Articles by larry
Survey finds that adults are overconfident about cyber security
By Larry Magid I’m usually the first person to tell folks to relax or at least re-focus when it comes to being afraid. We live in a society with too many fears about all sorts […]
California Attorney General Launches ‘cyber exploitation’ Resource hub
`California Attorney General Kamala Harris has launched the Cyber Exploitation resource hub with information for victims and law enforcement dealing with so-called “revenge porn” “Posting intimate images online without consent is a cowardly crime that humiliates […]
Impressive new Microsoft Surface Book ‘ultimate laptop’
Microsoft introduced a new laptop at a New York press conference on Tuesday that’s getting a lot of buzz. Microsoft calls it the “ultimate laptop.” I haven’t got my hands on it yet but, based on what I saw from watching the press event online, I think I want one. […]
Disney experiments with augmented reality to bring coloring books to life
The app would detect and track the drawing as it is being colored in and create a “3-D version of the character that is textured according to the child’s coloring.” Even the curvature of the pages as they are turned is reflected in the app according to the video, Read more here. […]
Amazon violates ‘retail neutrality’ by banning Apple & Google steaming products“
Amazon’s decision to ban streaming devices from Google and Apple is proof positive that the world’s biggest online retailer is willing to use its immense power to punish companies that don’t play ball with its own digitial streaming strategy.Read the post at Forbes.com […]
Once mighty Microsoft faces PC competition from Google
Bill Gates told a senate committee in 1998 that the software industry “is an open economic opportunity for any entrepreneur in America” six month before Google was incorporated. And he was probably more right than he had imagined. […]
Hands on first-look at Google’s new Pixel C Android convertible tablet
Read the post at Forbes.com
Why Carly Fiorina’s Call To Ditch Flip Phones Isn’t Necessary
Fiorina said that, if elected president, she would “Go into the oval office once a week and ask you to take out your smart phones, no flip phones allowed, they won’t do that … and I’m going to say, for example, fellow citizens to take out your do you think it’s important that we know where every dollar of your money is being spent. Press 1 for yes, press 2 for no.” […]