Wayne Rash

The revelations in The Washington Post that Microsoft was working to encrypt all the traffic the company moves around the world because of National Security Agency (NSA) spying should only be a surprise because it wasn’t already being done. Chances are (although we can’t prove this) that anything Microsoft or any other large company with […]

Chances are you never look at the detail in those small charges that show up on the cell phone bills your employees submit as part of your company’s bring-your-own-device (BYOD) program. But those charges are there if you look, and while they may be small, taken together “cramming” can really add up. For most people, […]

The good news is that industry and public officials are paying attention to the serious problem of smartphone thefts. It’s no exaggeration to say that people are getting injured and killed while smartphone makers and politicians dither about what can actually be done about it. The Attorney General of New York Eric Schneiderman and the […]

Nokia has tossed its hat into the tablet ring alongside its soon-to-be corporate partner, Microsoft, by introducing its 2520 tablet based on Windows RT 8.1. But despite being nearly the same size, the 2520 is different from Microsoft’s Surface—enough so to make it a strong alternative in the small world of Windows tablets. The most […]

Nokia’s Lumia 1520 is a phone with a 6-inch display, a high-end camera and accessories that seem intended for use as much as a tablet as a phone. To put the device in perspective, it’s larger than the smaller models of Samsung’s Galaxy Note “phablets,” and its larger screen includes an extra row of live […]

Three of the four major wireless carriers in the United States are supporting the release of the new Isis mobile-payment app, and in the process are enabling NFC-based payments on a wide scale to many wireless phones. The three carriers are Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. Currently, the Isis Mobile Wallet supports most Chase and American […]

The attorneys general from 31 states jointly sent a letter on Nov. 12 to the heads of four major smartphone manufacturers calling for the rapid implementation of a “kill switch” in their phones. The letter went to the heads of Google, Microsoft, Motorola and Samsung. Apple was not included in the list because the company […]

Pretty much everyone knows that passwords aren’t supposed to be shared. Passwords exist to protect your information and your employer’s information from being seen by people who shouldn’t see it and could cause serious damage if they do access it. This is why you have a strong password on your banking information (you DO have […]

BlackBerry’s last chance to sell itself to a bigger company has evaporated now that the Canadian government has announced that Chinese company Lenovo would not get approval to buy the mobile company because of national security concerns. This comes as no surprise considering BlackBerry’s status as a secure communications platform used by companies and governments […]

A few days after getting a new Microsoft Surface tablet delivered to my doorstep, I found myself at the local T-Mobile store buying an iPad Air. Yes, it does look as if I’ve gone tablet crazy, but the fact is that I use the Surface and the iPad for different things. Thus, when Apple announced […]

You knew it was going to happen. You knew that eventually the Federal Aviation Administration would relent and you’d be able to keep reading that novel you have on your Kindle (or your iPad or your Surface) during airliner takeoffs and landings. Now, finally, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced in an Oct. 31 press conference […]

When the news broke that the U.S. National Security Agency was tracking the mobile communications of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other foreign leaders, video and photos started circulating of the chancellor displaying her official BlackBerry Z10 embossed with Germany’s eagle emblem. But despite all of the hype about the NSA’s alleged tapping of the […]