Information Technology
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Encryption is big businessMar 05, 2016 4:39 am - When Apple's pledge to defy the FBI over a request to unlock the encryption on a terrorist's iPhone ignited a media frenzy, analysts immediately started speculating on h...
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New drone can follow our every footstep
Mar 05, 2016 4:38 am - The world's leading drone company announced a new version of its flagship drone Tuesday, including a feature that allows it to trace the path of a moving object. DJI's P...
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Pokémon turns 20: How to celebrateMar 05, 2016 4:35 am - It's been 20 years, and we're still trying to catch them all. The Pokémon franchise turned 20 years old last week, marking two decades that gamers of all ages have ...
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Explaining the technology at the heart of the Apple-FBI debateMar 05, 2016 4:23 am - What if the FBI could force Samsung to covertly turn on the video camera in your smart TV? Or force Google to deliver a malicious security update to your web browser whi...
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Honoring my daughter's 'last' request in the age of digital media
Mar 04, 2016 10:00 pm - While I was driving my thirty-something daughter to her surgery the other day, she looked at me with her jaw firmly set and her eyes displaying a fierce intensity and sa...
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These occupations get the most right swipes on Tinder
Mar 04, 2016 10:00 pm - Tinder is built around the profile photo. You make snap judgments - aka left or right swipes - about someone based on their cute, kooky or creepy snapshots. But since th...
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CDW appoints FedEx executive to boardMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - CDW Corp. announced Virginia Albanese has been appointed to the company's board of directors. Since 2007, Albanese has served as president and CEO of FedE...
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AptarGroup completes acquisition of Mega AirlessMar 01, 2016 12:00 am - CRYSTAL LAKE - AptarGroup Inc. said it has completed the acquisition of Mega Airless, after receiving the necessary regulatory approvals. AptarGroup announced in January...
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These NASA innovations could cut carbon emissions and save airlines billions
Feb 27, 2016 6:40 am - NASA research aimed at cutting fuel consumption, pollution and noise from airplanes could pay off for the nation's airlines to the tune of more than $250 billion dollars...
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How Stolen - that app for 'buying' people - is trying to find redemption
Feb 27, 2016 6:38 am - Few stories at the intersection of startups, harassment and media attention seem to have happy endings. Siqi Chen is optimistic that his new app, Famous!, might be one o...