Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » computers http://newstalk870.am Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:10:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Gamers Rejoice! Prosser School Buses Outfitted with WiFi – Pasco Looks to Be Next! http://newstalk870.am/gamers-rejoice-prosser-school-buses-outfitted-with-wifi-pasco-looks-to-be-next/ http://newstalk870.am/gamers-rejoice-prosser-school-buses-outfitted-with-wifi-pasco-looks-to-be-next/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:43:21 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=132978 After a successful trial in Prosser, Pasco School District officials recently took a tour on a school bus outfitted to be a WiFi hotspot!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gamers-rejoice-prosser-school-buses-outfitted-with-wifi-pasco-looks-to-be-next/feed/ 0 (Courtesy of Educational Service District 123) 50 Things We Don't Do Anymore – Due To Technology http://newstalk870.am/50-things-we-dont-do-anymore-due-to-technology/ http://newstalk870.am/50-things-we-dont-do-anymore-due-to-technology/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:00:08 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=123755 How times have changed. Perhaps if you're old enough, you recall some of these.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/50-things-we-dont-do-anymore-due-to-technology/feed/ 0 (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images) Newstalk 870 Talks to Creator of 'Pot Farm' on Facebook! – Part 1 [INTERVIEW] http://newstalk870.am/newstalk-870-talks-to-creator-of-pot-farm-on-facebook-part-i-of-a-fun-fascinating-interview/ http://newstalk870.am/newstalk-870-talks-to-creator-of-pot-farm-on-facebook-part-i-of-a-fun-fascinating-interview/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:09:04 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=123516 After a recent Newstalk 870 story on our website about the Facebook game Pot Farm, we heard from the creators themselves!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/newstalk-870-talks-to-creator-of-pot-farm-on-facebook-part-i-of-a-fun-fascinating-interview/feed/ 0 (Courtesy East Side Games-Facebook) A Computer That Can Smell? Feel Touch Through Your Phone? A Reality in Five Years, Say Experts http://newstalk870.am/a-computer-that-can-smell-feel-touch-through-your-phone-a-reality-in-five-years-say-experts/ http://newstalk870.am/a-computer-that-can-smell-feel-touch-through-your-phone-a-reality-in-five-years-say-experts/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:00:40 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=115063 Pretty soon, there won't be any need for sci-fi movies!  We'll already have the technology in use.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/a-computer-that-can-smell-feel-touch-through-your-phone-a-reality-in-five-years-say-experts/feed/ 0 (Getty images) Obama Wants 'Black Boxes' in Your Car That Would Record Virtually Everything http://newstalk870.am/obama-wants-black-boxes-in-your-car-right-now-would-record-virtually-everything/ http://newstalk870.am/obama-wants-black-boxes-in-your-car-right-now-would-record-virtually-everything/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:14:08 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=111916 Imagine a little box in your car that not only records your speed, driving habits, destinations, but also who's in your car with you, your cellphone usage and other activities.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/obama-wants-black-boxes-in-your-car-right-now-would-record-virtually-everything/feed/ 0 (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Can Drones Fry Computers With Microwave Blasts? Yup! http://newstalk870.am/could-computers-be-fried-by-microwave-blasts-from-drones-yup/ http://newstalk870.am/could-computers-be-fried-by-microwave-blasts-from-drones-yup/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:52:40 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=103088 Technological warfare has been taken up a notch.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/could-computers-be-fried-by-microwave-blasts-from-drones-yup/feed/ 0 (Photo by Gary Williams/Getty Images) Malware May Knock Out Hundreds Of Thousands Of Computers Monday http://newstalk870.am/malware-may-knock-out-hundreds-of-thousands-of-computers-monday/ http://newstalk870.am/malware-may-knock-out-hundreds-of-thousands-of-computers-monday/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:46:39 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=77072 It's a story splattered across the web, Facebook, and various websites - that come Monday, a malware virus may knock people's computers off the web.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/malware-may-knock-out-hundreds-of-thousands-of-computers-monday/feed/ 0 (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images Could YOU Live Without your Smartphone? Computer? (Poll) http://newstalk870.am/could-you-live-without-your-smartphone-computer-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/could-you-live-without-your-smartphone-computer-poll/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:00:08 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=47314 Today, March 22nd, is National Day Of Unplugging.   Dedicated to taking time off from cellphones, computers, tablets, etc.  Could you do this?

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/could-you-live-without-your-smartphone-computer-poll/feed/ 0 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Super Secrets Surround Apples New I-Pad http://newstalk870.am/super-secrets-surround-apples-new-i-pad/ http://newstalk870.am/super-secrets-surround-apples-new-i-pad/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:04:35 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=45261 Many of us are still mastering the original I-Pad (the folks here at Newstalk 870 included)...now, comes news of 'unbelievable' technology in the new I-Pad HD.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/super-secrets-surround-apples-new-i-pad/feed/ 0 (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Hacker Group Takes Down CIA Website http://newstalk870.am/hacker-group-takes-down-cia-website/ http://newstalk870.am/hacker-group-takes-down-cia-website/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:52:39 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=39279 With the words "Tango Down", (CIA lexicon for when an opponent has been disabled or eliminated) the hacker group Anonymous announced they had taken down the CIA's official website!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/hacker-group-takes-down-cia-website/feed/ 0 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Google To Track Users Activities-Users Won't Be Able To Opt Out http://newstalk870.am/google-to-track-users-activities-users-wont-be-able-to-opt-out/ http://newstalk870.am/google-to-track-users-activities-users-wont-be-able-to-opt-out/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:00:07 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=36604 In a radical shift announced by search engine giant Google,  it will begin tracking users activities across email, searches, U-tube and other web services; and users won't be given the choice to opt out.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/google-to-track-users-activities-users-wont-be-able-to-opt-out/feed/ 0 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Children Becoming Addicted To Computers, Expert Says http://newstalk870.am/children-becoming-addicted-to-computers-expert-says/ http://newstalk870.am/children-becoming-addicted-to-computers-expert-says/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:04:42 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=33088 Limit time, no smart phone til 15, and read and talk to your children.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/children-becoming-addicted-to-computers-expert-says/feed/ 0 (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Facial Recognition Software Now Being Used for Personalized Marketing http://newstalk870.am/facial-recognition-software/ http://newstalk870.am/facial-recognition-software/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:00:22 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=59959 While facial recognition technology has been used to enhance security — for example, to spot known terrorists in crowds — it’s now poised to become the next big thing for personalized marketing and smart phones.

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