October 22, 2015 Teen shot to death after tracking down his stolen smartphone An 18-year old was shot and killed in London, Ontario over the weekend, after confronting three people he believed stole his smartphone.
October 22, 2015 Belgian city launches 'text walking lanes' for smartphone addicts People's apparent eagerness to stay connected at all times means we're seeing more and more folk walking the streets lost in their phones.
October 22, 2015 Huggable, the robotic teddy bear for sick children, is now in Boston Children's Hospital In what is either a truly genius or entirely creepy move, a collaboration between the Boston Children's Hospital and M.I.T. has combined the nostalgic comfort of the teddy bear with the technological advances of the 21st century to produce Huggable, the robotic teddy bear that talks to sick children.
October 22, 2015 This iPad sold for $30,500 because of the Pope You can buy the latest Apple iPad for less than $500, but this particularly special iPad has just sold for $30,500 at auction.
October 22, 2015 All the news that’s fit to share? Facebook to host content The social network is getting chummy with several big publishers — apparently an effort to grab a cut of the profits from markets and services beyond its bread-and-butter social content.
October 22, 2015 Woman walks into path of freight train while texting, is clipped but survives, police say Police say a 27-year-old woman who was texting walked into the path of a freight train, was clipped and thrown into the air, but survived.
October 22, 2015 'YouTube for Kids' app looks to show video clips suitable for young children YouTube is going to release a mobile app that will only show video clips suitable for young children to help parents control what their kids are watching on the Internet.
October 22, 2015 iMessage and FaceTime security boosted with extra layer of protection Apple this week introduced an extra layer of security for Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime apps.
October 22, 2015 Museums say no to selfie sticks in bid to protect exhibits (and humans) If you’ve been thinking about heading to New York City’s Museum of Modern Art with the intention of using your selfie stick to grab a shot alongside Pollock’s One: Number 31, 1950, forget it – articulated monopods are now banned.
October 22, 2015 You can stop whispering: Your Samsung Smart TV isn’t spying on you The Internet greeted me this Monday morning with a barrage of shocking headlines.
