Netflix would rather the FCC do nothing than authorize ‘fast lanes’
It’s safe to say that Netflix is still really not a fan of the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to possibly allow for Internet “fast lanes” …
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Now they tell us: Microsoft says strong passwords are overrated
You know all the time and trouble you put into making and memorizing unique strong passwords for every website you visit? Well, Microsoft says a …
Congresswoman bravely stands up for ISPs’ rights to deliver inferior service with no competition
Chattanooga, Tennessee’s municipal broadband network offers affordable broadband service that just happens to deliver the same 1Gbps peak speeds as Google Fiber. Given this apparent success …
Comcast employees explain why their customer service is so terrible
How is it possible that Comcast’s customer service is so relentlessly terrible? Hint: It’s not because it’s hired a disproportionate number of people who are …
How Microsoft plans to give Cortana more brain power than anything Siri can muster
Microsoft’s Cortana assistant has earned a good deal of praise in the early going and the company this week unveiled plans to make it even …
Here’s the best way to make Gmail as awesome as you remember it
When Gmail was first launched, it was the best thing to happen to email in just about forever. Over the years, though, Google started tinkering …
BlackBerry at long last unveils its answer to Siri and Cortana
BlackBerry is a bit late to the party when it comes to unveiling its own voice-enabled personal assistant. Even so, the company nonetheless took the wraps …
Sprint and T-Mobile won’t let themselves get left behind by Verizon and AT&T again
Sprint and T-Mobile know they can’t just stand idly by like they did in the 2008 when both Verizon and AT&T cleaned house in the …
The iPhone 6’s reported sapphire display already has Corning nervous
For a long time, Corning’s proprietary Gorilla Glass has been the go-to material that manufacturers use for smartphone displays thanks to its remarkable durability and toughness. …
Android user may switch to Windows Phone for the weirdest reason we can think of
If there’s one species of tech fans that we find awesomely fascinating, it’s the Gadget Contrarians — that is, the people who love using services, devices …
Apple just made a huge move that will bring iOS to more enterprise customers than ever before
Apple and IBM used to be the bitterest of arch-rivals in the personal computer market in the ’80s but now they’re teaming up to help …
A crazy idea for helping Comcast keep customers: Provide good service
By now, you’ve probably heard the ridiculous phone call between former Engadget editor-in-chief Ryan Block and a Comcast representative who refused to let him unsubscribe to Comcast’s service …
Blackphone hits back at BlackBerry, says people actually want to buy its phones
It looks like John Chen’s feisty BlackBerry has made itself another enemy. Last week, BlackBerry put up a post on its official blog that trashed the …
New report claims Apple will release three different iWatches
Is Apple taking a page from Samsung’s classic gadget spam playbook? G for Games points us to a new report from Taiwan’s Economic Daily News …
Comcast’s brilliant new way to retain subscribers: Refuse to let them cancel
Comcast didn’t earn its reputation as America’s Worst Company overnight — it took years and years of hard work. From offering customers ridiculously overpriced bundle packages, …
North Korea tells the UN that James Franco and Seth Rogen’s new movie is ‘an act of war’
North Korea really does not like James Franco and Seth Rogen’s new movie and it’s not afraid of looking utterly ridiculous if it means putting …
Violent criminals and disgraced politicians are begging Google to ‘forget’ them
In case you haven’t noticed, Google is not at all happy about having to sift through thousands of different takedown requests from citizens in Europe …
Researchers have discovered the craziest way yet to make smartphone batteries better
Could future smartphone batteries be made even better using plain old beach sand? PhoneArena points us to a new study published at Nature.com that shows …
This is how you can get Verizon customer service to cater to your every whim
Have you found yourself frustrated by Verizon’s customer service? Well don’t worry, there’s now an easy way to get Verizon to cater to your every …
Reality sinks in for Microsoft
Here’s one thing that’s interesting about Satya Nadella’s Microsoft: It’s no longer insisting that it can keep partying like it’s 1999. While Microsoft under former …
Man tries wearing smartwatches for a week, still finds them virtually useless
Is Silicon Valley deluding itself into thinking that smartwatches are going to be the next game-changing gadget? That certainly seems to be the case for …
Netflix streaming on Verizon just keeps getting worse
So now we know why Verizon decided to come out and accuse Netflix of essentially choosing to make its own traffic slow on its network …
BlackBerry: Consumers are ‘clamoring’ for our new square smartphone
BlackBerry is feeling very good about its new BlackBerry Passport. In fact, the company feels so good about it that it’s even decided to quote …
Cool graphic shows how smartphones have killed off tons of our old gadgets
It really is easy to forget just how incredible our smartphones are, especially now that they’re capable of doing things that we used to have …
Netflix CEO explains why he’s trashing your ISP
Netflix has really gotten under some major ISPs’ nerves over the past few months by picking high-profile fights with both Verizon and Comcast. In an …
The most important ‘hidden message’ in Microsoft’s new manifesto
On Thursday we examined one aspect of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s new company manifesto that we thought was pretty overt: Namely, that the Xbox is …
Leaked pics could be our first look at Sony’s next major flagship phone
Sony’s smartphones don’t get nearly as much hype as new flagship phones from HTC, Samsung or LG, but Sony has been doing a nice job …
Couple accused of literally selling their kids into slavery so they could buy more in-app purchases
We’ve seen some serious gaming addictions before, but this one might be the most extreme case we’ve ever heard of. GamesInAsia has translated a report from …
You can get Grand Theft Auto V for 50% off if you act right now
If you were holding off on buying Grand Theft Auto V until it got a steep price cut, then now’s your time to act — …
More than 20 awesome iPhone tricks you’ve probably never heard of
If there’s one thing you can always teach an old iPhone user, it’s new tricks. And thankfully, both CNET and Wiki Pac have both just …
