GOOGLE FLIGHTS has a direct competitor: META-META flight search - created by CheapFlightsFinder - is a new way for travellers to find the cheapest deal on flights and tickets. The company states it is the first flight search engine to compare up to 10 leading metasearch engines - sites like Sk...
- Saturday, 29 October 2016 03:05
- By Grace Irwin
when Amazon, Twitter, PayPal, Spotify and other major websites were rendered inaccessible on Friday, thousands of Americans learned firsthand what a DDoS attack feels like. DDoS — distributed denial of service — is an unsophisticated form of attack that overwhelms sites with spam traffic so legi...
- Friday, 28 October 2016 03:50
- By Jennifer Levin
It was described, when first exposed in 2013, as a “partnership” between AT&T and the US government—an “essential” counter-narcotics tool, according to the Justice Department. But new documents reveal that Hemisphere is more like a product, built by AT&T for profit and at the expen...
- Friday, 28 October 2016 02:40
- By Grace Irwin
Google last week launched a Fact Check tag to help readers find fact-checking in major news stories published in the United States and the UK. Readers will see tagged articles in the expanded story box on news.google.com and in the Google News & Weather apps for iOS and Android. One factor the G...
- Friday, 28 October 2016 01:51
- By Corey Parker
How many times do we start typing a search query on Google, only to have the work made easy thanks to the search engine’s auto-complete feature. But have you every wondered what makes Google suggest what it does? How does it manage to read our minds… or not! Well, according to the most-voted a...
- Thursday, 27 October 2016 07:42
- By Grace Irwin
You might be aware of google flights. This travel search engine is capable of doing everything you would expect. It can locate flights according to your ideal time which may include inbound time outbound time and number of flights. It is based on the same technology that powers Orbitz and kayak. Thi...
- Thursday, 27 October 2016 07:24
- By Eric Beaudoin
One on the most interesting meetings of the Standing Committee on Teaching, Learning and Student Supports took place this week. The number one topic on the agenda was “To discuss the impact of radio frequency electromagnetic radiation from Wi-Fi and cellular towers on students and staff in s...
- Wednesday, 26 October 2016 05:40
- By Eric Beaudoin
Researchers have devised a new way to compromise Android devices without exploiting any software vulnerabilities and instead taking advantage of a physical design weakness in RAM chips. The attack technique could also affect other ARM and x86-based devices and computers. The attack stems from the pu...
- Tuesday, 25 October 2016 07:12
- By Alex Grey
Google’s Pixel is a new, exciting chapter for Android phones Google's Pixel is the polished superphone Android fans have waited 8 years for. Looking for an Android phone on the smaller side? There aren’t a lot of options that pack high-end specifications — that’s often saved for the ph...
- Monday, 24 October 2016 08:12
- By Grace Irwin
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is officially dead — it exploded in popularity (teehee), but technical issues have forced Samsung to suspend the series’ annual refresh. That means that we won’t be getting any new smartphones from Samsung that come equipped with a stylus this year. It...
- Monday, 24 October 2016 03:31
- By Anthony Frank
When was the last time you had a prolonged conversation with someone where you were trying to remember the year a particular movie or song came out? If you’re like 99 percent of people, it’s been a while. Why? Because when there’s something we don’t know, we just look it up on...
- Sunday, 23 October 2016 04:21
- By Bridget Miller
Blockchain, the technology that underlies digital cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, has acquired a different identity. According to Steve Norton’s article “CIO Explainer: What Is Blockchain?” published in the Wall Street Journal, he explains how the technology is emerging as an alternative way...
- Saturday, 22 October 2016 08:12
- By Issac Avila
In a few years, when we're all hurtling down highways in our self-driving cars and wearing virtual reality goggles, we'll need more high speed internet options. AT&T (T, Tech30) on Tuesday said it's planning ahead for our gigabyte-hungry future with a new technology that sends hig...
- Saturday, 22 October 2016 05:03
- By Anna K. Sasaki
Navigating the ever changing landscape of digital advertising can be difficult for the most seasoned business owner. Traditional advertising remains relevant, however being out front and visible in the digital space is paramount for today’s businesses to be successful. Advertisment Over the last 1...
- Friday, 21 October 2016 07:00
- By Grace Irwin
Visual search on the web has been around for some time Advertisment In 2008, TinEye became the first image search engine to use image identification technology, and in 2010, the Google Goggles app allowed users to search the physical world with their phone cameras. But in the las...
- Friday, 21 October 2016 01:53
- By Alex Grey
IF YOU ADD them all up, Google actually makes a lot of gadgets. It sells Nexus phones, Chromebook Pixels, Pixel C tablets, Nest smart-home products, cardboard VR viewers, Chromecast and Chromecast Audio, pretty Wi-Fi routers, even weird cus...
- Thursday, 20 October 2016 06:27
- By Lizabeth Wolf
Google's Pixel and Pixel XL have finally landed and both come with the fantastic Google Assistant. The AI software is like Siri, but much smarter. It uses a so-called smart reply feature to offer what Google calls "appropriate, contextually aware smart suggestions for quick replies" and it learns ho...
- Wednesday, 19 October 2016 07:26
- By Anna K. Sasaki
Choosing the right time to book a flight is confusing. It's not necessarily the case that tickets are cheaper the earlier you book, since flights can be at their cheapest just a few weeks before departure, depending on the time you fly and your destination. But with no hard and f...
- Wednesday, 19 October 2016 06:39
- By James Gill
Google has released an update to its travel offering that tells you the best time to book a cheap flight and hotel room. With millions expected to travel this holiday season, this new feature should alleviate some of the stress of trip-planning, especially for those doing so through a mobile device....
- Tuesday, 18 October 2016 06:31
- By Grace Irwin
There’s so much more to life than what we can see with the naked eye. We’re unable to see — or at least register — certain things that happen right before us, because they happen too fast. Sometimes, we miss out on subtle color transitions and contrasts that could help us see more clearly an...
- Monday, 17 October 2016 09:22
- By Issac Avila
MOBILE technology such as smartphones and tablets are giving scammers fresh ways to steal your money. Researchers say there are 25 million mobile services in Australia, more than one per person, with smartphones owned by 90 per cent of households and tablets owned by 60 per cent. It’s rich picking...
- Monday, 17 October 2016 00:59
- By Daniel K. Henry
Facebook is the principal digital public square of today. Well, it's the principal digital public square for those of a certain age (i.e. post-college, the young'nsaren't into it). But Zuck & Co's site is still an extremely integral virtual venue and will continue to be for some time. ...
- Saturday, 15 October 2016 07:11
- By Anthony Frank
Remember that scene in War Games when the socially broken code monkeys were explaining to aspiring hacker Matthew Broderick all about "back doors" (i.e. secret pathways planted by programmers)? Well, that's actually a thing. Coders have a storied tradition of baking in secret pas...
- Saturday, 15 October 2016 06:57
- By Alex Grey
If you’re doing your best to improve your Wi-Fi at home, you might be curious about who’s using your network, and if they’re slowing it down. It’s possible that your internet provider is just lying about the speeds that you should really expect on your network, but it’s also...
- Saturday, 15 October 2016 04:05
- By Corey Parker
With Over 2.5 Million Units Sold Worldwide, This is The Most Affordable Solution to Find Your Lost Items! Have you ever lost your car on a parking lot? It happens. You park and go shopping. When you get back, you don't have a clue where your car is. Then you start roaming around clicking on the pani...
- Thursday, 13 October 2016 07:49
- By Martha Moon
