Today’s Tech Sightings: Vietnam Warns of ‘Toxic’ Web Use Ahead of Party Shakeup Using its new Facebook page, Vietnam’s government vows to tackle an anticipated increase in “toxic” activity on social media ahead of the country’s Communist Party congress in January. The Internet is hugely popular in Vietnam, used by nearly half of its 90-million-strong […]
Toxic Web User Warnings; 2015 Technology in Review
Posted December 30th, 2015 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
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Facebook, India Battle Over Free Internet; China’s Tech Transformation
Posted December 29th, 2015 at 11:03 am (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Battle Over Facebook’s Free Basics Internet Service Intensifies in India India’s net neutrality activists are on the war path as Facebook launches a new app that offers free internet service to users of the Reliance network in six Indian states. Save the Internet (STI) members argue that there are many ways to […]
Star Wars Technologies Almost Real; Can the Internet Be Shut Down?
Posted December 17th, 2015 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: 10 Star Wars Technologies That Are About to Become Reality The latest long-awaited installment in the Star Wars science fiction saga hits U.S. theaters December 18. The movie – Star Wars: The Force Awakens – comes with an array of futuristic technologies that have their origins in existing technologies or have equivalents […]
Microsoft Edge Security Flaws; Surprising Numbers About Video Gamers
Posted December 16th, 2015 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: With Edge Inheriting One-quarter of Internet Explorer’s Flaws, Is It Any More Secure? On the surface, Microsoft’s Internet browser, Edge, is a new, faster and better reincarnation of its now-dead predecessor, Internet Explorer (IE). But writer Zack Whittaker questions the security of the new browser, given how much it has in common […]
Smart Tech Can Fight Gun Violence; Non-Verbal Autistic Users Get New App
Posted December 10th, 2015 at 11:57 am (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Smart Tech Offers Ways to Reduce Gun Violence Writer Preston Gralla argues that technology might hold the key to helping save some lives from the vicious cycle of gun violence in the United States, so long as gun fanatics can be reigned in. He suggests introducing smart-gun technology with fingerprint readers that […]
VTech Under Fire; Apple’s Awkward Battery Case Raises Eyebrows
Posted December 8th, 2015 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: VTech Slammed for ‘Unforgivable’ Security Lapse Toy maker VTech is in the crosshairs following the November hack attack that compromised account data for more than six million kids in the company’s app store. Some experts claim a lot of the stolen information was available online for a while before it was taken […]
Dropbox Malware Found; Google Denies Deception in Tracking Kids
Posted December 3rd, 2015 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: New Malware Found Hidden Inside Dropbox Account Researchers at U.S.-based security firm FireEye have discovered a new malware in Hong Kong that hides its Command and Control server in Dropbox accounts. The hackers, called ‘admin@338,’ are thought to have ties to the Chinese government. The malware targets media organizations and creates a […]
Wireless-tracking Chip; Kids, Parents’ Info Hacked in VTech Products
Posted December 1st, 2015 at 12:03 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Former BlackBerry Execs Create Wireless-Tracking Chip Developed by Cognitive Systems Corp., the chip, called R10, can pick up and analyze wireless radio signals from various devices, including routers and television remote controls. Built on top of that is Amera, a wireless tracking technology that can sense motion by detecting changes in wireless […]
Digitally Preserving Syria’s History; Vonvon Defends Facebook Word Clouds
Posted November 26th, 2015 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: The Digital ‘Monuments Men’ Are Fighting IS Devastation They are called “Monuments Men.” And they are in a race to save the world’s cultural heritage from destruction by Islamic State zealots. Working with non-profit group CyArk, they are using all available tech means to digitally preserve endangered structures by scanning them, then […]