If there’s one illness that every child seems predisposed to, it’s ear infections. The problem comes in when they have several ear infections. This requires lots of doctor visits, meaning money and time spent. You may hate to keep going to the doctor because after a few times, you know the symptoms. But the doctor won’t prescribe antibiotics unless your child has been diagnosed. There may be another solution very soon. Scientists have developed a smartphone app to diagnose ear infections. It works by listening for fluid in the ears with the addition of a folded piece of paper. Diagnose Ear Infections with Smartphone App… Read more

Just as quickly as a security flaw was found and noted in Intel clips, major tech companies stepped up to the plate to fix it. Companies such as Apple, Microsoft, and Google have implemented software patches to eliminate the risk of the ZomebieLoad security flaw. Read on to find out if your system is now protected or if there is something you need to do to rectify the problem. Protect Your Data from ZombieLand The ZombieLoad security flaw affected nearly every Intel chip in computers that were released from 2011 and beyond. The technical name for the flaw is microarchitectural data sampling (MDS). It’s similar… Read more

With all the talk of multiple instances of Facebook not protecting user data and even giving it away willfully, we can’t forget the other social media outlets. As Instagram and SnapChat can leave you vulnerable as well. In fact, Twitter recently blamed a bug for iOS users’ location data accidentally being shared. Twitter Bug Leaks Location Data Twitter has somehow become more than conversations. It’s a sales tool, it’s a political tool, it’s a grievances tool. It’s many, many things, but any time you use any such tool, you are leaving yourself open to potential frailties in the platform. On Monday Twitter announced their platform… Read more