Month: March 2013

There was a time when I advised parents to put their computer in a central area of the home so they could keep their eye on their kids’ use. But increasingly kids are accessing the […]

For more than a dozen years I’ve been privileged to serve as on-air technology analyst for CBS Radio News and one of the programs I love to contribute to and listen to is the World News Roundup, […]

As web browsing devices go, the Google Pixel is amazing. Its 239 pixel per inch 12.85 touch-screen is awesome and I think it’s marvelous that you can use your fingers to click on links, pinch […]

By Larry Magid Two people in my life lost their iPhones on Friday – one got hers back and the other probably never will. The one who got it back was my niece Jane.  Shortly […]

by Larry Magid This article first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News Like most people, I want government authorities to have the tools they need to protect our national security, and I certainty want […]

Video: Crossover: Larry Magid on growth of online streaming

CNET News reported that Google is “the first Internet company to shed light on a highly secret — and controversial — warrantless electronic data-gathering technique used by the FBI.” In a blog post, Google said […]

The Obama Administration today responded to an online petition by saying that it “agrees with the 114,000+ of you who believe that consumers should be able to unlock their cell phones without risking criminal or other penalties. […]