With all the hacker news in the headlines these days, Target, Home Depot, and now Sony Corporation, you might be starting to feel a bit more hesitant to offer up your sacred credit-card digits online. There is no question that over the past year or so, identity theft and identity …..
Tech Talk on VOCM “All About Cell Phone Plans”
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode Cell Phone Plans are discussed. To listen, click on the PLAY button above.
All About Smartphone Plans
Choosing the right smartphone can be a difficult process and committing to a cellphone provider even more so. The key question being: Am I better off receiving a free or discounted phone by locking myself into a two-year contract – or should I buy an unlocked phone and pay month to …..
Using Technology To Save This Holiday Season
Christmas gifts: The things we love to complain about, but hate to be honest about. With the cost of Christmas just around the corner many people leave their shopping to the last minute in hopes that they can find the best deal at the right price. More often than not, …..
Streaming Music Services
Music is important to many Canadians, and on-the-go listening from a smartphone or mobile device is something that’s easy to quickly get hooked on. Whether you’re working, partying, relaxing or exercising – it’s nice to have something to listen to for some added motivation. But while most avid music listeners …..
Tech Talk on VOCM “Cord Cutters”
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode Cord Cutting is discussed. To listen, click on the PLAY button above.
Cord Cutting? Cable Companies Compensate
It seems like these days that more Canadians seem to be abandoning traditional cable TV services and opting for streaming their content online from their computers, tablets, and phones. Content provider Netflix seems to be the trend setter here in Canada bringing streaming content to anyone willing to pay 8.99 …..
Tech Support Phone Scams
There seems to be a sudden rise these days in fraudulent tech support phone scams. You hear more often these days people are getting calls from wood-be Microsoft support employees claiming they are getting reports sent from your computer that it is in need of repair. Usually if you comply …..
TechTalk on VOCM “Poodle Security Bug”
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode the Poodle Security Bug is discussed. To listen, click on the PLAY button above.
Poodle Security Bug
It seems like each week brings news of either hackers breaking into big box store databases or security researchers discovering software bugs in aging software and this week is no exception. Following the discovery of April’s ‘Heartbleed’ bug in OpenSSL and last month’s ‘Shellshock’ bug in a piece of Unix …..
Tech Talk On VOCM “BadUSB”
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode BadUSB is discussed. To listen, click on the PLAY button above.