19 June 2012
Parents of teens in this day and age are fully aware of how inseparable kids and their cell phones are. However, it is important for parents to develop guidelines for cell phone use, so the teen does not spend their entire day texting their friends, according to The Reporter News. “They were in the same [...]
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13 June 2012
The professional social media site, LinkedIn, has become victim to hackers, and 6.5 million users’ passwords have been posted to a Russian hacker site. According to CNET, there are 150 million users on LinkedIn, and now millions of them may have their password stolen. LinkedIn passwords are encrypted using an algorithm SHA-1, which is known [...]
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05 June 2012
Japanese residents are very worried about radiation since last year’s nuclear meltdown. This concern is as rampant as ever – even 14 months since the tsunami hit northeastern Japan and set off meltdowns and explosions at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. As a result, according to The Associated Press, a new cell phone was developed [...]
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29 May 2012
Small business owners must decide what brand of computer, mobile device and other forms of technology they want their employees using. Preferences vary, but many entrepreneurs opt for Apple products, in part because they are seen as more secure and less prone to hacking than other brands. However, a recent article on CultOfMac.com points out [...]
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22 May 2012
The Metropolitan Police in London have developed a new system that allows the officers to extract all mobile phone data of a suspect who is taken into custody. The data includes call history, texts and contacts – and is performed even if charges have not been filed yet, according to BBC. The new system will [...]
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17 May 2012
A new study conducted by researchers from Stony Brook University found that texting while walking can cause a great deal of accidents. According to Long Island Business News, the study showed that the gait velocity was reduced when the person was texting and navigational errors were made. The researchers came to these results by asking [...]
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11 May 2012
Many cell phone users are familiar with the occasional text message from an unknown number that tells them they won a prize – and most do not click on the link. However, some mobile owners are not familiar with this and end up being the victim of a yet another technological scam. Text message scams [...]
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08 May 2012
Bullying has been an issue for decades, and this problem has made its way to the forefront of a number of parents’, educators’ and students’ minds. However, the internet has opened up an entirely new platform for kids to be bullied, and many parents are uneasy about the lack of legislation. Free speech vs. cyberbullying [...]
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