6 dangerous toys that are not child's play

Innocent toys Image by David DeHetre The most recent breach of smart teddy bears — which can receive and send voice messages from children and parents — have been involved in a data breach dealing with more than 800,000 user accounts. The company behind the products, Spiral Toys, is denying that any customers were hacked.…

Intel shows how smart cities are constantly communicating

Intel showed the future of smart cities at Mobile World Congress, and it’s an always-watching, always-communicating city. Maybe that creeps you out a bit, but there are potential beneifts: Improved traffic flow. Better information. Maybe even better help in an emergency. Here are highlights from the demonstrations.  A traditional-looking lamppost had a ring of cameras…

Twitter goes on the offense against online trolls

Twitter is taking the offensive in its ongoing battle online trolls and keep users from being abused. “We’re continuing our work to make Twitter safer, moving faster than ever to do so,” Ed Ho, Twitter’s vice president of engineering, wrote in a blog post. “This week we’re introducing additional updates that leverage our technology to…

Acer's Windows VR headset shows promise, needs polish

Microsoft unveiled the first Windows Mixed Reality headset Wednesday, and an early look at a prototype version of the hardware shows promise, along with room for improvement. The Acer Mixed Reality Development Edition headset will start rolling out to developers later this month, but Microsoft offered a demo of a pre-release prototype during the Game…