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How Facebook (and soon Instagram) prioritize what you see

March 17, 2016

Facebook-owned Instagram has announced that its changing the order of the posts people see “to show the moments we believe you will care about the most.” In this regard, it’s following in the footsteps of […]

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Is Microsoft ‘upgrading’ machines to WIndows 10 without users’ permission?

March 16, 2016

A number of people have posted on social media that Microsoft has automatically upgraded their Windows 7 machines to Windows 10 without their permission. Here’s the story from The Guardian and here’s Microsoft’s explanation

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Do you know your ‘Curious Quotient?’

March 13, 2016

You’re heard of IQ but did you also know that you have a CQ? That’s your “Curious Quotient,” which, according to Curious.com CEO Justin Kitch can be measured and expanded via the company’s new game […]

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Amazon announces portable and BYO speakers versions of its voice activated Echo

March 3, 2016

I’ve been a big fan of the Amazon Echo — that cylindrical shaped speaker that you control with your voice to play music, online radio stations, listen to Kindle or Audible books, control home appliances […]

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Facebook’s new Reactions emojis are great, but I still prefer comments

February 25, 2016

I have mixed feelings about Facebook’s new Reactions product. On one hand, I applaud the company for offering users a wider range of emotional responses they can easily make to other people’s posts but I […]

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The inside story of Facebook’s Reactions: Beyond ‘Like’

February 24, 2016

By now you may have heard that Facebook’s “like” button has company. In addition to saying that you like someone else’s post, you can now say Love, Haha, Wow, Sad or Angry. The initiative, said Facebook […]

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Podcast: Group plans rallies to support Apple in its battle with the FBI

February 22, 2016

The group Fight for the Future is organizing rallies at Apple stores around the country to support the company in its battle with the FBI over the court order that could require Apple to create a […]

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CBS San Francisco Video: Larry Magid on Apple/FBI iPhone issue

February 22, 2016

This interview was live at 8:20 AM on Sunday, April 21st. And here’s a segment for the noon CBS 5 news on Monday, Feb 22nd

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Samsung introduces Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

February 21, 2016

CNET Coverage Samsung is bringing back the flash — expandable memory, that is Galaxy S7 is Samsung’s ‘greatest hits’ phone: Last year’s design with better features (hands-on) Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: Bigger, better, just as […]

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Fighting back against online harassment and cyberbullying

February 11, 2016

We hear a lot about online harassment and cyberbullying and, indeed, it is a serious problem for both kids and adults. It’s hard to know just how many people have been affected by various forms […]

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