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We all know the basics--strong passwords, two-factor authentication, and so on. However, the most recent security and privacy breaches have had less to do with bad passwords and more to do with social engineering. Let's ...

When touchscreens came to the first iPhone, they felt like a marvelous new way to interact with the devices in our hands. Dirty or wet or gloved fingers reveal the limitations of the touchscreen, though, and touchless in...

The old must go, and the new ought to arrive. The time has come for the five year old Bose QuietComfort 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling headphones to finally call it a day, especially when you take into consideration that i...

Amidst the smartphones and tablets introduced at IFA 2014 is a new wireless audio system from Harman, the Harman Kardon Omni wireless audio setup. With the Omni system comes two loudspeakers, as well as a wireless adapte...

Ahead of its upcoming showcase at IFA 2014, Wacom has introduced its new finely tuned stylus for the iPad, the Bamboo Stylus fineline. The so-called smart stylus offers a thin-tip design that aims to make digital writing...

Dogs are great pets – this I definitely do not deny at all, and your dog is more often than not the best behaved in the whole world, never mind if the neighbors think otherwise. Having said that, late into the night or...

Laptops are all the rage, but tabletop PCs have their own appeal -- namely for families that share a single machine, or in the office. To meet those needs is Lenovo, which has introduced two new tabletop PCs, the Horizon...

While you're sitting on the sofa watching your NFL team of choice take the field, you're likely peeking at a mobile device for updates, too. If that's the case, Twitter is looking to lend a hand this season with curated ...

Joining the company's new smartphones, Alcatel has debuted a new 8-inch tablet, the aptly named Hero 8. This is the latest expansion in Alcatel's Hero product lineup, and is being hailed as one of the lightest and slimme...

CAT has rolled out a new flagship smartphone targeting the outdoorsy, adventurous, I-drop-my-phone-too-often Android users among us: the CAT S50. With this phones comes the same rugged design we've seen with the company'...

We understand: you want to get into the whole wearable tech thing, but what's holding you back is how fugly most current offerings are. That shouldn't deter you for long, as Intel has made good on its promise to make a s...

The change is now! Microsoft has begun changing the names of Nokia apps in their Lumia smartphones to ones more suitable for their slightly less Nokia-branded universe. While we don't expect a press release on the subjec...

The NFL regular season kicks off tonight, and to make sure you're properly amped for the week's action, EA has teamed up with Google for some GIF-based smack talk. The Madden GIFERATOR allows you to pick your favorite te...

iOS: Skype updated today, now allowing you to host group audio calls for up to four people with just a tap on your iPhone.

Want to listen to that back-to-school playlist with a bit of panache? Harman International's chi-chi JBL Authentics L16 and L8 wireless streaming docks now support Spotify Connect streaming, letting you control songs fro...

When glass cracks, the result usually 1) very bad and 2) haphazardly damaged across the surface. But scientist in Paris are studying thin films that crack in predictable patterns, at once beautiful and weird, that could ...

If it wasn't already obvious by the massive amount of visibility the LEGO brand has in your daily life by now, LEGO is a massively successful brand. They've made their massiveness official with an announcement during the...

It's 2014, one year shy of the time of when Back to the Future II was set. And you know what? Our world is pretty fucking futuristic. You don't need to look further than your desk to realize how transformative technology...

We live in an auditory landscape populated by dings, blips, and jangling--constant reminders of the probably-dire messages you're missing on your phone or computer. If you're like me, your stomach drops a little bit each...

Facebook's privacy settings are notorious for being convoluted and downright confusing --even Zuck's own kin have had issues . Which is why Facebook has officially rolled out a "privacy checkup" to help you make sure you...

If you've posted anything on Facebook recently, you might have been met with a new box called "Privacy Checkup". This is a new tool that helps ensure the social network's users understand their settings and who gets to s...

Twitter has already started to look more like Facebook, and it might soon start acting more like it too. You see, company CFO Anthony Noto hinted yesterday that the reverse-chronological firehose of tweets that some user...