February 20, 2014 Privacy Please: Tools to Shield Your Smartphone by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD Our smartphones are the most personal communication devices we own, and they are compromised to the hilt. It’s time to lock…
February 20, 2014 Nerd Factor Aside, Bluetooth Headsets Are Useful on the Go by MICHAEL D. SHEAR By MICHAEL D. SHEAR The technology has changed for the better, and new features abound. But a stubby plastic device attached to the side…
February 20, 2014 Google Fiber, Ultrahigh-Speed Internet, May Expand to 34 New Cities by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Google is asking 34 cities to pave the way for Fiber without guaranteeing it will install it, a change in…
February 20, 2014 University of Maryland Computer Breach Exposes Records of Students and Staff by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH The university is the latest victim of a sophisticated cyberattack that compromised Social Security numbers, birth dates and names for 300,000…
February 20, 2014 Meet Lord Huron, a Musical Project That Is Also an Alternate Reality Game by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH With Lord Huron, Ben Schneider has created a band that is as much an alternate reality game as it is a…
February 19, 2014 Google Offers a Guide to Not Being a ‘Creepy’ Google Glass Owner by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Google released a set of do’s and don’ts for people who wear Google Glass, noting that in some situations, Glass wearers…
February 19, 2014 The Loyal Users of Google Plus Say It Is No Ghost Town by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Some people who use Google Plus say it is a thriving social network, useful for photography, video chats, in-depth online…
February 19, 2014 LinkedIn Wants to Be Your Soapbox, Not Just Your Résumé by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The business-oriented service introduced a new tool to encourage its 277 million users to share their professional insights in essays posted…
February 19, 2014 These Apps Are Made for Walking by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Several apps count your steps and calories burned, and maybe can help motivate you to move a little more. Published: February…
February 19, 2014 Keeping a Computer Offline by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Using a computer without connecting to the Internet, and how two people can watch, and hear, a movie together on…