7 Smart Ways To Protect the Information on Your Smartphone

You know your smartphone can do everything from check email to scan barcodes to play (addictive) games involving angry birds — sometimes it’s even more fun than your date! But did you know it can also give criminals access to your personal information? And even be enlisted to spy on you? You may have heard …

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Don’t Be Duped! 6 Ways to Recycle Your Electronics for Real on Earth Day (and Every Day)

Did you know that some of the materials used to make your favorite tech equipment can wreak havoc on the human body? Electronics contain heavy metals like lead, mercury and cadmium, and also toxic chemicals like hexavalent chromium and brominated flame retardants. When discarded in dumps, the poisons end up in people’s bodies through ground …

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Love Your Smartphone But Want More Choices? 2011 Is Your Year!

New Verizon iPhones are just the beginning. Mega-partnerships are shaking up the market and taking competition to the next level. This summer, Nokia + Microsoft will roll out its new line of smartphones — a major event for the team that pairs Asia’s largest smartphone manufacturer with Windows 7 Mobile’s dashboard. Meanwhile, new Droid phones …

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5 Easy Ways to Speed Up Your Home Computer

Does it seem like your home computer just keeps getting slower? Could be it’s time for some TLCC (tender loving computer care). Just like everything else you own, your computer needs maintenance to operate at peak performance. So here are five fixes — most of them quick — to get you hopping as close to …

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The Cyber Black Market: What’s Your Bank Login Worth?

Chances are when you think about someone stealing your credit card, password or identity, you imagine this person then pilfers your accounts or sets up fake ones using your information. Not likely. Instead, the thief — who is more often than not connected to organized crime — probably sells your confidential data on the black …

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