August 14, 2010
About a hundred net neutrality activists left their laptops at home Friday afternoon to gather at Googles Silicon Valley headquarters to protest the search giants perceived betrayal of the movement for federal internet openness rules. The protest groups ranks included eager young activists, long-time technologists, first-time protesters and the ever-present Raging Grannies, who led anti ...
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Net Neutrality Protesters Call for Google to Stand Tall
May 25, 2010
A remote administration program installed on student laptops by a Pennsylvania school district and used by numerous companies to manage their computers is even more vulnerable than previously reported. The LANrev program can be exploited from anywhere on the internet, not just from an attacker on the same local area network as a victim's computer, according to researchers who say that a second ...
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Spyware Installed on Student Laptops Has More Security Problems
May 13, 2010
A federal judge grants the FBI access to thousands of webcam pictures secretly snapped of suburban Philadelphia high school students -- images taken from school-issued laptops. The authorities said they were investigating possible "criminal" conduct.
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FBI Gets Pics in Philly Student Webcam Scandal
May 12, 2010
Seeking to bridge the digital divide, the Milwaukee Public Library is moving forward with a plan to bring almost 250 laptop computers into its branches in the city's poorest neighborhoods.
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Library system hopes to add laptops
April 19, 2010
A webcam spying scandal at a suburban Philadelphia school district is broadening, with lawyers claiming the district secretly snapped thousands of webcam images of students using school-issued laptops without the pupils knowledge or consent.
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School District Allegedly Snapped Thousands of Student Webcam Spy Pics
April 13, 2010
Apple has refreshed its Macbook Pro lineup today. The 15" Macbook Pro has an Intel Core i5 processor
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Apple Updates Its MacBook Pro Lineup, Delivers Faster Laptops
March 31, 2010
Apple's latest gadget gets positive reviews from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal -- w
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iPad Reviews: Mossberg Asks If It Can Kill Laptops; Pogue Shows Off Multiple Personalities (Forbes)
March 31, 2010
Apple's latest gadget gets positive reviews from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal -- w
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iPad Reviews: Mossberg Asks If It Can Kill Laptops; Pogue Shows Off Multiple Personalities
March 17, 2010
Attempting to scroll with two fingers on a Windows laptop trackpad after using a MacBook makes you feel like a right fool, I know. It’s not the end of the story though, with Lifehacker revealing two hacks for Windows users
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How To Hack Windows Laptops With Mac-Like Trackpad Gestures (Gizmodo Australia)
March 08, 2010
Right now this may be more myth than real, but news is spreading about the potential for thieves to locate laptops and notebooks hidden in car trunks or campus lockers using Wi-Fi finder devices. So far the only reports of this happening come from Jamaica, but can this crime has the potential to spread fast.
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Thieves use WiFi-finders to locate laptops, notebooks? (Sun-Sentinel)
