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Interactive: How the government is watching you

Someone is watching you. What you spend. Where you eat. Who you call. Where you travel. What you Google. What you give to charity.

Quick Take: Samsung Galaxy S4 from AT&T

No doubt the Samsung Galaxy S4 looks very similar to its predecessor the S3 which is a very good phone, but the differences between the two are significant. The S4 touts gesture controls and universal remote capabilities. How good is the S4?

Review: Magnetyze cableless charging for smartphones

Less is more especially if it means charging and syncing without a cable. You can do that with BuQu Tech's Magentyze Charging System.

Can Google's streaming music make a ripple in a flood of services?

Earlier this week Google announced a streaming music service to rival similar services from likes of Spotify, Pandora and Rdio. But can Google's new music service compete?

NC State researchers develop defense against cyber-attacks

Computer engineers at N.C. State University have developed software to thwart cyber-attacks.

N.C. State announced researchers Dr. Mo-Yuen Chow and Ph.D candidate Wente Zeng have developed a software algorithm that detects and isolates cyber-attacks on distributed network control systems. A D-NCS, for short, works like a system of networked "mini-brains" opposed to a system of individual "agents" networked to a centralized computing hub.

D-NCSs are used in infrastructural applications including heating systems, power and transportation - pretty sensitive operations.

The software algorithm detects when an individual agent of a D-NCS is breached and isolates it to protect the rest of the system.

You can get more details on the magic from Chow and Zeng here.

Did an astronaut just record the first music video made in space?

Tags: Tech Junkie | ISS | music | space

Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station has created what is being called the first music video made in space. In the video posted on YouTube, the astronaut sings David Bowie's "Space Oddity" as he floats aboard the ISS in zero gravity.

Internet search behavior infographic

Some of these statistics depress me for various reasons. Fifty percent don't realize they are clicking ads?

Gadget tweets when baby diaper gets wet

Is this a sign of distracted parenting? Do parents a need a tweet to alert them their baby's diaper needs changing? Huggies TweetPee works with a sensor that attaches to a baby's diaper.

'Seeing eye people' help pedestrians distracted by gadgets

Though it doesn't stop some folks, everyone knows texting and driving is dangerous. What about texting and walking? While some work on technology to help, one group has a solution ready to hit the road - "Seeing Eye People."

Big changes for wireless and cable?

President Barack Obama recently named Tom Wheeler as his nominee to replace outgoing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski. Wheeler is a venture capitalist, and worked as a lobbyist for the cable and wireless industries.

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