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Using Netflix Parental Controls

November 24, 2013

Netflix has become a popular video streaming service for millions of families but some of the content may be unsuitable for some members of your family. As J.D. Biesdorfer wrote in the New York Times, […]

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Twitter Improves Encryption Against NSA And Other Snoops

November 22, 2013

Twitter has added Perfect Forward Secrecy to its arsenal of tools to keep private user data  from falling into the wrong hands.  The new protocol is being added to the HTTPS encryption that is already […]

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Hands On With the Nokia Lumia 2520 Windows RT Tablet

November 21, 2013

Click here for Larry’s full review at Forbes.com [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/121480721″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]  

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How to secure your cell phone and disappoint thieves

November 19, 2013

Read the article by Kent German at CNET News.com

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T-Mobile and Samsung Offer Wi-Fi Hot Spot That Can Also Charge Your Devices

November 18, 2013

Listen to Larry’s 1-minute CBS News/CNET Tech Talk segment about the new hotspot At $170 or $50 plus $5 a month for two years (plus the cost for your data plan) the Samsung LTE Mobile HotSpot […]

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Xbox Live Exec Talks Xbox One — It’s Living Room Hub, Not Just a Game Console

November 18, 2013

Listen to Larry’s 11-minute interview with XBox programming chief Larry Hyrd … Read the full post on Forbes.com

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Sony PlayStation 4 Hits the Streets

November 14, 2013

Sony’s PlayStation 4 (PS 4) goes on sale today (Friday) in the U.S. for $399.  It’s been seven years since Sony introduced its PS 3 and this is a significant upgrade. It’s smaller than its […]

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Is Snapchat worth $3 billion? Facebook reportedly thinks so

November 13, 2013

Click above for my CBS News/CNET Tech Talk segment about the reported buyout offer Snapchat, the photo-sharing app where pictures disappear after they are viewed has reportedly turned down a $3 billion buyout offer from […]

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Preventing and Recovering from Bullying — What Works And What Doesn’t

November 12, 2013

Read the full post at Forbes.com

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Netflix and YouTube now account for more than 50% of downstream traffic

November 11, 2013

A report  by Sandvine finds that Netflix and YouTube account for 51% of all Internet traffic.  Netflix is responsible for 32% of downstream traffic while YouTube accounts for 19%. The report also found that downstream […]

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