Sal McCloskey

  Sal McCloskey is a tech blogger in Los Angeles who (sadly) falls into the stereotype associated with nerds. Yes, he's a Star Trek fan and writes about it on Uberly. His glasses are thick and his allergies are thicker. Despite all that, he's (somehow) married to a beautiful woman and has 4 kids. Find him on Twitter or Facebook,

   

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1135 Stories by Sal McCloskey

Not even the FBI knows how to combat ransomware

Ransomware, for those of you who aren’t familiar, is a popular way for hackers to extort money from Internet users by encrypting important information...
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Charter wants to cash in on the cord-cutting craze too

Slowly but surely, cable companies are starting to understand that online streaming is the future of home entertainment, and rather than trying to fight...
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Discover Channels are Snapchat’s newest way of making money

Reaching 100 million daily active users is only half the battle, the other half is finding out how to make money from them. That’s...
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Razer’s hackable virtual reality headset is now available to pre-order

Ever since Razer first unveiled the OSVR at CES in January, we haven’t heard much about the virtual reality headset, aside from the fact...
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The United States will soon require drones to be registered

Commercial drones are far more dangerous than most people realize, as not only can they crash into things on the ground if not handled properly,...
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Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer now owns 4% of Twitter’s shares

Steve Ballmer is many things: a former CEO of Microsoft, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, and now, the owner of 4% of...
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Valve wants to crowd-source the Steam Controller’s design

Is there anybody who knows what you want better than you do? Valve doesn’t think so, which is why it wants the people using...
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Huawei is reportedly working on its first-ever laptop

Xiaomi isn’t the only Chinese smartphone maker that’s reportedly preparing to enter the laptop market, as a recent trademark filing from Huawei suggests the the...
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Microsoft’s biggest partners aren’t happy about the Surface Book

The reason Microsoft was so hesitant to release its own computers in the past was because it would mean competing directly with its partners in the...
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Microsoft is open to the idea of making its own Android distribution

Windows will always be Microsoft’s biggest focus, but the company has been paying a lot of attention to Android recently. Not only has it acquired...
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Elon Musk designed an all-electric jet in his free time

Elon Musk is nothing if not ambitious. Even though running SpaceX and Tesla takes up most of his time, he still has ideas for how...
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Rumor: The Xiaomi Mi5 will only cost $320 despite its ridiculous specs

Xiaomi is taking its sweet time with announcing the highly-anticipated Mi5 smartphone, but if the rumors about the device’s price and specs are to...
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Facebook has plans for augmented reality as well

Facebook has been really vocal about its virtual reality ambitions, but what about augmented reality? People often throw the two together because of how similar they...
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Facebook has decided to fully commit to Windows 10

Universal apps are one of the biggest selling points of Windows 10, but that doesn’t mean much if Microsoft is the only company actually developing Universal apps...
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These are all the smartphones that are receiving Android 6.0

A new Android update is great and all, but considering how difficult it can be to receive updates on Android smartphones, especially old ones,...
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GameStop’s CEO thinks disc-based games will never die off

Digital downloads have become a major part of gaming, especially among PC gamers, where services like Steam have made it to where physical copies...
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Microsoft has an in-depth response to Windows 10 privacy concerns

If there’s one complaint that pops up in every review of Windows 10, it’s the ambiguous privacy policy and questionable features that could easily...
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The ultra-private, ultra-secure Blackphone 2 has launched

The Blackphone wasn’t able to cash in on the post-Snowden privacy craze as much as its developer may have wanted, but that didn’t stop Switzerland-based Silent...
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