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 Privacy is a Sci-Fi Fantasy What if our personal information wasn't digital and the collectors weren't machines? Share:   |  Facebook Mulling Privacy Changes Via Public Comments Social network is reviewing feedback from more than 1000 members on possible privacy policy change. Share: | Microsoft Apologizes After Botched Windows Phone Challenge Microsoft is apologizing after refusing to reward a tech writer who "smoked" a Windows Phone using an Android handset. Share: | New Plastic Mimics Skin's Ability to Bleed, Heal When scratched or cracked, the plastic turns red at the damaged area and then heals when exposed to light or significant changes in ambient temperature or pH. Share: | Microsoft's Secret Weapon Against Google Maps -- Open Source Microsoft is lending big support and big dollars to the open source map project OpenStreetMap, and it looks as if the tactic is starting to pay off. Share: | Coming to LibreOffice: Collaborative Editing Now in prototype form, this new capability will fill in one of the last remaining gaps in the free office suite's feature set. Share: | Security Firm AVG Releases Do-Not-Track Feature for Windows AVG's new tool is available to users of its free and paid security products as a free update. Share: | New iPad Lasts 24 Hours as 4G LTE Hotspot Under the right conditions, you can use the new iPad as a wireless router for an entire day on a single charge, according to two independent tests. Share: | Online Video Expected to Overtake DVD, Blu-ray Viewing this Year A study by IHS projects that Americans will watch 3.4 billion movies online this year, an increase of more than 135 percent from 2011. Share: | Amazon Security FAIL: Contactless Bank Cards Vulnerable to Pickpocketing via NFC Phones Barclays contactless bank cards are vulnerable to electronic pickpocketing via NFC-enabled phones. Share: | XBox Live Adds HBO Go, MLB.tv and Comcast Xfinity Apps The apps aren't a cable killer because users will still need a cable subscription to access the features. Share: | More Companies Are OK With Employees Using Facebook at Work Workers at AT Kearney connect with their friends on Facebook now and then when they're on the job, and that's just fine with executives there. Share: | Does VMware Have a Real Future? Price is a big weakness when every player in the virtualization market is offering a good-enough free option. Share: | New FTC 'Do-Not-Track' Recommendations: Clueless? Security and privacy experts criticize the FTC's policy efforts on do-not-track issues as 'misguided.' Share: | San Jose Gives Free Wi-Fi Another Try The city of San Jose intends to offer high-speed Wi-Fi throughout its downtown area. Share: | Harry Potter E-Books Finally Arrive on J.K. Rowling's Pottermore Pottermore was due to go live in October, but it missed its launch. The is expected to open to the public early next month. Share: | Mobile Search Face-Off: Bing vs. Google vs. Yahoo We put three Android mobile search apps from Bing, Google, and Yahoo to the test to find out which one delivers the most useful information on shopping, movies, restaurants, general search, and more. Share: | Eclipse Readies Browser-based IDE Orion project adds JavaScript and HTML capabilities for Web app development. Share: | Majority of Siri Users Satisfied with Feature, Don't Want it on TV A survey from Parks Associates found that only 37 percent of respondents said they would like Siri for their TVs. Share: | Are Tablets Inevitable as PC Replacements? Tablets are making huge inroads, but PCs aren't even close to being dead yet. 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