A new generation of young people is dominating internet use around the world, thanks to the increased availability of mobile broadband. And their sheer numbers are helping close digital gender gaps along the way. Global youth “are embracing the emerging technologies, they are using social media, and that is a game-changer in itself,” said Cosmas […]
Mobile Broadband Puts More Youth, Women Online
Posted August 11th, 2017 at 11:35 am (UTC-4)
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How to Stop Locky Ransomware; the Promise of Artificial Intelligence
Posted March 23rd, 2016 at 11:58 am (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: This Bag of Tricks May Help Stop a Locky Ransomware Infection Remember Locky? That’s the name of a recent malware that used email spam to trick computer users into opening fake attachments loaded with malicious code. The ransomware appeared a few months ago and locked California’s Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center out of […]
Laser-Beaming the Internet of the Future
Posted October 15th, 2015 at 4:20 pm (UTC-4)
Several tech companies are looking at laser or a combination of radio and laser technologies to take Internet connectivity the next level. Spearheading the effort are Google and Facebook. Google, which is deploying helium balloons in the stratosphere to provide Internet connectivity in remote areas as part of Project Loon, wants to use radio or […]
The Pope & Tech; Internet Broadband; Tetris; Kaspersky; Firefox Chat
Posted September 24th, 2015 at 3:31 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: What Does the Pope Think About Technology? #It’sComplicated He poses for selfies. He thinks the Internet is a “gift from God” and has 7.2 million followers on Twitter. Yet Pope Francis believes digital media “can stop people from learning how to live wisely” and warns that too much digital data can cause […]
Laser Internet; Android Malware; Windows 10; Mobile Addiction
Posted July 2nd, 2015 at 3:14 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Facebook Works to Deliver High Speed Internet Using Laser Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on his social media page that Facebook’s Connectivity Lab is developing a laser communication system that can beam data via drones and satellites, thereby providing Internet connectivity at much higher speeds. New Android Malware Is Sprouting […]
Internet Connectivity; Galaxy Flaw; Apple; a Zuckerberg Snapshot
Posted June 17th, 2015 at 3:31 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Airbus, OneWeb to Compete With Internet.org in Worldwide Internet Race The race to connect the world to the Internet is heating up with another company getting into the fray. OneWeb has a plan to bring satellite connectivity to billions of people around the globe in partnership with Airbus, which will build more […]
Printed Prosthetics; Green Chips; iPhone Blues; IoT; Instagram
Posted May 27th, 2015 at 3:30 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Google Pledges $20 Million to Give 3-D Prosthetics a Helping Hand The Director of Google’s non-profit Google.org, Jacquelline Fuller, announced the launch of the Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities project in a blog post, with $20 million in funding. The project is intended to support people with disabilities and push the development of […]
Nepal Internet Recovering, but Long Road Ahead
Posted May 1st, 2015 at 2:37 pm (UTC-4)
Internet traffic to Nepal has slowly picked up since a massive April 25 earthquake killed more than 7,800 people and partially knocked out Internet connectivity, leaving people in the disaster zone unable to access web and mobile tools designed to help them connect with loved ones. “They’re not back at pre-quake levels yet,” said David […]
Global Connectivity; Universal Wireless Charging; an App for your Teeth
Posted March 5th, 2015 at 2:00 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings In Race Over Global Connectivity, Everyone Wins Google and Facebook have been thinking of big ways to connect the world’s 4 billion unconnected people to the Internet, including satellites and wireless balloons, among other things. And the CEOs of both companies had a chance this week to rally support for their efforts […]