internet trends

Blockchain—a digital ledger shared across a computer network—has been a topic of conversation for months. What is blockchain, why is it generating so much buzz, and what does it mean for your business both now and in the future? Here’s a crash course.

Have you ever taken a step back from our fast-paced world to think about the larger-than-life advances being made on a daily basis? Our everyday lives are inundated with advanced technology that was far from conceivable reality even 20 years ago. Living on the cusp of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR) challenges and changes the way we think and operate as human beings.

Wi-Fi 6 is making its much-anticipated entry into the consumer market this year. But the next generation of Wi-Fi isn’t just an accelerated version of the Wi-Fi you’re using right now. It’s the latest stage in Wi-Fi’s evolution as it works to accommodate the increasing number of connected devices at work, home and everywhere else.

Drone cameras are relatively new, but they’ve become more popular thanks to improving technology and shrinking prices. You can find great beginner drones with a camera, a drone with a powerful HD camera, and even high-res 4K camera drones. While the variety of models has grown quickly, most drones share many of the same controls and functionality. In this article, we’ll explain topics including the constantly expanding world of remote control drones, how you can use them, where to buy one, and how you can safely fly one on your own.

You wake up one morning and see a peculiar email from Facebook informing you that they’ve updated their privacy policy - again. You see these “updates to Terms of Use” or “improvements to our privacy policy” titled emails popping into your inbox more and more frequently, so it’s only fair to wonder why everyone is updating their privacy policies so often these days. The short answer is to protect users like you. As of spring of 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, requires online service providers to be more transparent with consumers.

Check out our infographic depicting how the internet works and how it came to be. As you’re reading this article, you’re contributing to history. Over the last fifty years, technology and the functionality of the internet have transformed to become the convenient systems we use in our daily lives.

From infiltrating secure data systems to stealing confidential information, hackers stationed all around the world are always ready to aim and fire their next cyber attack onto unsuspecting web users.

Almost everyone is streaming TV shows and movies these days, but what if you want to save those videos to watch later? Not all movies and TV shows are available to download, and you’ll have a limit as to how long you can access them. However, it’s now possible to watch content offline from your HP laptop in addition to your phone or tablet.

Computer cookies are an integral technology supporting the modern online browsing experience. Today's online searchers and shoppers benefit from browser cookies but many may still not fully understand what computer cookies are or how they work in the background to aid in your everyday online experience. Additionally, many may not fully understand the linkage between web cookies and their browsing activity, and the associated implications for data privacy and security.