Google: Stop violating our privacy!
From Care2 Petition Site Most email providers filter through emails to remove SPAM and malware. But Google has gone too far by reading all emails in Gmail in order to target you for ads. Don’t we have any right to…
Secret U.S. court approved wider NSA spying even after finding excesses
By Joseph Menn From Reuters (Reuters) – A secret U.S. intelligence court let the National Security Agency collect an expanded amount of data about Americans’ email even after finding that the agency systematically exceeded the limits of a smaller program,…
London becomes the latest city to get its own top-level domain
By Matt Brian From engadget Not to be outdone by New York City, London is set to follow its transatlantic cousin in getting its very own domain name. ICANN, regulator of all things domain related, today gave the British capital…
Is Facebook’s new way to confront cyberbullying going to work?
By Kevin Mathews from Care2 In recent years, we’ve seen a growing number of teens engage in cyberbullying, as well as a growing number of teens kill themselves over the torment. Better late than never, Facebook, the world’s most popular…
Should Caribbean Politicians Tweet?
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor From Caribbean Journal The question keeps coming back – social media and Jamaican politicians; do they know how to use these communication tools to their advantage? Recently, it seems that whenever there is an…
Lock8 is a smart lock to keep your bike from being stolen
By Ryan Lawler, From Tech Crunch Anyone who relies on their bike to get around, especially in major cities like New York and San Francisco, knows that bike theft is a huge problem. Current locks can be ineffective as theft…
Automatic connects your car to your iPhone
Jacob Penderworth From appstorm It’s common for people to carry a smartphone with them in the car, whether they enjoy listening to music and podcasts or need to take calls for work. With Bluetooth, cars and phones can be connected…
Panasonic officially ends plasma TV production
From What Hi Fi? Panasonic has officially confirmed the end of its plasma TV business, with production of Panasonic plasma display panels to cease in December 2013. Business operations at the three Panasonic PDP factories in Japan will stop by…
4G Americas announces Bob Calaff as Director of Latin America and Caribbean
BELLEVUE, WA–(Marketwired – 4G Americas announced today that Bob Calaff will be the Director of Latin America and the Caribbean for the wireless industry trade association. In his role, Mr. Calaff will be responsible for promoting the successful development of…
Is anonymous social media the answer to cyberbullying?
By Zoe Fox From Mashable On the Internet, it’s easy to create a new pseudonym or personality. But what happens if you remove the concept of a user profile all together? That’s what Whisper, an anonymous mobile social network for…
