Facebook Messenger App Hits Half Billion User Mark
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is celebrating success, sort of. His Messenger app hit the 500 million user mark, closing the distance between it and competitor WhatsApp, with its more than 600 million...
View ArticleTarget Black Friday Preview Deals
Retailers wanting to make the most of the holiday shopping season come up with clever ways to draw in the crowds. Target has arguably outdone them all this year. On offer are a plethora of ways in...
View ArticleMore Facebook Policy Changes Affecting Your Privacy
Once again social media giant Facebook has changed its privacy policy. Though it has asked for feedback from users and states the policy is a work in progress, the policies are already in place. They...
View ArticleFacebook to Crack Down on Free Business Promotional Posts in News Feeds
Beginning in January, businesses that post certain types of promotional posts on their pages will find far fewer of their followers seeing those posts. Facebook is telling businesses that if they want...
View ArticleIs Intel’s MICA Smart Bracelet Worth the $495 Price
What do you get the tech-lover who has everything? Perhaps the new Intel MICA will fit the bill. MICA stands for My Intelligent Communication Accessory. MICA is a wearable piece of technology that...
View ArticleVape Announced as Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2014
Vape. It’s the winning word of Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year distinction for 2014. The word vape may sound a bit odd, but it has picked up in usage in a significant way. The word is a verb and …...
View ArticleGoogle Contributor Blocks Ads on Sites You’re Willing to Financially Support
Google has launched a beta test to see how many internet users would be willing to pay $1 to $3 per month to block ads on each of their favorite websites. The test is for a new Google program called …...
View ArticleEight Million Women Fail to Get Cervical Cancer Screenings
The new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that approximately eight million women have not gotten screened for cervical cancer in the past five years....
View ArticleNew WireLurker Malware Targets Apple Devices iPhone and iPads
There’s some bad news for Apple lovers. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. discovered new malware that is targeting Apple devices, including iPhone and iPads. The family of malware is being called “WireLurker”...
View ArticleHackers Took Emails with Credit Card Data in Home Depot Breach
Back in September, it was announced that like a number of other retailers, Home Depot had been hacked. The intruders stole the credit card and debit card information of 56 million customers. What was...
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