August 13, 2015 Stopping the iPhone Step Counter by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Turning off the default motion tracking function, defending against PC scams and requesting order history reports from Amazon. Published: August…
August 13, 2015 New School Technology for Class and the Quad by GREGORY SCHMIDT By GREGORY SCHMIDT New devices include some to help students with note-taking, navigating a laptop and data storage. But first, there’s a way to…
August 13, 2015 When Online Loan Applications Lead to Unauthorized Bank Account Debits by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER Federal regulators charged two data brokers with illegally selling consumers’ loan applications to nonlenders that used the sensitive financial information to…
August 13, 2015 Daily Report: What Google’s Reinvention Means Is Far From Clear by JIM KERSTETTER By JIM KERSTETTER When Google splits into smaller parts under an umbrella company called Alphabet, one section of the company will be extremely profitable….
August 13, 2015 Vertical Video on the Small Screen? Not a Crime by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO There are strong opinions about whether to shoot video vertically or horizontally. Holding your phone the “wrong way” provokes both professional…
August 12, 2015 Tinder Doesn’t Contribute to Hookup Culture (Says Tinder) by AUSTIN RAMZY and KATIE ROGERS By AUSTIN RAMZY and KATIE ROGERS After a series of Twitter posts in response to a Vanity Fair article on dating and technology, Tinder…
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August 12, 2015 Verizon: Existing Customers Eligible for Discounted Phones by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Good news for existing Verizon customers: You’ll still be able to get discounted phones for $100 or $200 by renewing…
August 12, 2015 In a Shift, Rite Aid to Accept Apple and Google Mobile Payments by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The pharmacy chain is the latest retailer to accept the mobile payments, which involve little more than waving a phone to…