When does an old smartphone become unsafe to use? By Jesse Emspak Android and iOS devices have safe working lifespans of different lengths. Here's what you need to know.
9 Common Photography Mistakes — And How to Fix Them By Jesse Emspak We sent our writer, an amateur photographer, out with a professional photographer to take pictures of the same subjects. Here are their photos and the lessons we learned.
Why It's So Hard for the CIA to Hack Your iPhone By Jesse Emspak The CIA has been trying to hack iPhones, the latest Snowden documents reveal, but by all appearances, the agency has largely failed.
How 'Anonymous' Shopping Data Reveals Your Identity By Jesse Emspak Scrubbed credit-card purchase data can easily be used to track individuals, and Big Data may never truly be anonymous, a new study finds.
How Your Next Hotel Room Could Be Hacked By Jesse Emspak Upscale hotels let guests control room lights and other functions with a tablet. But these systems can be hacked, with interesting results.
How Jailbreaking Puts Your iPhone at Risk By Jesse Emspak Many people 'jailbreak' iPhones without realizing the security risks. Here's what jailbreakers need to know, and do, to keep devices safe.
How Hackers Could Crash a Cellular Network By Jesse Emspak Two Greek researchers think they've found a way to knock an entire cellular network offline by flooding it with bogus requests.
