At work, I use a big Acer monitor connected to my Macbook Air via an HDMI dongle from Moshi and an HDMI cable. For quite some time, I was content with having the sound come out of the Macbook Air, which I have set up just to the left of…

It was a pager that had a full keyboard, and we used them to communicate among co-workers in what was then called the Tech Services department. We could send messages to each other, watch that message’s status change as it was delivered and then read by the recipient, and then…

Nick Cheney at Cornell has developed a way for robots to evolve within days. By Marshall HonorofTechNewsDaily NEW YORK Robots are simply more efficient than humans at certain tasks. They already excel at building cars, exploring distant planets and hunting for explosives, but it turns out that robots might also…

Denis Andzakovic, 22, and his Wi-Fi security testing motorcycle. Photo: Ben Grubb There’s something unusual about the motorcycle Denis Andzakovic likes to ride. In addition to being able to transport Andzakovic, 22, from A to B, it can also allow him and others to “terrorise their neighbours” by scanning for Wi-Fi Kitted…

After well-publicized hacks, Twitter is giving users the ability to add a two-step security process to their logins. STORY HIGHLIGHTSTwitter has added a two-step login option to make users’ accounts more secureThe move comes after multiple high-profile hacksThe AP, Burger King, Jeep and The Wall Street Journal are among recent…

Tablet screen shot of “Haunting Melissa”– the horror story by “The Ring” producer Neal Edelstein is now available exclusively on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch at the App Store. Listen Now [4 min 36 sec] The producer of the horror movie “The Ring” has a new ghost story out but this…

Advanced Micro Devices has opened the door to embrace Google’s Android operating system, but said it would continue to focus on Windows with its upcoming tablet and laptop chips. AMD on multiple occasions has said it had no interest in putting its chips in Android tablets and would focus exclusively…

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc unveiled technology to boost security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent media outlets including the Associated Press, the Financial Times and The Onion. The micro blogging site, which transmits some 400 million messages a day, said on Wednesday that it Security…

Toby Ratcliffe, educational outreach coordinator for the naval center, said that half of the Navy’s scientists are eligible to retire within the next 10 years, so it is essential to create a pipeline to fill those positions. “Research shows that you have to start at the elementary-school level to get kids…

CLIFTON – Burglars did not only steal valuable jewelry worth about $20,000 from an East Seventh Street family, they also took their peace of mind. The family is offering a reward to get the jewelry back, and are slowly trying to get back their peace of mind too. The passing of…