Internet
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Facebook doesn't need a 'dislike' button - here's why
Sep 19, 2015 7:33 am - Facebook is finally working on a feature that users have wanted for years: a "dislike" button that will let us react to posts that aren't strictly positive. Speaking at ...
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Three bedtime apps to help your kids unwindSep 15, 2015 6:00 am - "Sleep tight," you say while tucking the covers over your little one. You close the door as quietly as possible. You're halfway down the hallway, when a voice faintly sa...
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Security tool can secretly take photos of the person trying to hack you
Sep 12, 2015 7:44 am - Have you ever gotten an email warning that someone is trying to hack into your account and wondered: Who is doing this to me? A password manager called LogMeOnce now giv...
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Online advertising predicted to top TV by 2017Sep 12, 2015 7:43 am - For years, TV executives and industry analysts had scoffed at predictions of doom. But now, with declining ratings and ad revenue, they are in greater agreement that the...
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Apps for powerful women
Sep 12, 2015 7:41 am - It's not hard to find women sprinting down a trail or holding a tree pose in any number of fitness apps, but there is a striking dearth of ladies demonstrating dead lift...
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Google searches show the change in how America feels about gay marriage
Sep 12, 2015 7:39 am - America has pretty much chilled out about gay marriage. That, at least, is what our Google searches seem to say. The folks at Google's NewsLab gave us the most popular g...
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How copyright is killing your favorite memes
Sep 12, 2015 7:38 am - Socially Awkward Penguin is arguably one of the most recognizable memes on the Internet. The blue-backgrounded image of the off-balance penguin - superimposed with funny...
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Netflix sets sights on Asian markets
Sep 12, 2015 7:37 am - LOS ANGELES - Netflix plans to enter Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea early next year as the online video-streaming company races to complete a global rollou...
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Why Google's logo got a makeover
Sep 07, 2015 7:00 am - Google on Tuesday debuted a new look for its familiar logo. The letters in Google's name are still in the same four colors — yellow, blue, red and green — but the font h...
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Can we guess who you are based on your Facebook likes?
Sep 05, 2015 7:35 am - A vaguely disconcerting app from researchers at the University of Cambridge can guess how old you are, how smart you are and who you like to sleep with. It's not magic, ...