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Making the Internet Accessible to the Disabled

November 4, 2015

Making the Internet Accessible to the Disabled

Imagine not being able to use a mouse to open a Web browser or a keyboard to type an e-mail. What if you couldn't distinguish colors on a computer screen or type the distorted letters in order to buy concert tickets or enroll in a class?

Should you 'showroom' -- shop in stores, buy online -- your next gadget?

November 4, 2015

Should you 'showroom' -- shop in stores, buy online -- your next gadget?

It may be great for consumers, but a rising shopping trend may be drowning traditional retailers--not to mention being a little unethical. It's called showrooming.

Eyes online: Can you get better glasses from the web?

November 4, 2015

Eyes online: Can you get better glasses from the web?

Everything is supposed to be better online. But would you trust someone online with your eyesight?

Should Facebook Be Private and Free?

November 4, 2015

Should Facebook Be Private and Free?

How can you complain about something that's free? More to the point, how can you complain about something you don't even have to use?

Revenge of the Web: Will Apple Lose Its Grip?

November 4, 2015

Revenge of the Web: Will Apple Lose Its Grip?

Media companies like The Financial Times and Amazon.com are finding a way around Apple's rules -- has Apple bitten off more than it can chew?

Why Has Blu-ray Failed to Catch Hold?

November 4, 2015

Why Has Blu-ray Failed to Catch Hold?

My VCR is stashed in a closet, right next to a couple of CD-ROM players, a laser disc player, and other forgotten electronics. Is my Blu-ray player about to join them?

Attacking Tracking: They're Watching You

November 4, 2015

Attacking Tracking: They're Watching You

Consumers begin to wise up to online tracking and privacy issues on the Web.

Is the Facebook Fad Ending?

November 4, 2015

Is the Facebook Fad Ending?

It has a stratospheric valuation, an Oscar-nominated movie about it, 600 million fans, and its CEO just appeared on Saturday Night Live. So where's Facebook going to go from here? Down.

Which Is Worse, WikiLeaks or Facebook?

November 4, 2015

Which Is Worse, WikiLeaks or Facebook?

Your privacy is under attack! Both Facebook and WikiLeaks aims to share information -- and both may be putting individuals at risk. So which is worse?

Al Qaeda-Linked Blogging Site Had History of Breaking the Law

November 4, 2015

Al Qaeda-Linked Blogging Site Had History of Breaking the Law

A website shuttered suddenly last week for containing links to hit lists, bomb-making documents and even Al Qaeda support magazine "Inspire," had a lengthy history of breaking the law.