Many smart phone users don't adequately secure their phones, according to our latest survey. If that group includes you, here are three simple steps you can take to protect your privacy as well as the information on your phone if it's lost ...
Consumers' home PCs were no safer than they were last year, our annual State of the Net survey found. Heavy spam afflicted 43 percent of those surveyed. We've used our survey to extrapolate the number of consumers affected nationally. ...
Smart phones are fast replacing home computers for many daily online activities. But 39 percent of the more than 100 million American adult smart phone owners failed to take even minimal security measures to protect their phone, the latest ...
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The digital phone services used by millions of consumers today are likely to quit when the lights go out, as homeowners found to their dismay in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy last fall. These services, which use a technology called VoIP ...
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There are just about as many types of smart-phone users as there are phones. Understanding the kind of user you are will help you figure out how to strike the right balance between protecting yourself and getting the most out of your phone. ...
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Sandy slammed into the mid-Atlantic region. A new Consumer Reports survey documents the deep disruption and devastation Sandy wrought, along with highlighting the steps that helped victims cope in its aftermath. The Consumer Reports ...
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Samsung's newest Galaxy—available soon from a carrier near you—isn't just the company's new marquee smart phone: It's a one-device showcase for today's most advanced mobile technologies. With innovations of its own along with ...
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The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), on behalf of the American National Standard Lighting Group (ANSLG), published ANSI/ANSLG C78.43 American National Standard for Electric Lamps—Single-Ended Metal Halide Lamps. ...
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Created by designers Ursula Lavrencic and Auke Touwslager the Cell Phone Disco?blends art, music and technology into a glowing red space of LED light. This?experimental art/light installation uses LED lights to bring the cell phone to life. ...
In an effort to help balance technology and safety with the latest in-vehicle electronics, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have unveiled voluntary guidelines for ...
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There is ongoing debate among researchers as to the degree of danger associated with texting, handheld phone or hands-free phone use while driving. Now a new study sheds light on which types of distraction has the greatest risk of a crash, ...
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US Steel has sent a letter to employees at its pickling operations in Nanticoke, Ontario telling workers to not interact with locked out picketers at the company's Lake Erie Works plant. The letter from US Steel, posted on the USW Local ...
Silicon metal, otherwise called crystalline silicon or mechanical silicon, its prevailing use is as a non-iron-based alloy added substance. Products obtained from it include items like microsilica, silicon edge leather, dark silicon, ...
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Bring-your-own-device strategies are the single most radical change to the economics and culture of client computing in a decade, according to a new study by Gartner. One radical change BYOD is expected to spawn: By 2017, half of all ...
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NanoTech Entertainment today announced the availability of its new channel, Inside NanoTech. The channel features monthly updates including: interviews with members of the staff providing details into the products and projects that they ...