Samsung and Acer plan to ship laptops using Google’s Chrome operating system on June 15. None too soon for those who feel using Windows is “torture”. Samsung’s Series 5 is expected to cost about $400.

It appears that someone at Facebook hired the Burson-Marsteller public-relations firm to “expose” privacy concerns regarding Google’s social network service.

Take two 8-year-old boys, home alone, with uncontrolled internet access. That’s the example offered in a public-service ad to inform parents of the dangers. The 2.5-minute video includes several suggestive scenarios.

Google’s I/O conference is underway. One of the announcements has to do with the next version of Android, “Ice Cream Sandwich”. This page includes three short videos, recorded during the conference, showing new features.

Apple offers books from various vendors through their iBookstore. Several companies created reading apps for iOS and made agreements with publishers. Then Apple changed the contract and the vendors were required to pay a 30 percent commission to Apple, killing all their profits.

While Facebook fixed the leak a year ago, any tokens that had already been exposed are still exposed, regardless of your privacy settings. In order to invalidate the tokens you need to change your password.

You have an ID on Facebook, Twitter, and maybe even a blog. So, what happens if your ISP gives away “your” name to someone else?

Sticky keys enable you to “feel” the buttons on a touch screen as you press them. The tactile feedback makes using the screens easier for most people.

Now that Microsoft is buying Skype, what can users expect? In the short term, probably not too much. In the long term, Microsoft has a lot of plans.

The Copyright Group is targeting 23,000 BitTorrent users for infringement of a single movie. If you downloaded the “Expendables” from a BitTorrent site, you may soon get a notice from your ISP.