchases with their friends on Facebook. We're still gathering more details, but it sounds like this could happen quite soon...
iTunes To Integrate Facebook Connect
Learn more about Carrie Underwood at iTUNES - Try it out.
iTunes To Integrate Facebook Connect
Learn more about Carrie Underwood at iTUNES - Try it out.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Internet Fraud: Remove Security Tool, removal instructions
I should know better - Yes, I just got nailed. Do not let it happen to you. Security Tool is anything but a security tool but is spyware! Yes, it looked so real....now, they have information access I do not want them too!
Remove Security Tool, removal instructions
Remove Security Tool, removal instructions
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
An invitation to crime: How a friendly click can compromise a company
An invitation to crime: How a friendly click can compromise a company: "An invitation to crime: How a friendly click can compromise a company"
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Ill. woman harassed by Facebook impostor - UPI.com
Ill. woman harassed by Facebook impostor - UPI.com: "Ill. woman harassed by Facebook impostor"
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Cybercrime - Exposing hackers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Unscrupulous Internet service providers will have no place to hide because of a ranking system conceived by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Indiana University.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Cyber warriors gather as online battles rage
Cyber warriors gather as online battles rage
US national security leaders and top cyber warriors from around the world are gathering here to plot defenses against criminals and spies that increasingly plague the Internet.
US national security leaders and top cyber warriors from around the world are gathering here to plot defenses against criminals and spies that increasingly plague the Internet.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Safety Check: A Reminder To Check Your Lint Trap on The Dryer
Clogger lint traps can cause fires... When was the last time you checked yours.
Recommended:
Recommended:
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Union calls for expanding definition of law enforcement officers (2/24/10) -- GovExec.com
Union calls for expanding definition of law enforcement officers (2/24/10) -- GovExec.com: "Union calls for expanding definition of law enforcement officers"
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
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