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Washington State Court System Hit With Data Breach

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The state of Washington’s Administrative Office of the Courts was hacked and the personal information of over 1 million people was exposed. The data, including 160,000 social security numbers and 1 million driver’s license numbers, was accessed sometime between last fall and February. So far the actual theft of only 94 social security numbers has more »

The Growing Need for Rules on Teen Mobile Usage (Infographic)

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With new technology released what seems like everyday, it can sometimes be challenging for parents to manage their children’s online activity and phone use. The following infographic by CTIA takes a look at today’s wireless family, and how mobile device use is introduced to children at an earlier age than ever before. For example, 39% more »

Pocket Informant Offering a Major Upgrade for Both iOS and Android

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If you’ve been reading my stuff for a while, you know how big a fan I am of Pocket Informant for calendar and task management. So it won’t surprise you that I was delighted to learn they had a huge upgrade available. PI3 is not a free upgrade. You’ll have to pay for it, but more »

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Gets Much Awaited and Oft-Delayed Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Update

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Samsung might have already started rolling out the third generation of Galaxy Tabs with the Tab 3 7.0, but that doesn’t mean it has forgotten all about the aging members of the family introduced back in 2011 and 2012. In fact, one of those, the Galaxy Tab 7.7, is reported to be receiving some much more »

Deal Alert: Best Buy Discounts Select MacBook Air Models for Mother’s Day

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And the Mother’s Day deals keep on coming. Only today’s special offer is for those of you that really, really, really love their moms. Like $1000 worth of love. That’s right, Best Buy is slashing the prices of a few Apple MacBook Air models, though if you’re not very familiar with the notebooks you’ll probably more »

New Nexus 7 Tipped for Google I/O Intro, Spec Sheet Could Include WUXGA Screen and S4 Pro CPU

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After an I/O 2012 conference whose highlights included the Nexus 7 and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean launches, Google could be prepping an even more spectacular event for next week. The 2013 I/O is to get underway on May 15 and, on the San Francisco stage, we could be seeing the debuts of the mythical X more »

Flipboard 2.0 Comes to Android with Curated Magazines

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Flipboard for Android finally received an update to version 2.0. The biggest new feature of this update is the ability to create and share personalized magazines. This feature was first introduced for iOS a couple months ago. Flipboard 2.0 also utilizes Android’s native sharing functionality. You’ll be able to save content to a Flipboard magazine from other more »

Dashclock Lockscreen Widget for Android Jelly Bean Devices

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One of the advantages to Android Jelly Bean is the lock screen widget capability. I just discovered a cool app that gives you even more options. DashClock Widget gives you a clock and lots more. There are numerous extensions for the widget to give you a wide range of options: from missed calls, text messages, more »

Windows-Based HTC R7 and R12 Tablets Tipped for Fall Intros with Impressive Specs

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HTC has exited the tablet game a while ago after several painful sales flops, but rumors about a comeback have been floating around ever since late last year. The biggest questions seem to be when will HTC make its next tab push and how many devices will the company intro rather than if such a more »

Confirmed: Windows 8-Powered 8-Inch Acer Iconia W3 Tablet Coming June 4

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The first batch of Windows 8-powered tablets has been arguably underwhelming and overall, a massive sales flop, but the future looks much brighter for the platform. We know several less than 10-inch and cheaper than $400 Win 8 slates are in the making, all while Acer’s Iconia W3 is rumored to kick the festivities into more »