Really? Facebook Demands New Users' Email Passwords By Monica Chin Some new users registering for Facebook accounts are told to enter the passwords to their registration email accounts for 'verification.'
How to Survive Cyberbullying By Monica Chin Short- and long-term tips for dealing with online trolls.
T-Mobile’s New Home Internet Service Doesn’t Look Like a Great Deal By Adam Ismail T-Mobile is dipping its toes in residential broadband with a new pilot program. But it doesn't look to be a fantastic deal for the few people who can get it — yet.
Virgin Media's New 'Intelligent Wi-Fi' Boosts Your Broadband For Free By Richard Priday Set to keep your internet speeds high and blackspots away.
Smart Gadget Security Is Terrible and Only Getting Worse By Paul Wagenseil Smart-home and Internet of Things security is just getting worse, and most vendors don't care, researchers lamented at the RSA Conference.
Chinese Scientists Create Injectable Nanoparticles That Enable Night Vision By Jesus Diaz Chinese scientists have discovered a nanoparticle that enables mammals — including humans — to see in absolute darknesss. They have tested it successfully in mice.
New Tom's Community Trophy Contest By Tom's Guide Staff Help us celebrate our forum upgrade by sending us your best and brightest ideas for new trophies.
KeepSolid VPN Unlimited Review: Lots of Positives By Jonas DeMuro A review of the KeepSolid VPN service, which boasts impressive speeds, and affordable plans, including a lifetime option.
25 Best YouTube Channels and Shows By Tom's Guide Staff We've compiled our favorite YouTube channels, the shows that make us hit Subscribe and have become appointment viewing.
747 Million Stolen Accounts Up For Sale: What To Do By Monica Chin A mysterious hacker is selling more than 700 million stolen accounts on the dark web. Here's what you need to do.
Russia Rehearses War Scenario with Internet Shutdown Test By Jesus Diaz The Russian government will disconnect all its computers from the internet to test a last-resort computer-defense system.
Join the New Tom’s Community By Tom's Guide Staff We’re rolling out a substantial upgrade to the Tom's Guide forums. Here's what you need to know.
Many Smart Home Apps Have No Security: Report By Paul Wagenseil Half of smartphone apps for smart-home devices, including those made by Belkin, LIFX and TP-Link, have terrible security, a new study finds.
LIFX Smart Bulbs May Reveal Your Wi-Fi Password By Paul Wagenseil A researcher says LIFX Mini smart light bulbs reveal home Wi-Fi passwords and have basically no security.
Feds May Charge Huawei with Stealing Trade Secrets By Paul Wagenseil Federal investigators are pursuing criminal charges against Huawei for theft of trade secrets, according to a report.
No More Black Spots! BT Complete WiFi Opened Up to More Users By Richard Priday Signal-boosting add-on set to give wall-to-wall WiFi coverage.
How to Live Stream the 2019 College Football Championship By Philip Michaels Here's how you can stream the Jan. 7 national championship game, using either a mobile app or a streaming service.
Online Game Breach Hits 8 Million: What to Do Now By Monica Chin Someone has stolen the full user database of BlankMediaGames, maker of the popular online role-playing game Town of Salem.
Blur Password Manager Compromised: What to Do By Monica Chin Account information about 2.4 million users of the Blur password manager was exposed by a poorly configured online server.
Facebook's Photo Bug: How to See If You Were Exposed By Monica Chin An API bug exposed millions of users' private Facebook photos to third-party apps. Here's how to check if you were impacted.
Not Again: Facebook Bug Exposed 6.8 Million Users' Photos By Monica Chin A coding flaw may have let third-party Facebook apps access 6.8 million users' private photos for 12 days in September.
YouTube Rewind 2018 Is the Most Despised Video Ever By Richard Priday YouTube’s 2018 Rewind has had 9.8 million downvotes, overtaking Justin Bieber's 'Baby' music video's total
These Are the First 5G Hotspots Coming Your Way By Philip Michaels Netgear's Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot will work with AT&T's network, while Inseego and Verizon are teaming up with a 5G hotspot of their own.
I Just Tried 5G for the First Time: Here’s What It Lets You Do By Philip Michaels Wondering just what 5G's faster speeds will mean for your smartphone? We tried out some demos on a working 5G network to find out.
Police Will Use AI to Predict Violent Crimes, Minority-Report Style By Jesus Diaz No precogs required.
BT's Complete WiFi Comes With a 'World's First' Promise: Full House Coverage… or Your Money Back By Richard Priday With its new router and range extender combination, the UK broadband provider will guarantee to give you fast reliable Wi-Fi in every corner of your home.
Cyber Monday Deal: Top Netgear Cable Modem Now Just $67 By Philip Michaels Netgear's CM600 is the best choice if you've got a high-speed internet plan. And right now, it's on sale at Amazon for 25 percent off.
Amazon Suffers Possible Data Breach Right Before Black Friday By Monica Chin A mysterious Amazon email leaves us with more questions than answers.
Top Tech Fails This Week: Facebook, Double Notches and Comcast Being Comcast By Adam Ismail What do Facebook, Google's latest handsets, Apple and Comcast have in common? They're all on this list.
Comcast Forced to Refund $700,000 in Hidden Fee Fiasco By Monica Chin Comcast will issue refunds to 20,000 Massachusetts customers after the ISP failed to disclose extra fees that increased customers' monthly bills.
