Don’t Diss Cheap Smartphones. They’re About to Change Everything | Gadget Lab | WIRED: "We see a lot of phones here at WIRED. Right now, for example, we’ve got the HTC One M8, Samsung Galaxy S5, Sony Xperia Z2, Nokia Lumia Icon, iPhone 5s and all sorts of other flagship devices. But what I’m really fired up about are a handful of cheap handsets. The amazing cheap-o handset is the new iPhone. I’ve got the new Motorola Moto E in my bag and it’s just amazing. It costs just $129, unlocked, without a contract. This little Alcatel OneTouch Fierce I’ve got sitting on my desk is amazing, too. Heard of it? Probably not. If you’re the average phone-forward WIRED reader, these may fly below your radar. Yet for several billion people worldwide, these phones and ones like them are a ticket to ride...."
Cyber-security expert’s experiment shows Wi-Fi users in Las Vegas vulnerable to hacking - Las Vegas Sun News: ..."Lyne said wireless networks throughout the city did a good job upgrading from using WEP security, which he said was an easily broken encryption network. But he also found that nearly half the users accessing the Internet on an open network did so with no encryptions. Without any encryption, even the most inexperienced hackers can access an online user’s bank accounts, capture private information and upload viruses. It’s like shouting out personal bank account numbers and passwords at a café and being shocked that other people steal them, Lyne said...."
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Los Angeles Times
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USA TODAY
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Amazon said to play hardball in book contract talks with publishing house Hachette
Washington Post
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InformationWeek
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TIME
On the surface, there's nothing particularly surprising about the news that Microsoft is working with Insteon, the creator of one of the major ...
Yahoo Weather (for Android)
PC Magazine
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Google Acquires Quest Visual and its (Awesome) Word Lens Translating App
PC Magazine
Google has acquired Quest Visual for an undisclosed amount. In doing so, the company has picked up a means for augmenting its translation ...
Google Maps adds elevation data for cyclists braving the hills
PCWorld
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Forbes
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