Thinking Tech

Archive: 02-2012

• Hackers can follow you via your cell phone

  A recent study finds that it’s surprisingly easy for hackers to track your location when you receive calls to your cell phone.

  February 20, 2012, 1:04 PM PST | By Christie Nicholson

• New study maps social identity clusters on Twitter

  New NECSI study maps Twitter social clusters among readers of The New York Times.

  February 20, 2012, 8:12 AM PST | By Mari Silbey

• Marriage of Wi-Fi and white spaces not without challenges

  Companies like Microsoft and InterDigital see benefits to augmenting Wi-Fi with TV white spaces spectrum, but there are challenges ahead.

  February 17, 2012, 8:23 AM PST | By Mari Silbey

• Giant truck transforms into a high-speed boat in seconds

  A twin-turbo aquatic beast called the Phibian can reach highway speeds and rip across the water at 30 mph.

  February 17, 2012, 6:39 AM PST | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Online private service designed for people caring for others

  CareZone, a startup designed by former Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz, offers people caring for others an organized and private way to manage care.

  February 15, 2012, 12:31 PM PST | By Jenny Wilson

• Could kinetic mesh networking prevent another BP-like disaster?

  Kinetic mesh networking could blanket the Gulf of Mexico with broadband communications

  February 15, 2012, 6:36 AM PST | By Mari Silbey

• More products support Wi-Fi Direct, but will anyone use it?

  Hundreds of products are now certified for Wi-Fi Direct, but is anyone using the wireless tech? And what will it take to get consumers to care?

  February 13, 2012, 12:16 PM PST | By Mari Silbey

• Best U.S. jobs will be in data

  Data analysis will prove to be one of the fastest growing job areas in the U.S.

  February 13, 2012, 10:16 AM PST | By Christie Nicholson

• Scientists developing mobile phone that detects depression

  Scientists at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine have been testing a mobile phone that detects when its users are depressed and responds with suggestions.

  February 10, 2012, 4:50 PM PST | By Jenny Wilson

• Piracy now unstoppable? New file-sharing network can’t be shut down

  Tribler’s file-sharing network is decentralized and operates like a social network.

  February 10, 2012, 6:49 AM PST | By Tuan C. Nguyen