After recently acquiring home automation company Nest, Google is on a quest to bring you the digitally connected home of the future. While Google has a wealth of data stored about our online behavior, this is its first foray into our offline lives. Imagine an intelligent thermostat that knew both when you were cold and… Continue reading Google’s Vision for the Home of the Future
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Comical Tech Resolutions for 2014
Are you ready to usher in 2014? That’s right, it’s time to get those New Year’s resolutions drafted – and that goes for tech’s biggest players too. Mark Zuckerberg, for one, has vowed to make teens snap out of their love for other sites and come back to Facebook before the whole thing disappears. And… Continue reading Comical Tech Resolutions for 2014
NSA Reportedly Intercepting Laptops Purchased Online to Implant Spyware
A new report by German news outlet Der Spiegel claims that the intelligence agency’s elite hacking unit, TAO, has been conducting intrusive wiretaps that would make your typical sci-fi movie seem realistic. According to the report, the NSA has been intercepting shipping deliveries for laptops and other computer accessories purchased online in order to secretly… Continue reading NSA Reportedly Intercepting Laptops Purchased Online to Implant Spyware
Six Types of Coders You Should Never Become
While developers literally make the world tick these days, there are a few things they do that may tick you off as well. Like have you ever met an NSA coder worried about invading your privacy? Or what about a version of Internet Explorer that could correctly display your website? Or do you think Farmville… Continue reading Six Types of Coders You Should Never Become
7 Rules to Internet Etiquette in the Age of the NSA
Our society has designated national holidays like Veterans Day to help celebrate our troops. But what about supporting our snoops? Have you met your personal NSA agent yet? Your personal agent watches everything you do online; even if you’ve yet to be acquainted, it doesn’t mean you need to hang out all day in front… Continue reading 7 Rules to Internet Etiquette in the Age of the NSA
Meet Your Personal NSA Agent
John F. Kennedy once said you should “ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” But national morale is pretty low these days, and people have begun to wonder if this country is actually doing anything worth standing up for. In an effort to buy some… Continue reading Meet Your Personal NSA Agent
What’s the Real Reason Apple’s OS X Mavericks Is Free?
Every action has a cause, and like Isaac Newton said “an equal and opposite reaction.” So what really caused Apple to give away Mavericks for free – a major portion of its income? Is Apple’s CEO Time Cook looking to drive investor Carl Icahn to an early grave? Or has Siri gone sweet on the… Continue reading What’s the Real Reason Apple’s OS X Mavericks Is Free?
Go Home, NSA: The Letter Dismissing Our Favorite Feds for the Government Shutdown
When it failed to reach a budget agreement on Monday, the federal government was forced to suspend non-vital functions such as national parks. Yesterday government employees across the nation were instructed to report to work and wait for further instruction. Those employees deemed non-essential were given one to four hours to leave out of office… Continue reading Go Home, NSA: The Letter Dismissing Our Favorite Feds for the Government Shutdown
