First live spamware infiltrates the App Store

Not even the iOS App Store's curation policy is invulnerable to accidentally letting in some malware, as evidenced by a new app, "Find and Call," which invaded both the App Store and Google Play, but has...

Interview: Dres and Jarobi are evitaN

Dres of Black Sheep and Jarobi of A Tribe Called Quest have come together to form a group : evitaN (Native spelled backwards) to show that men of a certain age can still rip it and that the Native Tongues n...

Secretly Monitor Cop Stops with New ACLU App

Citizens, citizen journalists and activists have run afoul of the police before, when recording police activities. This is despite the fact that police have all manner of recording equipment of their own, ...

GOP fights over major food stamp crackdown

The House Agriculture Committee on Thursday unveiled its approach for a long-term farm and food bill that would reduce spending by $3.5 billion a year, almost half of that coming from cuts in the federal fo...
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Orbitz steering MAC users to pricier search results

Microsoft and Windows OEMs have long used the "Apple Tax," which is the "extra" that Mac users pay to get a similar machine vs. a Windows box as a selling point. However, those who are OK with paying such a tax...