Month: October 2012

by Larry Magid PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay — I’m writing today’s column from the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, where privacy regulators from around the world are meeting with representatives from companies […]

Dimming your screen, turning off apps and avoiding unnecessary use can preserve cell phone battery for emergency use Communications can be vital during an emergency so make sure you have your cell phone fully charged and if […]

I’ve actually ran into Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer many times in Las Vegas, but I’ve never seen him at a casino. It’s always been at the Consumer Electronics Show or the old Comdex computer show. […]

(Puente Del Este, Uruguay) I’m at the International Data Privacy Commissioner’s conference at Puente Del Este, where I’m speaking later this week. But a couple of days ago I wasn’t sure I would be able […]

This post is adapted from one that first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid Among the storefronts and gourmet restaurants on California Avenue in Palo Alto, Calif. are a pair of offices for […]

There is good news and bad news when it comes to iPhone privacy. The good news is that Apple is no longer allowing app developers access to the unique device identifier (UDID) that can tie your activity […]

I’m a baby boomer — and so is Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak and the late Steve Jobs. It was my generation that invented personal computers.  Many of us used CP/M, DOS or even Unix long […]

Sling Media, a division of EchoStar, has announced two new Slingboxes, designed to let you access live and recorded programs on your home digital video recorder (DVR) from wherever you are on a computer, tablet […]

By Larry Magid I’ve been pushing for an iPad Mini for months, so I’m obviously glad they’re likely to announce one later this month, but let’s not get too excited about Apple once again catching up with its competitors. […]

In a recent blog post, I noted that Apple‘s dominance in the tablet market slipped from 81% a year ago to 51% in a recent Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism study.  And while Apple is likely to get a […]