July 22, 2009

Avoid speed traps and red light cameras with this smart phone app.

With data from this smart phone application, your cell becomes a mobile traffic center, alerting you blocks in advance about red light cameras and speed traps.


July 20, 2009

Black Philly cops sue over ‘racist’ online forum

A group of black Philadelphia police officers filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, July 16th against their department, alleging an online forum geared toward city police is “infested with racist, white supremacist and anti-African-American content.“

Throw a party without the paper using a “virtual”  invitation

In a world of email and text messaging is there an appropriate, “virtual” replacement for the old fashioned formal invitation? A new company believes they may have the answer.


July 17, 2009

Website helps you set and meet financial goals

A free personal finance management website organizes all of your finances in one place and helps you put a savings plan together for things you may want.


July 13, 2009

The next hacking frontier: Your brain?

Hackers who commandeer your computer are bad enough. Now scientists worry that someday, they’ll try to take over your brain.

Greening the Internet: How much CO2 does this article produce?

Every second spent web-browsing generates 20 milligrams of CO2 and some studies estimates that the Internet will produce 20 percent of the world’s GHGs in 10 years.


July 08, 2009

Spammers try to befriend you before stealing your money and identity

Spam accounted for a trillion dollars worth of losses last year and now a new study says spammers are now targeting your social networking pages.


July 01, 2009

Police: Duke University official offered adopted son for sex

A Duke University official is accused of offering his 5-year-old adopted son for sex on the Internet, according to the FBI and court documents in the case.

Love sites booming in tough economy

Times are tough, but you still have to live, laugh, and sometimes fall in love, right? That philosophy is causing quite a boom in the matchmaking business.


June 25, 2009

New printer lets you print without turning on computer

A new WiFi-connected printer is going on the market this fall and you don’t even have to turn on your computer to use it.


June 23, 2009

Suspected Craigslist killer pleads not guilty

A 23-year-old medical student pleaded not guilty Monday to an indictment alleging first-degree murder charge in a killing tied to Craigslist.


June 09, 2009

Too fat? Read your e-mail

According to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, simple e-mail reminders to eat more healthfully or increase physical activity had a significant effect on the recipients’ behavior.


June 08, 2009

New computer app keeps you on task

Anyone with a mouse and Internet connection knows how easy it is to waste time online. What was supposed to be a few minutes visiting websites turns into an hour or two. Now there is a new app that can help you with self control when online.


May 29, 2009

Revenge websites: tattle on bad drivers, annoying neighbors and mean teachers

“Revenge sites” are a new and controversial class of websites where you can complain about the way you were treated or the behavior of others.


May 27, 2009

Study: Abuse, provocative images increase Internet risks for girls

A history of childhood abuse and use of a provocative online identity increase the risk that girls will be victimized by someone they meet on the Internet, according to a study appearing in the June issue of Pediatrics.

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