The government is finally gearing up to squash patent trolls
42 state Attorneys General on Monday sent a letter to ranking members of Congress showing support for patent reform against patent trolls. The Attorneys General letter …
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Google Fiber’s potential Achilles’ heel
Everything we’ve read about Google Fiber suggests that it really is a beast of an Internet service that positively blows away every other service offered …
Advice on making it: Be interesting or good – preferably both
My adoration of technology just barely trumps my love for sport, which explains why I’ve tuned into hundreds of radio shows concerning the latter over …
When you enter the Internet, check your privacy at the door
There’s almost no privacy when going online, investigative reporter Julia Angwin discovered when looking into what Google and other companies knew about their users. The …
New CEO Chen lists all the ways his predecessors screwed up BlackBerry
BlackBerry CEO John Chen isn’t the kind of guy who pulls his punches. Earlier this year he described BlackBerry as “a sick patient” that desperately …
AT&T and Time Warner Cable ranked worst in customer service survey
Pay TV, Internet and wireless service providers aren’t exactly America’s most beloved business categories. In fact, customers seem to love complaining about them constantly, and …
Verizon, AT&T line up for their Netflix payouts
The die has been cast and now every single ISP in the United States will want a payout from Netflix in exchange for ensuring that …
Following rumors that he might kill Xbox, Elop put in charge of Microsoft’s gaming division
Xbox fans panicked when they read rumors that Stephen Elop, then a frontrunner in the race to become Microsoft’s next chief executive, would seriously consider …
You’ll soon be able to unsubscribe from any marketing email in your Gmail inbox
The days of endless marketing spam are finally coming to an end. ITworld reports that Google is finally ready to roll out its handy unsubscribe …
Facebook employees tell us how they really feel about WhatsApp
When Facebook bought WhatsApp last week, only a few executives besides CEO Mark Zuckerberg were aware of the deal, which is similar to what happened …
Microsoft is not happy at all that Nokia just unveiled three Android phones
If you have to go, you might as well go out with a bang. Nokia made waves and ruffles feathers on Monday morning when it …
Did Comcast just murder net neutrality by charging Netflix for smooth streaming?
The Wall Street Journal on Sunday broke the story that Netflix is going to pay Comcast so that Netflix’s streaming subscribers will have access to a …
Review: Thief for the PlayStation 4
Thief might be the fastest-paced stealth game I’ve ever played. Garrett, the master thief and reluctant protagonist, is swift, agile and sturdy, three traits that …
Here’s how to watch live as Nokia unveils its first (and last?) Android phone
Nokia and Android. Android and Nokia. Smartphone enthusiasts have wondered for quite some time what Android would be like on one of Nokia’s signature handsets. …
Here’s why you should double-check your Facebook privacy settings before you die
Facebook on Friday announced a new privacy change that will affect the accounts of users who pass away. Instead of only letting deceased users’ friends …
CBS CEO admits company wouldn’t suffer at all if Aereo keeps operating
CBS is one of a number of broadcasters enraged that Internet TV startup Aereo is still in business. At one point, the company said that …
New dual-screen Android phone set to make a splash at MWC 2014
Following the original YotaPhone, which started selling in December 2013, a new-generation device may be unveiled at MWC 2014. Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru reports that the new smartphone is expected to …
Comcast customers’ Netflix streaming woes might be over… for now
The quality of Netflix streaming has tanked over the past several months at several ISPs because Netflix and the ISPs have been wrangling over who …
DirecTV CEO says Comcast-TWC merger would be awful for consumers and competition
Not surprisingly, we can now count DirecTV CEO Mike White among those who oppose Comcast’s proposed Time Warner Cable acquisition. During the pay TV provider’s …
Amazon offering traditional retailers a lifeline they can’t refuse
If you can’t beat them, join them. At least that’s what Amazon is hoping its brick-and-mortar competition will say as it extends an olive branch …
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) review
In many ways Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is as faithful of a sequel to the beloved Super Nintendo series as any fan could hope …
Meet the all-new, completely redesigned YouTube
YouTube just got a massive redesign and it looks a whole lot more… Googly. “The way you watch YouTube keeps changing, so we’re making a …
Surprise: Giving ISPs everything they want hasn’t created a broadband paradise
One thing we’ve heard and will continue to hear over the next several months is that the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger will be an …
Review: The best fitness band in the world is one I swore I’d never even try
The Jawbone UP was the best fitness tracker I had ever used. From design, to accuracy, to the accompanying software, everything about the UP was …
Microsoft in hot water over alleged Windows price-fixing
Microsoft may soon be the focus of an investigation by South Korean regulators into allegations that the software giant is fixing prices in the region. …
Microsoft’s Cortana: A personal assistant who doesn’t stalk you
Microsoft wants its soon-to-be-released Cortana to help you… but only as much as you want it to. The Verge’s Tom Warren has a nice scoop …
WhatsApp could have sold for even more than $19 billion
Facebook stunned the tech world this week when it announced that it was paying $16 billion up front along with $3 billion in vested payments …
New Google app could fix the most annoying thing about public Wi-Fi
If you live in a major metropolitan area, accessing public Wi-Fi is likely part of your daily routine. The only problem with public Wi-Fi is …
Redditor’s new site lets you watch live feeds from 3,000 security cameras
What a strange and wonderful place the Internet is. Anything and everything you might want is just a few clicks away, especially when it comes …
This is what happens when Time Warner Cable is forced to compete
All of the markets where Google Fiber is mulling an expansion are extra lucky: Not only could they soon have the option to sign up …
