Facebook Messenger. WhatsApp. Viber. Skype. There are already plenty of mobile-messaging systems you can use to keep in touch with family and friends. But soon you might be getting familiar with another, especially if you live in Asia: WeChat. Developed by China’s largest listed Internet company Tencent, WeChat — known as Weixin in China — [ Read More ]
Archive for May, 2014
Not Using WeChat Yet? You Might Be Soon
Comments Off on Not Using WeChat Yet? You Might Be SoonParents, Put Down that Smart Phone!
Comments Off on Parents, Put Down that Smart Phone!It’s not just kids who are overdoing screen time. Parents are often just as guilty of spending too much time checking smartphones and e-mail — and the consequences for their children can be troubling. Dr. Jenny Radesky is a pediatrician specializing in child development. When she worked at a clinic in a high tech savvy [ Read More ]
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How to locate a lost smartphone
Comments Off on How to locate a lost smartphoneIf you’ve ever lost a smartphone, you’re well aware the cost to replace the hardware is the least of your worries. What resides on the phone — including private personal or corporate information — isn’t something you want falling into the wrong hands. Locking a smartphone with a password or PIN isn’t enough. To really [ Read More ]
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So you think your Anonymous online?
Comments Off on So you think your Anonymous online?Investigative reporter Julia Angwin was curious what Google knew about her, so she asked the company for her search data. “It turns out I had been doing about 26,000 Google searches a month … and I was amazed at how revealing they were,” she tells Fresh Air’s Dave Davies. From NSA sweeps to commercial services [ Read More ]
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