YouTube starts shaming ISPs for delivering awful streaming
Move over, Netflix — you’re no longer the only video streaming service capable of shaming ISPs. Quartz notices that YouTube has started delivering small pop-up …
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This awesome game breathes new life into Google Maps
Google launched a mapping game called Smarty Pins this week that has no apparent function except to be a fun way to educate yourself about geography. …
Swiss watchmakers still think they’re too good for Apple
Amazing but true: We may have found a group of people snootier than diehard Apple fanboys. CNBC reports that Apple has been desperately trying to …
Brilliant new invention brings the joy of fresh draft beer right to your home
There’s nothing better on a summer day than getting a nice cold beer fresh from the tap. However, you’ve traditionally had to go to a …
Help this man fund his dream of making a potato salad for $10
There’s something to be said for having obtainable goals. Kickstarter is infamous for its failed projects, instances where creators were too ambitious, too deceitful or too …
This is the most incredible (and most awful) wearable computer we’ve ever seen
You know what we bet you’ve never wanted to do? Play video games on your t-shirt. But that’s because you’re not Marc Kerger, a YouTube user who …
Control your smart home with Android Wear
If the existence of smartwatches is predicated on convenience — they need to be significantly more accessible than our phones. That’s why Android Wear’s out-of-the-box compatibility …
Samsung shows off the airport of the future
Samsung is perhaps best known for its market-leading smartphone business but more so than any other technology giant, Samsung operates across a wide range of …
Yet another report points to Q4 launch for Microsoft’s iWatch rival
Just a few short days after a report surfaced suggesting that Microsoft is planning to release a wearable smartwatch or smart band this coming October, yet …
HTC returns to profit in Q2 as steep climb begins
Thanks in part to sales of its flagship HTC One (M8) smartphone, HTC has delivered on its promise and returned to profit in the second quarter. The …
Bitcoin may have finally reached a tipping point
After a rocky spring, Bitcoin is on a bit of a winning streak as notable web retailers add support, Russia softens its stance towards the …
EU official slams Google for following the EU court’s own ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling
File this under the law of unintended (but entirely predictable) consequences. After hearing reports that Google had decided to remove a BBC News article from …
Apple’s iWatch again said to launch in October
As rumors of various Apple device launches continue to pile up, it’s looking increasingly likely that Apple is on its way to having the biggest …
U.S. broadband speeds are improving, but still far behind global leaders
Average global Internet service speeds grew an impressive 24% annually to 3.9Mbps in the first quarter of 2014, according to the recently released “State of …
Will the world’s most beautiful smartwatch be horribly overpriced?
While most smartwatches unveiled so far haven’t really garnered a lot of positive press, there has been one exception: The Moto 360, which by far …
Facebook tried to ‘alter people’s behavior’ with hundreds of unmoderated tests
Facebook’s social experimentation rabbit hole goes much deeper than any of us could have imagined. The Wall Street Journal reports that the controversial 2012 experiment in which …
The single most disturbing Google search deletion yet
When Europe told Google that its citizens have a “right to be forgotten” by search results, the stated intention was to let ordinary citizens ask …
The iPhone is more important to Apple than ever before
Apple is announcing its third-quarter earnings on July 22nd, but in the meantime we’ll have to be satisfied with hearing the projections of various financial …
This music industry site was hacked and redirected to The Pirate Bay
The music industry just can’t win. TorrentFreak reports that less than 24 hours after Argentina implemented a new blockade for The Pirate Bay following complaints …
One year on, the U.K.’s Internet porn filters are still an epic disaster
Who could have predicted that strong-arming ISPs into hastily implementing content filters intended to stamp out pornography would be a disaster? Well actually, pretty much …
Headset that ushers in the future of virtual reality finally starts shipping in 2 weeks
Facebook has repeatedly shown us that it is not afraid to bet big on the future. The company sees mobile messaging as a staple for …
Fascinating iWatch concept brings iOS 8 to a curved 2.5-inch display
We’ve seen plenty of iWatch concept images and videos over the past several months, but now that we know at least one version of the iWatch’s display …
Apple is no longer doomed
For a while, analysts spent most of their time describing the many ways Apple was doomed. But now their tune may be changing, at least …
Facebook’s Sandberg says company’s mood manipulation experiment was ‘never meant to upset you’
Facebook made waves this week when it was revealed that the social network had been conducting social experiments on nearly 700,000 of its users in order …
Just how far will Google go to make the world forget you?
The Guardian is now starting to report on the bizarre first wave of Google search results that are being erased thanks to the so-called “right …
Newly exposed emails reveal Comcast execs are disturbingly cozy with DOJ antitrust officials
Want to know why Comcast’s merger with Time Warner Cable has any chance of passing despite huge opposition from even the company’s own customers, look …
Lindsay Lohan is suing the makers of Grand Theft Auto V
Actress Lindsay Lohan on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive, makers of Grand Theft Auto V and other games in the wildly popular Grand …
What will the Internet look like in 100 years?
The Internet is a strange and wonderful place, full of magic and mystery and videos of kittens doing cute kitten things. The digital world evolves so …
The Boy Genius Report: Android Wear is the start, but Apple can win the race
I’m not sure I am mentally ready for this whole smartwatch/band/charm/bracelet thing. I love watches — real watches — and it makes me sad to …
These are the awful labor violations Samsung discovered at its suppliers’ factories
After commissioning an external agency to conduct on-site checks for 100 suppliers in China last year, Samsung discovered pervasive labor violations such as discriminatory language in recruitment …
