Thursday, April 05, 2018

The Facebook Scandal Just Won’t Go Away!

Zuckerberg speaks on Facebook scandal: How he’ll fix it

Tech News and Opinions

Facebook says Cambridge Analytica fiasco worse than we thought

Until now, it was reported that 50 million people's data had been co-opted from the social network. Facebook said today it's 87 million.

Mark Zuckerberg to testify at Congress on Cambridge Analytica, privacy

The social network's chief will head to Washington to appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee to answer questions about privacy and user data.

Facebook takes down Russia-linked pages to stop election interference

CEO Mark Zuckerberg says in a post that one Russian agency has "tried to manipulate people in the US, Europe, and Russia -- and we don't want them on Facebook anywhere in the world."

YouTube TV and Roku: Why your cable box and TiVo days are numbered

Is YouTube TV the service that finally delivers quality, performance, and features to rival a dedicated set top cable TV box? That depends on what you expect. But we'll tell you this: it's close.

Alexa 101: What you should know about Amazon's AI assistant

Curious about Amazon's virtual voice assistant, Alexa? Here's a quick rundown.


Desktop and Laptop Tips and Tricks

Microsoft is adding ransomware protection to its OneDrive cloud storage

Microsoft is marketing the Files Restore feature as a good way to protect against ransomware attacks that lock files on a local PC, and often try to delete copies that are stored in synced folders

What's new in Windows 10 version 1803, the Spring Creators Update

The latest Windows 10 feature update includes the first public release of the Timeline feature as well as dozens of smaller enhancements to the Windows 10 user experience. Here's what you can expect.

Quitting Facebook? Download your data before you go

Thankfully, Facebook makes it easy to download your data. So easy, in fact, that it's worth doing even if you aren't planning on deleting your Facebook account just to see what information Facebook has collected about you.

Best Windows File Explorer Tips and Tricks for Windows 10

File Explorer remains the most underused application on Windows 10, but there are so many things you can do with it. Here are some of the best File Explorer Tips and Tricks for managing your files.

How To Upgrade To A New PC Case

So you’ve found a sweet new case for your PC, brimming with LEDs and fan cutouts and acrylic windows all over. Now you’ve just got to get all the guts from your current PC inside of it. Here’s how.


Mobile Computing

The Best Baseball Apps to Follow the MLB 2018 Season

Download the best baseball apps to keep up with the latest MLB news for the 2018 season, watch and listen to live games, join a fantasy baseball league, and even play a ballgame on your phone against cyborgs and robots.

5 Great Phone Apps For Keeping Your Passwords Secure

It’s important to have different passwords for every site or service you use, but tracking all those passwords is a pain (so most people don’t bother). These handy apps will help you create, organize, and use super secure passwords.

Here are 15 temporarily free and 29 on-sale apps for Android

The headline says it all. But you better move quickly.

Apple: What Reviewers Are Saying About the New $329 iPad

As for the new iPad, meanwhile, reviewers like it—but note that it’s more of an update than a new product, so you may not really “need” this.

iOS 11.3: Should you install it now or wait?

A new -- and pretty big -- update to iOS is out. Should you make the leap and update or should you sit back and wait a few weeks for the bug fixes to drop?

How to take iPhone photos with just your voice

Siri can be a helpful camera assistant.

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