Monday, August 3, 2015

Best Android smartphones for work and play: August 2015 edition

There's never been a better time to buy an Android smartphone. Not only are there a huge array of different handsets from a multitude of manufacturers to choose from, but what you get for your money is simply incredible.










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Software ninjaneers wanted: Amazon to hire dozens of engineers in Israel

From cloud development to working on its Prime Air delivery system, Israel is emerging as an important development center for the company.










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Sunday, August 2, 2015

How to protect your wireless network from Wi-Fi Sense

If the recent controversy over Windows 10's Wi-Fi Sense feature has you concerned about wireless security, good. In this post, I explain why wireless security is as much social as it is technological, and suggest four ways to make your wireless network safer.










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Interpol is training police to fight crime on the Darknet

Police officers from around a dozen countries have just completed a five-day course on Tor hidden services, illegal marketplaces and cryptocurrencies to help them investigate crimes on the Darknet.










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Weekend Project: How to make your iPhone/iPad Lightning cable last a lot longer

People love their iPhones and iPads, but that love doesn't extend to the Lightning cable that's needed to charge up the device or connect it to a computer. The problem: They break










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Saturday, August 1, 2015

Top Windows Phone news of the week: Android phones get Windows, Microsoft is confident, which phones get new OS first

This week in Windows Phone we learned that some Chinese Android phone owners will be able to install Windows, that Microsoft is confident about the future of the platform, and which Lumia phones will get the new OS first.










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White House will not force FBI to get a warrant for email data

If you were waiting for Congress to act, now is the time to go grab yourself some popcorn.










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