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Simple Internet-Connected Devices Can End Up in Complex Online Crimes

To keep an eye on his child via his smartphone, Marc Gilbert installed Internet-connected video baby monitors in his home in Houston. One evening, Gilbert heard a stranger’s voice bellowing…

NASA Visualization Explorer Now Available For iOS

The popular NASA Visualization Explorer app, first launched for the iPad in July 2011, is now available for the iPhone and all Apple iOS devices. The app, which features the…

Apple Rolls Out CarPlay

CarPlay Premieres with Leading Auto Manufacturers at the Geneva International Motor Show Apple today announced that leading auto manufacturers are rolling out CarPlay, the smarter, safer and more fun way…

Nintendo to Join Mobile Gaming Race

Seth Fischer, one of Asia’s best-known hedge fund managers, has written to Nintendo Co. Ltd. urging the Japanese console maker to develop and sell games for mobile platforms run by…

WhatsApp to Add Voice to Messaging Service

WhatsApp, the popular messaging service for smartphones acquired this week by Facebook, will soon be offering a voice service. CEO Jan Koum said the voice service will be deployed for…

What Would the iCar Look Like? It’s Fun to Dream

Rumors have been swirling since news broke this week of a possible meeting between Apple’s top executive for acquisitions and the CEO of electric car maker Tesla. Citing a person…

The Top 10 Books on Apple’s iBooks

iBook charts for week ending Feb 17, 2014: Top Paid Books 1. L.A. by James Patterson & Mark Sullivan (Little, Brown and Company) 2. Divergent by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen…

App Stores Inundated With ‘Flappy Bird’ Knock-Offs

App stores are rejecting the term “flappy” in new game titles as the market is flooded with new games to replace viral hit “Flappy Birds,” game designers said. The addictive…

Flappy Bird: Game Over

Flappy Bird game no longer for sale! Dong Nguyen, the Vietnamese creator of the mobile game hit Flappy Bird, gave no reason for pulling the game from app stores, but…

How to Watch the Winter Olympics on Mobile

Four years ago at the last Winter Olympics in Vancouver, NBC streamed just two events live — ice hockey and curling. All 15 venues will be live-streamed at the Games…

Gameloft to Develop Official Mobile Game for Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Gameloft, a leading global publisher of digital and social games, has teamed up with Marvel to announce the development of its upcoming smartphone and tablet title, Captain America: The Winter…

Citi Unveils New Mobile App

Redesigned Citi Mobile App Optimizes Navigation and Adds Key Mobile Features for Banking and Credit Card Customers Today Citi launched its redesigned Citi Mobile App for iPhone and Android devices…

New NU App to Link World to the Campus

LEWISTON – Niagara University has launched a new app that will connect the world to the campus, giving users access to news, events and scores, as well as an employee…

Beats Music Proves it Has Some Heart

There’s no shortage of music subscription services that offer unlimited streaming for a monthly fee. The conceit of the latest offering, Beats Music, is that its playlists and other recommendations…

Gmail Bug Caused Service to Incorrectly Categorize Some Messages

Google has sent a notice to some users of its Gmail service letting them know a recent bug may have caused some of their messages to be incorrectly categorized. The…