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Apple App Store Accounts Get Hacked

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Shelly Palmer

In today's top tech stories, a study by the Royal Military College of Canada notes that any USB connected device can be used to steal data from your computer because most people don't lock down their plug-and-play port.

Companies Combine Efforts to Secure Data on USBs

Robert Siciliano | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Siciliano

A survey of London and New York City taxi companies last year revealed that more than 12,500 portable devices are forgotten in taxis every six months; portable devices that may have troves of sensitive data.

Early iPad Review From a Product Designer: What Was Steve Thinking?

Gil Laroya | Posted 05.25.2011

Gil Laroya

Sure, the iPad looks cool, it looks hip, it looks "Apple." But the shear lack of features, many of which we all were "expecting" to have on a mobile device, boggles the mind. Let's examine.

The Writers Workbench: USB Flash Drives

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert J. Elisberg

Once upon a time, USB flash drives.were rare, but today there's almost no excuse not to have one, especially since cost has plummeted and capacity has skyrocketed.

iPod Cable Burns Denver Child

9News | Jeffrey Wolf, Eric Kahnert | Posted 05.25.2011

DENVER - If you own an iPod or similar electronic, chances are, you have a USB cable lying around the house. If you're a parent, Trinity Anderson's st...

Most USELESS Gadgets Of 2000-2009: 13 Gadgets We Wish We'd Never Seen (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

In theory, gadgets are suppose to make our lives easier, simpler. But sometimes technology just complicates, making way for utterly dispensable, downr...