November 4, 2015 No NASA.gov? No USDA.gov? Why are US gov’t websites offline? Several government websites are completely offline following a political logjam in Washington. Who’s to blame for the information-less age? The answer, it seems, is Washington itself.
November 4, 2015 New Nikon D610 SLR could help you avoid getting shushed Have you been shushed by people around you as you snap photos at important events such as weddings and school plays?
November 4, 2015 Canon EOS 70D camera is speedy and responsive You expect an SLR to autofocus perfectly when you’re shooting photos, but most haven’t been able to autofocus as well with video.
November 4, 2015 iPad Mini 2 rumors suggest Touch ID and iPhone 5s colors Now that we know all about the Phone 5s, attention is starting to turn toward Apple's forthcoming iPads.
November 4, 2015 Microsoft Surface 2 and Surface 2 Pro tablets: What you need to know On Monday, Microsoft introduced revamped versions of its Windows tablets, the Surface with Windows RT and Surface Pro, appending a 2 to their names and dropping RT from the Surface—though the Sur...
November 4, 2015 Crossing a line? California school district hires company to watch students’ social media In California, a school district is paying a social media monitoring firm to keep an eye on students' social media activity. Privacy advocates are calling foul. But when kids are at risk, where do we draw the line?
November 4, 2015 Feds launch new app to enlist public's help in catching sexual predators A new smartphone app is enlisting the public’s help to track down sexual predators. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) launched the first of its kind app today in hopes that people will leave anonymous tips that will help them catch dangerous criminals.
November 4, 2015 Death of Windows XP quickly approaching On April 8, 2014, it's the "end of life" for Windows XP. Now, that doesn't mean XP will suddenly stop working. You can keep using it if you want, but I wouldn't recommend it.
November 4, 2015 Kobo launches new tablets made for those who read Even as Barnes & Noble flounders with its Nook tablet business, Kobo is pushing forward with tablets of its own, geared—like the Nook—toward digital-book aficionados.
November 4, 2015 Google names new Android operating system after chocolate bar Gimme a break, Google. Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar.
