Articles by larry

by Larry Magid started thinking about Android tablets the moment Apple introduced the iPad back in January 2010. After all, if Apple could find a way to make its wildly successful iPhone operating system work on […]

Whether you recycle your old computer, sell it, give it away or take it to the dump, you may also be giving away personal information, even if you think you erased everything on your hard […]

The recent break-in of Sony’s PlayStation Network underscores the need not only to have strong passwords but not to use the same password on each site you visit. Below are links to some resources and […]

In October I  purchased a 2010 Prius with a basic radio instead of the factory navigation and audio system that would have cost about $2,000 extra. At first I just used my Android phone, which […]

In a statement issued Wednesday morning, Apple said “The iPhone is not logging your location. Rather, it’s maintaining a database of Wi-Fi hotspots and cell towers around your current location, some of which may be […]

by Larry Magid You likely have heard about the intrusion of Sony’s PlayStation Network that affects about 77 million customers. In a  blog post Sony said  “we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following information that […]

Facebook has just launched Facebook Deals to compete with Groupon and Living Social.  It’s currently only available in five test cities: Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, San Diego, and San Francisco. The companies hopes to expand the test […]

Yahoo has aquired IntoNow, a Silicon Valley start-up that has a smart phone app (currently works on iPhone with an Android version in the works) that can identify TV shows, commercials and movies based on the […]

As you may have heard, Cisco recently discontinued its once popular Flip camcorder. The Flip was a small video camera with internal memory that transferred files to a PC or a Mac via a little […]

Last Thursday I took the 4:00 PM Megabus from Boston to New York. I knew where I was going as did a few of my friends. AT&T has a record of the cell towers I […]