As more and more airlines are introducing in-flight Wi-Fi and passengers are demanding to use their smart devices during flights, important groups such as NASA and Boeing are advising caution. More...

Alexander Heit, 22, died when his car crashed as he was texting a friend. His parents have released a photo of his incomplete text as a reminder to others not to risk using a phone while driving. More...

Preserving a backup from your Android handset can be a wise idea, though it has been one that has long required root access. While not the first to avoid this, SAB claims to be able to avoid rooting. More...

Dramatic title is dramatic; but is it time for a little scaremongering? Time to remind casual users that you can do more to protect your online presence? We think we can never remind you enough of it. More...

The FBI has launched its first official iOS based app entitled “FBI Child ID”, allowing users to enter their missing child's details/photos quickly and allowing police to receive the information fast. More...

During a recent White House anti-bullying conference, Facebook, in order to help users who are being bullied or abused, has created a new 'Trusted Friend' feature on their website. People who use the site can... More...

Black Friday, the busiest day of consumer spending in the US, and the symbolic beginning of the Winter holiday shopping season, is also a scammer's paradise. When customers are throwing money at you faster than... More...

Facebook unveiled an update to their Safety Center earlier today. This comes shortly after Facebook's decision to not implement a 'panic button' on their pages, instead opting to forward reports of abuse to the Child... More...

Facebook today stopped short of introducing a panic button after meeting with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection ( CEOP ) centre. Instead it announced that existing links in... More...

Lessons in how to use the Internet safely are to become a compulsory part of primary school education in England from 2011. Drawn up by the new UK Council on Child Internet Safety, the plans... More...

Google has decided to step up the safety of Gmail by adding some small new features available to every user. The footer of your session will now contain information such as your last log... More...

At RSA Conference 2008, Craig Mundie, Microsoft's Chief Research and Strategy Officer, announced his company's "End to End Trust vision," which aims to give users more control over what is trustworthy online. Microsoft published a... More...

In a joint effort to increase the safety of teens online, MySpace plus 49 states and the District of Columbia have agreed on a common set of Key Principles of Social Networking Sites Safety, including... More...

Tired of installing countless scanners? Well look no further! Windows Live OneCare safety scanner is a free service designed to help ensure the health of your PC. Check for and remove viruses Get rid of... More...

Facebook will step up the policing of pornography, harassment, and inappropriate behavior on its social networking site, settling a consumer fraud investigation by New York State Attorney General (AG) Andrew Cuomo. Facebook users can... More...

Gas-electric hybrid vehicles, the status symbol for the environmentally conscientious, are coming under attack from a constituency that doesn't drive: the blind. Because hybrids make virtually no noise at slower speeds when they run solely... More...

Japanese OKI Electric Industry Company Limited is testing its Dedicated Short Range Communications technology which rapidly exchanges location information about vehicles with mobile phones, assuming both are equipped with the technology. The OKI test is... More...

More than half of children in the UK using the internet have had an "unwanted experience", a poll suggests. The NSPCC found 50.4% of 2,053 children had experienced problems such as bullying, being threatened... More...

At next week's RSA Conference in San Francisco smart card vendor Gemalto will introduce new technology designed to give online shoppers an easy way to log on to their accounts using a smart card device... More...

An influential group of IT security professionals has launched an education programme for UK pupils that will see security experts visiting schools to teach internet safety. The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC) has... More...

A few weeks ago we announced that in addition to the full PC care subscription service you know and love, we were also beginning to make available other free services from Windows Live OneCare, including... More...

After recently announcing that the Windows Live OneCare Beta, Microsoft's all-in-one PC security & maintenance software package, would soon be extended to non-US countries, Microsoft has just announced that a new Beta is about to... More...

Microsoft has sent out invites to join the Windows Live Safety Center Beta:We'd like to invite you to be among the first to try a new PC health and security service called Windows Live Safety... More...

Following on from the Windows Live One Care beta and Windows Live announcements today Microsoft has also released Windows Live Security Center into beta. The Security Center is an online web application that... More...

Data network company Cisco Systems Inc. on Monday announced a system that links police, fire and rescue departments' radio networks that now cannot communicate with one another. Hospitals, transportation companies and other businesses... More...

A new service has been set up to pass on people's whereabouts in case they go missing. Safetytext users can notify others of their whereabouts by sending a text message to a preset... More...

One of the world's largest chat service providers is not applying UK Government guidelines on how to protect children online. The voluntary code, drawn up by government, law enforcers, industry leaders and children's charities... More...