Technology 
Pandora to let musicians send audio messages to fans
Internet radio service provider Pandora is giving artists the ability to reach out to their listeners with personalized audio messages. The new feature, dubbed Artist Audio Messaging, was announced yesterday at the Code/Media conference in Laguna Niguel, California. It will … Continue reading
Lenovo PCs ship with adware that destroys system security, breaks HTTPS
Lenovo’s consumer laptops are loaded with adware that fundamentally compromises system security and transmits encrypted information to a third-party vendor. Lenovo’s response thus far is to pretend the problem doesn’t exist and that consumers knowingly chose to buy hardware with … Continue reading
Sony’s latest snake oil: Pricey ‘Premium Sound’ Micro SDXC cards
Need the perfect expandable storage solution for your $1,200 Walkman? Sony might have a bridge to sell you. The company is now selling a 64 GB Micro SDXC card “for Premium Sound” in Japan. At $160, it’s four or five … Continue reading
Tens of thousands of home routers at risk with duplicate SSH keys
A setup mistake has apparently left hundreds of thousands of home routers running the SSH (Secure Shell) remote access tool with identical private and public keys. John Matherly used Shodan, a specialized search engine for querying Internet-connected devices, and found … Continue reading
Russian search giant Yandex demands antitrust action against Google because of Android search
Yandex says Google Search shouldn’t be bundled with Android because it’s unfair, but apparently they have never heard of the Android Open Source Project.
ET deals: Dell Inspiron 13 touchscreen laptop for $600
We’ve come to expect more out of our laptops than we used to. Sure, spreadsheets and e-mails are just as important as they’ve always been, but the popularization of touchscreens has really changed our expectations. Not only should our laptops … Continue reading
IFTTT launches three Do apps for a clutter-free experience
IFTTT basically automates the Internet, letting you create recipes to bridge various products and online services—you can get a text when there’s rain in the forecast, for example, or have your Belkin WeMo Switch turn on your lamp when the … Continue reading
Samsung’s Smart TVs don’t just spy, they transmit your speech in unencrypted plaintext
Samsung’s new Smart TV’s don’t actually secure your intercepted voice data — they transmit it in plaintext.
Crowd-designed coffee grinder blows through its Kickstarter goal in just 18 hours
If there’s one thing coffee lovers have, it’s opinions on how coffee should be made. So the Handground team turned to the hordes of the coffee-loving Internet to design a better grinder. The team started with an Instagram feed on … Continue reading
Countertop sanitizer will use UV to clean the gook off things babies stick in their mouths
Whether you’re formula feeding or your baby is getting expressed breast milk while mom’s away, you may find yourself drowning in bottles. A good wash in hot soapy water is fine, but those suckers need to be sanitized every once … Continue reading
