We posted a few weeks ago about the U.S. handing over DNS to a private company.  Concerns about this have been all over the news since the announcement was made.  The administrator of the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Lawrence Strickling, is defending the decision and explaining why it may even be a very important step.  Read the full article from PCWorld here.

Not surprisingly, today's big news is from the Apple event in San Francisco.  Apple announced the release of the new iPhone with upgraded systems and features.  iPhone7 will finally be water resistant, has hugely upgraded camera features, longer battery life and a faster processor.  Read more about it on CBS News.

Many of us grew up avidly watching Bill Nye the Science Guy.  He helped to feed our curiosity,  taught us how to look for answers and that science is a broad and exciting part of our world.  Netfilx has ordered a new show called "Bill Nye Saves the World" that will launch next year. Read more about it here.

We all suffer with home wireless connectivity that never works as well as we'd like. Netgear is releasing a new consumer product called Orbi that is designed to fix the problems and is easy to set up.  Read more about it at geek.com.

Cnet.com is reporting that starting October 1st 2016 a non-profit company will take over management of the Domain Naming System.  Read more about it here.