A company called Carrier IQ makes a “diagnostic” program for smartphones. Most manufacturers have installed the software to make your phone “easier to use”. The problem is, it records everything, including passwords and encrypted sessions.

Siri is still in beta, officially, until early next year. This is the reason given as to why, when she seems to answer everything else, Siri has remained mum on family planning issues.

Arduino is a micro-controller you can use to build your own devices. Arduino 1.0 has now been officially released, with a variety of software updates.

While Microsoft is moving Windows to ARM processors, Google is now moving Android to x86. The source code for Android 4.0.1 on x86 has been made available to developers working on the Brazos chip from AMD.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission didn’t like the way Facebook misrepresented their “privacy settings” to users. The FTC will now monitor Facebook for compliance, for the next 20 years, in an attempt to ensure people know how their information will be used.

There’s something about Siri. The voice recognition software is being ported to a variety of devices and used for an increasing number of functions from managing temperatures to starting cars.

These ultrathin laptops have been released with prices higher than most people want to pay. The result may be a price drop, up to 10 percent, early next year.

With so many options for moving your files into the cloud, you may begin to wonder how well it works. Tony Bradley, of PCWorld, has been testing out some of the offerings.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. announced its encyclopedia is now available as an iPhone App through the Apple App Store. Versions for Android and Microsoft should be available in early 2012.

There are a lot of benefits to working from home but, are you running the risk that your boss will forget you exist? Will someone else, who’s in the office, get credit for your work?