This Week in Tech 441: French for Entrepreneur
Leo Laporte, Patrick Beja, Myriam Joire, and Denise Howell discuss the federal circuit court’s recent striking-down of the FCC’s open
Technology
Security, Social Media
Twitter enforces SSL encryption for apps connecting to its API
Developers whose apps are still using HTTP plaintext connections to connect to Twitter’s API feeds may find their applications broken
Security, Social Media, Software
Google modifies default e-mail privacy settings for ‘high-profile’ users
Google has received some flak over the past few days for a new feature in Google+ that allows users to
Hardware, Technology
Dell UltraSharp 32 Ultra HD Monitor Review
Although still in its early days, consumer 4K UHD is here. While 720p and 1080p are destined to become anachronisms
Technology
Why Google paid $3.2 billion for Nest’s smart thermostats
Google is moving into your home. On Monday, the Internet company said it was acquiring Nest, a maker of smart
Software
It’s official: Winamp (and Shoutcast) saved via Radionomy purchase
For a while, it was not looking good for Winamp. Its long time owner AOL announced a couple of months
Social Media
8 tools for sprucing up your Facebook page presence
At last count in November 2013, there were 25 million small-business Pages on the Facebook social network — not surprising
Security, Software
Dropbox: Recent downtime caused by routine maintenance error, not hackers
Cloud storage provider Dropbox went offline for several hours on Friday. Those claiming to be members of the loose knit
Microsoft, Windows
Windows 9 rumor mill heating up, heading for an April 2015 arrival
Windows watcher Paul Thurrott is reporting that, according to his sources, Microsoft will start talking about a new Windows version,
Security
Target hackers have more data than they can sell
What’s the downside to successfully stealing 40 million credit card numbers from Target? Trying to sell the data. There’s a