Technology

Geo-fencing, which creates a digital perimeter around a location, is raising privacy concerns.

As cars and trucks have become laden with brainy devices to control everything, the vehicles have become increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

Without letting you know, your Internet browser gulps down hundreds of the digital tracking beacons fed to it by the websites you visit.

Major climate issues were discussed, but critics claim not much action came from the UN climate talks that recently ended in Durban, South Africa.

 The Durban Climate Change Conference negotiated many issues, including a package deal that would resettle negotiations so that every country is in agreement to create a fund to help developing countries cope, create green technologies, and extend the Kyoto Protocol a few more years. 



It is getting down to the wire and you still have a few more Christmas gifts to get. Here are a few tech gadget suggestions.

When it comes to writing a will or a living trust, “digital assets” often get overlooked.

Any budding entrepreneur knows that a press kit can be the ultimate marketing tool when it comes to promoting a business, product, or person. Detroit native Hajj Flemings seems to agree with this idea, wholeheartedly - so much so, that he based his start-up, GoKit, on it. 

Digital marketing has become a rather crafty tool for small business owners.

By the year 2014, e-book sales will increase to the tune of 140%. Nearly 60% of all book sales will be digital. This sweeping change in how people read and consume content in general is due to the handy work of several advances in technology, and it’s taking the publishing industry by storm.

New York City is known for many things—culture…finance…fashion. But now you can add technology to that list. Recently, the NY metro area replaced Boston--as the No. 2 technology hub in the nation, second only to Silicon Valley. During the second quarter, $624.2 million in venture capital funding flowed into the NY metro area, with more than $416 million targeted for 48 Internet-based companies, according to a report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association.