Tech News Archives

This week’s tech news was absolutely dominated by Facebook and Congressional testimony from Mark Zuckerberg. I’ve linked a number of related stories in this week’s Tech News. While there was other news this week, it just got overwhelmed by the...

Gators, owls, dogs, cats and cows all made it into this weeks news. Facebook is still at the top of the news along with ways to clean up your data. Hacks are happening constantly to organizations big and small and Microsoft wants to try to help. Car in the pool,...

Is there something strange in the water in Florida? Or the snow in Eastern Europe? Facebook is still all over the news with more stories about privacy invasions and some ways to lock down your account. Big targets have been hit by ransomware attacks. Dead man driving!...

Facebook has been all over the news in the past week for the huge theft of data by Cambridge Analytica. I’ve grouped an entire set of headlines all about Facebook and this hack so you can get up-to-date on it. Personally, I will not stop or even slow my Facebook...

We lost one of the greatest minds ever this week in Stephen Hawking. Not only a genius, but also a pop culture icon. Many in the US also changed their clocks this week, something we in Arizona don’t ever do. We also got the start of March Madness and bracket...

Fake news is everywhere and one company thinks they have a fix. I love my Alexa, but I’m a bit disappointed that I’ve never gotten the laughter from out of nowhere. Of course there is also news from Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook. Reviews of a new...

Mobile World Congress 2018 was happening this week and that meant a lot of news about new phones and new phone technologies. Amazon did some shopping, Star Wars is changing copyright law and a 1 horsepower vehicle on the California freeway. All this and a lot more in...

For me, the biggest tech news of the week came at 2018 WordCamp Phoenix. Not any breaking news, but a lot of great information on Web design and WordPress. Yes, there was still plenty of tech news going on elsewhere and I’ve collected some of the most...

We’ve just finished the first week of the Olympics and there is another week more. A lot of tech is involved in the Olympics and I’ve included several of my favorite headlines. You’ll also find a lot of news involving Facebook in the last week. Those...

I encourage you all to read the first three stories linked below as they explain how people are buying fake followers on Twitter and the fallout from it. Even if you are not a Twitter user, it is important to understand this shady industry and why people are doing it....

I encourage you all to read the first three stories linked below as they explain how people are buying fake followers on Twitter and the fallout from it. Even if you are not a Twitter user, it is important to understand this shady industry and why people are doing it....

In between all of my other projects, I’ve been working on a makeover for one page of our Seamless Textures Unleashed site. While the goal was a single page, it involved creating more than 30 new pages. I really want you all to check out the Seamless Textures...

It’s the week after the Consumer Electronics Show and things have slowed down in tech news. While it may be quieter than normal for a week or two, news will pick up again soon. Below are some of the biggest headlines, along with obscure info, from the past week....

There was a lot of news this week coming from the Consumer Electronic Show (CES). And bad news with all the processors flawed with Spectre Meltdown. Check out the latest headlines below and click to read the full stories. A laptop with three days of battery life:...

There was a week hiatus during the holidays where we didn’t publish Tech News. That simply means there are more links than normal in this week’s edition. Click on the headlines below to read the full article and get updated on all the latest in Tech. Do a...

We are in the middle of the holiday season when some things slow down and others are non-stop. I hope all of you have a very Merry Christmas and do well on your Festivus feats of strength. I’m going to take a break from blogging until early in 2018 so I’ll...

Unfortunately I didn’t get out a Tech News digest due to a very full slate of projects. I’ll try to include more links today. Before I get into the news of the week, I have some tragic news to pass along. Loyal readers may remember the many training guides...

A big nasty bug his MacOS this week and a fix was out soon afterwards. Bitcoin prices are still going crazy, why? Alexa is everywhere, even in the office. These are just a few of this week’s headlines, click on the headlines below to get the whole story. The PC...

Many of you may have enjoyed the cartoons we’ve published in past years from KN Pepper. Unfortunately I was notified that he passed away recently, though his obituary reveals a secret. He will definitely be missed. Uber was hacked. The US government wants to...

It has been an interesting week for me as I’ve met quite a few members of race teams involved in the Baja 1000. By the time you read this, the winner will have crossed the finish line. I’ve just loved getting to see some of the race vehicles up close in...

I got to experience some cool technology this week that allows someone to walk into the Tijuana, Mexico airport directly from the US (just South of San Diego). It was a very smooth process. Amazon wants to know if you’ll trust them to leave packages inside your...

The iPhone X is available or maybe not. Of course it’s been hacked along with a Google database. Was it the Russians again? They are in all your social media and there may be no way to stop it. Throw in candy, burgers and Cinnabun and there is a lot of...

Sometimes technology can bite back and that happened to us this week. We moved the Graphics Unleashed blog to a new Web server and all went well. The last step of the process is to move the name, graphics-unleashed.com, from the old server to the new one. Something...

I always do my best to deliver some out of this world tech news each week. This week, we have news about Mars so I guess I’ve delivered. A huge KRACK in Wi-Fi security was announced. Take it seriously and make sure to do what is needed to keep your network safe....