Google modifies Analytics in EU-wide privacy concession Following mounting pressure from data protection agencies (DPAs) in different European countries, Google has started offering so-called data processing agreements to websites using its Google Analytics suite in the European Union, Iceland, Norway or Switzerland. Up to now Google did not provide such contracts because it maintains that it does not process personal data. Since 2011 it has offered such agreements only in Germany, after demands from the German DPA....

How to fix iMessage in iOS 7 Apple has now admitted that there’s a bug in its new iOS 7 operating system for iPhone and iPad that stops iMessage sending text messages. Here’s a simple three-step fix that seems to be working for many of those affected. The status bar in iMessage texts gets stuck before it reaches the end, and messages take hours to send. Some iMessages never make it at all....

The top 5 Kickstarter successes Crowdfunding is quietly changing the world. Websites such asKickstarterandIndiegogoare enabling inventors, artists, and developers a way to fund their projects that up until now was almost impossible. The secret resides in the simple idea of giving creators a chance to pitch to their intended audience rather than to the CEOs of large corporations. Traditionally if you wanted your product made you needed to raise the capital to build it yourself, usually achieved by securing funds from investors....

How to close apps in iOS 7 So you’ve updated to iOS 7 (or taken delivery of your newiPhone 5s or 5c) and you can’t figure out how to close all those apps you’ve launched. Don’t worry: you’re not alone. In iOS 6 and previous versions you had to double-tap the Home button to show the tray containing all the apps which were running in the background, using up all thesmartphoneortablet’s precious resources (particularly RAM)....

Dropbox takes a peek at files Dropbox takes a peek at some kinds of uploaded files. That’s normal, the web storage service says. The disclosure comes after a test of the service found that several “.doc” files were opened after being uploaded to Dropbox. Dropbox’s behavior was detected usingHoneyDocs, a new Web-based service that creates a log showing when and where a document was opened, according to a blog post atWNC InfoSec....