Forget the image of Grandma tracking down the latest cutting edge technology news in mobile feed reader, or Uncle Joe whose retirement has been filled with Diggs, Tweets, and Facebook pokes. According to Mark McMurtrey, Ronald McGaughey, and James Downey, at the University of Central Arkansas, the elderly internet user, the so-called silver surfer generation, [...]

Spyware refers to computer software, programs, that are installed, usually without the computer users knowledge and gather information about how the computer is being used and the websites the user visits.
The simplest and most insidious form of spyware are so-called “cookies” although not all cookies are bad. These tiny pieces of computer code are loaded [...]

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SciScoop published a news item about a powerful forensics tool for investigating the contents of the XBox gaming console. The story was picked up widely by the media, featuring subsequently on Discover.com, ScienceDaily, TechRadar, Gizmag, Escapist Magazine, and countless blogs.
The ensuing discussion about the value of such a tool seems to have homed [...]

Intel, the chip company in case you didn’t know, tells us that aside from all those useful solar-powered battery chargers, flashlights, calculators, and cellphone battery boosters, solar-powered computing devices are just coming up over the horizon. “Imagine network routers and surveillance devices soaking up the sun and running networking, video and security software.” It certainly [...]