Eric Brackett
Articles
Mobile
SMS Connect will allow you to use Skype to text from your PC
If you're a fan of Skype, then we have some good news for you. Microsoft is working on a new Skype feature called SMS Connect, which will allow you to use Skype to send and receive text messages on your PC, provided you have an Android…
Mobile
Department of Justice asks judge to force Facebook to decrypt Messenger
The Department of Justice and Facebook are embroiled in a legal dispute over the future of Messenger's privacy policies. The government is demanding it decrypt Messaenger to allow for wiretapping of criminal suspects. Facebook is refusing…
Movies & TV
Netflix testing ads in between some subscribers’ binge-watching sessions
Netflix is testing out a new feature that has some users upset. The streaming service has started playing advertisements between shows. Netflix says that its goal is to help users spend less time searching for something new to watch.
Computing
At Def Con, children show how easy it can be to hack an election
How hard is it to hack a voting machine or government website? Well, it turns out that it is literally child's play. Def Con tasked a group of children with hacking replica government websites, and many proved successful.
Mobile
Police bust a massive interstate SIM card hijacking ring
Law enforcement agents in Flordia and several other states have worked together to break up an interstate cybercrime ring that used hijacked SIM cards to steal cryptocurrencies and cash from victims.
Music
Spotify may eventually allow free users to skip all ads
Spotify is rolling out a new feature that may allow free users to skip ads whenever they want. Currently, the test is being conducted in Australia but if successful, it may be spread to other countries.