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Let's face it, social media has become the main way we communicate with each other today. We have all seen posts from friends in good times but also in bad. When it comes to bad, it's hard to say how bad things are, but places like Facebook can often be where troubled people reach out. Now Facebook intends to do something to
There are two major leaders in the smart watch world these days, and one hasn't even released its product yet. Apple and Pebble both are in the news this week, getting everyone all excited about what's to come in wearables. Pebble launched a new Kickstarter this week to raise funds for its latest smart watch. One with color e-paper, longer battery
"This week, we announced a change to Blogger's porn policy. We've had a ton of feedback, in particular about the introduction of a retroactive change (some people have had accounts for 10+ years), but also about the negative impact on individuals who post sexually explicit content to express their identities."
In late 2014, we identified a one-time access of an Uber database by an unauthorized third party. A small percentage of current and former Uber driver partner names and driver’s license numbers were contained in the database. Immediately upon discovery we changed the access protocols for the database, removing the possibility of unauthorized access. We are notifying impacted drivers, but we have not received any reports of actual misuse of information as a result of this incident.
Perhaps one of history's most famous, and loved, aliens, Spock trained himself to let go of human emotion. But upon the passing of Leonard Nimoy, the Internet is full of "the feels." Countless posts have been made since it was released that Nimoy had passed, and never has anyone seen so many emotion-filled comments by fans around the world. "I
Back in February 2014, I reviewed the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 and I was impressed with Amazon's top-of-the range tablet. Amazon has continued to push their Fire tablet range and the fourth generation of the Fire tablets came out in September 2014. Not only did Amazon bump the spec with the refresh, they bumped the Kindle moniker too, reserving that
The FCC has brought the big hammer and executed the nuclear option. Now it is World War III between the ISP's, Mobile carrier and the FCC / People. Was this a perfect solution not by far. But if the ISP's had not installed a Toll gate and become trolls this all could have been avoided. Become a GNC Insider Today!:
Google is making a change regarding what kind of content is allowed to be publicly visible on Blogger. Starting March 23, 2015, people who use Blogger will no longer be able to publicly share images and videos that are sexually explicit or that show graphic nudity. There are some exceptions to this rule. Google will still allow content that includes
Were you a big fan of PAC-MAN back in the day? Do you have fond memories of going to the arcade, putting your quarter in line to save your turn, and hoping to get the high score? There's a restaurant and entertainment center that was designed with you in mind. It's called Level 257, and it is located in Woodfield
I'm a big fan of powerline networking and Devolo in particular because it helped me double the speed of my internet connection. It was simple; using one of their adaptors I was able to put my broadband router by my telephone master socket rather than at the end of a long extension lead. In one go, my download speed jumped
The FCC battle / vote is this week and thus the lawyers are going to have a field day. Many a car and home will be able to purchased from the proceeds before this is all over.. I am sure a trip to the Supreme Court as well. Meanwhile my corporate taxes are in with the CPA Wahoooo. Become a
Wizard World kicked off its first Cleveland based Comic Con this weekend with an impressive "thousands of fans" attending, according to Wizard World PR. Lou Ferrigno and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson cut the ribbon Friday evening to open the doors for the inaugural con. The event included celebrity guests (mostly from the West Coast) commenting on the record cold weather
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