Tech Minute: Protect Your PC From Botnets
Increasingly hackers are using "Botnets" – giant networks of computers that are infected with viruses - to help them break into personal computers and access private data from individuals and companies.
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Increasingly hackers are using "Botnets" – giant networks of computers that are infected with viruses - to help them break into personal computers and access private data from individuals and companies.
Broadcasters took a big step toward eliminating free TV shows on the Web after they blocked access to their programming online this month to enforce their demands to be paid.
The Walkman, the Sony cassette device that forever changed music listening before becoming outdated by digital MP3 players and iPods, has died. It was 31 years old.
A review of Rock Band 3, a video game for several platforms.
iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Oct. 25, 2010
Local gas prices continue to rise.
There are some new products coming out which claim to minimize the risk of potential cancer threats from cell phones.
Those salon nail dryers that use UV light might be dangerous.
Get ready to pay more for breakfast.
A trip to the dentist can be expensive. So what would you think of taking a much bigger trip to save money?
Oil industry analyst John Kilduff tells WBZ News Radio he thinks gas prices will go as high as $4 a gallon as we head into the colder months.
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about social networking.
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about sharing the parental duties.
Almost all of us own cell phones, and a lot of people seem to have them glued to their ears. That's why there's a continuing concern about the tiny...
Massachusetts State Trooper Kevin Trainor will be laid to rest Wednesday, exactly one week after he was killed trying to stop a wrong-way driver.
Quintayvious Hutchins, a New England Patriots draft pick out of Boston College, has been charged with assault.
The Detroit Lions will host the New England Patriots in Germany in Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season, the league announced Wednesday.
Tyler Brown, accused in the shooting on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, was reportedly released from a psychiatric hospital days earlier.
Middlesex DA Marian Ryan is cautiously optimistic the two men wounded in the shooting in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Monday will make a full recovery.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
The gunman who allegedly opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
A Dorchester woman says Boston Police opened fire through her closed apartment door and the bullets went into her 5-year-old son's bedroom.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Dover Saddlery is closing its Wellesley, Massachusetts store and preparing for more than 100 layoffs.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
In Groton, Massachusetts, there is a recently opened state-of-the-art venue that is becoming one of the region's premier nonprofit music destinations.
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is a protected marine ecosystem off the coast of Massachusetts known for its rich biodiversity, world-class whale watching, and historic shipwrecks.
Best Bees installs and manages professionally maintained hives for homes, businesses, and institutions.
Known for his sustainable cooking and farm-fresh ingredients, Woods Hill's Charlie Foster is a leader in the farm-to-table movement.
Gaining Ground in Concord, Massachusetts is one of the region's leading non-profit farms dedicated to hunger relief.
Quintayvious Hutchins, a New England Patriots draft pick out of Boston College, has been charged with an assault in a dorm on campus, according to court documents.
The Detroit Lions will host the New England Patriots in Germany in Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season, the league announced Wednesday.
Amanda Gutierres converted a penalty kick in stoppage time and the Boston Legacy came from behind to beat the Orlando Pride 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Kyle Schwarber homered in his fifth consecutive game and the Phillies beat the Red Sox 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died, his family announced Tuesday.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.
