After weeks of media-fueled hullabaloo about DNSChanger all but dooming the Internet — what actually happened as July 9 came and went was even less than Y2K-bug worthy — it’s worth pausing to reflect on why some were infected …
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Video: Simple iPad Tips and Tricks
Like magic, but without all the danger. Get more from your iPad with these simple tips and tricks. Many of these will work for your iPhone, too.
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How to Replace (or Hide) Your New Facebook.com E-mail Address
You may have noticed that the e-mail address displayed on your Facebook profile – if you’ve set your e-mail address to be viewable by others — has recently been changed to a Facebook.com e-mail address. Here’s how to switch …
Video: How to Save a Wet Cell Phone
So you dropped your phone in the toilet. Here’s a cheap and simple trick that just might save it.
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Wherein I Clean the Dirtiest Keyboard in Computing History
I live in Boston and make the trek to TIME’s New York office roughly once a month for hand-shaking, high-fiving and general work-related merriment. It’s the all-important “face time” that keeps the current generation of people
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What, Exactly, Is a Supercomputer?
It’s official: The United States is home to the world’s fastest supercomputer. But what exactly are supercomputers and why should we care about them?
I decided to go straight to the source — Mike McCoy, program director for …
Verizon’s New ‘Share Everything’ Plans: Good Deal or Total Ripoff?
Verizon’s been hinting at the arrival of shared data plans for over a year, and this week, the wireless carrier finally revealed how the so-called “Share Everything” plans will work.
Starting June 28, subscribers can pay a …
The Best Social Networks for Kids Under 13
It’s no secret that social networking is a large part of our culture. Facebook and other social networking sites have minimum age requirements that some kids get around by lying about the year they were born. Parents must be …
Buyer’s Guide: ‘Diablo III’ and ‘Max Payne 3’
Have a spare vacation day? Good, because tomorrow, May 15, is the day that two eagerly awaited sequels are being released: Diablo III and Max Payne 3. Let’s take a look at each one and help you decide whether either one (or both) …
92 Teen Text Terms Decoded for Confused Parents
Not so long ago, most teenagers’ text messages read to other people like a jumble of seemingly disconnected letters, numbers, and odd punctuation. Using a combination of shortened words, creative spellings, and a liberal …
AT&T iPhone Gets New 4G Icon, but Speed Hasn’t Actually Increased
Trouble in Nerdville! Thanks to Apple’s most recent software update, some AT&T iPhone 4S owners are now noticing new “4G” icons where the “3G” icons on their handsets once lived. So does that mean the iPhone 4S has a 4G …
What You Need to Know About Pinterest
Though Facebook’s SEC filings are dominating headlines, social neophyte Pinterest is gaining traction and plenty of buzz as the newest social media darling.
The two-year old company was dubbed TechCrunch’s Best New Startup …