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A 10 year old hacker from Finland was able to detect a massive defect in Instagram’s photo sharing service.  Facebook awarded the hacker kid of $10,000.

Residing in Helsinki, the kid named Jani, stated that the defect that he found …

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A new year of audiobooks opened Thursday, May 5, 2016 with an even better list of free, downloadable, MP3 files of favorite books and stories, both old and new. The program runs through August …

Samsung’s Gear VR headset released in November 2015, going for about $400 per headset.  It is known as a cheaper way to use virtual reality – as long as you have the coordinating Samsung Galaxy phone or tablet to go …

Every month the GlamourGals Foundation hosts a contest on their Instagram page, @_glamourgals. This past January, our GlamourGals club at Thomas Edison had their fame: they won!

GlamourGals as a non-profit organization with a mission to construct teen volunteer groups …

The Young Women’s Leadership School of Astoria visited Thomas A. Edison CTE High School to receive exposure to the Career and Technical Education offered. They learned and explored robotics engineering. Current robotics students showed their extensive projects and gave them …

Once people upgrade their smartphone, they pay no attention to their old smart device. Did you invest $500 in getting that old device, only to put it to waste? There are several ways that you can utilize their smartphones, other …

Many enjoy the iPhone for its simple user interface and smooth features, but for someone who needs their smartphone personalized to suit them, Android is the way to go. Not only do Android phones come preloaded with everything you need …

If you’ve ever felt the need for a security camera in or outside your home, but didn’t want to spend too much, there is a much more cost effective option. AtHome Camera paired with AtHome Video Streamer. These two apps …

Lol. Omg. Ttyl. Messaging has evolved greatly over the past few years; it has changed from regular English to abbreviations and emojis. People are always looking for the easiest and quickest way to message their friends.

The use of grammatically …

Everyday millions of people log on to Facebook and scroll down their newsfeed to see what’s going on in their friends’ lives. Facebook is more than just an ordinary social media website, the company has branched out since it launched …