After months of people yelling at them to increase security, Twitter finally began to roll out two-step verification for its accounts on Wednesday. To ensure that your account is protected, you should enable two-step verification immediately. It only takes about two minutes, and all you need is a cell phone. What is ...
Author: Joey Lewandowski
Joey is the Manager of Content and Community at ShellyPalmer. With a journalism degree from Ramapo College of New Jersey, he's a die-hard Minnesota Vikings fan, enjoys watching movies and loves all most things tech. You can follow him on Twitter @soulpopped. He's also the co-host of the award-winning* podcast "Sports 4 Starters." (*Note*: No awards actually won.)
About Joey Lewandowski
Joey is the Manager of Content and Community at ShellyPalmer. With a journalism degree from Ramapo College of New Jersey, he's a die-hard Minnesota Vikings fan, enjoys watching movies and loves all most things tech. You can follow him on Twitter @soulpopped. He's also the co-host of the award-winning* podcast "Sports 4 Starters." (*Note*: No awards actually won.)
Microsoft Reveals the Xbox One: One Box to Rule Your Living Room
on 5.21.13
Microsoft unveiled its next video game console, the Xbox One, on Tuesday. Unlike Sony, which spent two hours at its PlayStation 4 reveal in February showing just about everything BUT the console, Microsoft put the console, its re-designed controller and updated Kinect camera at the heart of its presentation. Microsoft said ...
Sorry, Android, But We’re Breaking Up: It’s Not Me, It’s You
on 4.29.13
I’ve never had an iPhone, but I will soon. Let me take you back. Ever since I heard the first rumors about the Galaxy S IV, it was the only phone I wanted. The two smartphones I’ve used – the Motorola Droid and Droid 3 – both ran on Android, and while I’ve had tons of issues with the hardware (random restarts, ...
Twitter Needs Two–Step Verification, Like, Yesterday
on 4.23.13
The biggest news to hit the tech world on Tuesday was a non-event: the Associated Press’s Twitter account was hacked and sent out the following tweet: The AP said that the tweet came after hackers “made repeated attempts to steal the passwords of AP journalists,” which was (clearly) ultimately ...
Best iPhone Games of 2013
on 4.11.13
We’re more connected now than we ever have been before, and we’re only going to get more connected as we move into the future. According to Intel, at the beginning of 2012 there were approximately 2 billion people connected to the Internet. By 2015, Intel expects the number to be over 3 billion and, by 2020, the company ...
Everything You Need to Know About Facebook Home
on 4.4.13
After months of speculation – and just about a week of more accurate guesses – Facebook finally unveiled its ‘Facebook phone.’ Except it’s not a phone. “We’re not building a phone and we’re not building an operating system,” Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at Facebook’s event on ...
T-Mobile: Contracts? We Don’t Need no Stinkin’ Contracts!
on 3.26.13
I’m trying to make sense of T-Mobile’s new wireless contract pricing plans. And I’m having a hard time. If you didn’t hear, T-Mobile got rid of the two-year contract system that every other major carrier locks its customers into, instead opting for a month-by-month payment system. Plans start at $50 for unlimited ...
Verizon’s Share Everything Plan and Me: Wait, It’s HOW Much?
on 1.22.13
My current Verizon phone is eligible for an upgrade in March. (Coincidentally, within a week of when Samsung is expected to announce its Galaxy S IV. I’m very excited.) I’m currently on a family plan, still grandfathered in with unlimited data. It’s wonderful. But ever since Verizon switched over to its Share ...
Being Connected 24/7 Can Also Mean Having Fun
on 1.20.13
We’re more connected now than we ever have been before, and we’re only going to get more connected as we move into the future. According to Intel, at the beginning of 2012 there were approximately 2 billion people connected to the Internet. By 2015, Intel expects the number to be over 3 billion and, by 2020, the company ...
Welcome to the Big Show: A Newbie’s First Trip to CES
on 1.13.13
I just got back from CES 2013. It was the first trade show I’ve ever been to. Like a woman on an elevator said to me, “There’s nothing like cutting your teeth on the world’s biggest show, huh?” Indeed. CES 2013 was everything I could have imagined and more. On Monday, before the show officially opened, I went ...
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