New Twitter for paranoids uses Bitcoin and BitTorrent to hide from NSA
Fearful of the NSA after all of the Snowden leaks, an engineer in Brazil is creating a secure and decentralized Twitter alternative that uses two …
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YouTube starts to atone for the sins of Google+ integration
YouTube has been in hot water with its content creators and its viewership ever since Google+ integration began seeping into the site. Interaction between those …
Say goodbye to privacy: How Nest might transform Google
It’s no wonder some people are freaking out over Google’s $3.2 billion Nest Labs acquisition: it’s another step towards a future when Google has enough access …
Form meets Function: What Google’s Nest acquisition says about our technological future
Nest. Outside of the hardcore tech following, and maybe one level beyond that, no one on Earth had heard of this company prior to January …
U.S. appeals court kills net neutrality
Any semblance of net neutrality in the United States is as good as dead. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia …
Here’s why Google bought Nest
Google announced Monday night it is acquiring smart thermostat and smoke detector-maker Nest for $3.2 billion in cash, surprising analysts and starting to really put …
Apple is gearing up for a massive iPhone 5s launch on China Mobile
Apple’s iPhones will finally debut on China Mobile this coming Friday, and there likely isn’t a better use of the word “finally” in the context …
Court rules anonymous Yelp trolls must be identified
Last year, Joe Hadeed found seven anonymous negative reviews for his carpet cleaning business on Yelp. Unable to verify that the reviewers were actual customers, …
Judge slaps down Apple’s bid to escape its antitrust monitor
Apple may truly hate its court-appointed antitrust monitor but it looks like the company is stuck with him. Reuters reports that U.S. District Judge Denise Cote …
Surprise! You won’t be able to email Larry Page through his Google+ page
Google’s most recent tactic for pushing Google+ on its user base has drawn plenty of criticism and apparently even Google realizes how potentially annoying it …
Google to acquire Nest for $3.2 billion in cash
Google on Monday announced that it has reached a deal to acquire Nest Labs, the smart thermostat maker founded by former Apple executive Tony Fadell. The …
Charter makes $61.3 billion offer to acquire Time Warner Cable
After months of rumors that the company was on the tablet, it looks like a deal may soon be reached for Time Warner Cable. According …
New CEO Chen reveals crucial details of plan to save BlackBerry
It looks like John Chen is a man with a plan. In an interview with CrackBerry, Chen gives us a pretty detailed outline of where …
Why was crime on the rise in New York last year? Blame Apple
Data released over the weekend by the New York Police Department shows that grand larcenies within the city increased again in 2013, up 13% to …
The Boy Genius Report: Why Home Automation is Being Disrupted
The entire home automation industry is about to be upended by startups. Companies that are starting out small have a clear and concise vision: one …
Chen on why he wants challenge of running BlackBerry: ‘I am abnormal’
New BlackBerry CEO John Chen definitely gets points for honest self-reflection. In an interview with Re/code, Chen admits that taking on a company facing as …
iPhone: Apple’s Trojan horse into the business world
Apple’s iPhone has not only become the company’s best-selling device, but also a useful weapon for the company in its “attack” on the corporate world. …
Hail to the chief: Chen now locked in as BlackBerry CEO
Here’s some very good news for BlackBerry: John Chen is now locked in as the company’s long-term CEO. The New York Times reports that BlackBerry …
NSA-thwarting alternative to Google search has a record year
You probably assume that Google holds a monopoly on Internet search. Think again. According to a blog post, DuckDuckGo, the search engine that doesn’t collect or …
Dear Google: Please stop trying to make me use your terrible social network
OK, Google, I rely on your for a lot of things. Not only are you my default search engine but you’re also my primary email …
Workers rioted at Samsung’s newest factory and it’s not even open yet
We learned late last year that Samsung is planning to keep its operating margins high by slashing its labor costs by building a new $3.2 …
Apple escapes long-running Google patent lawsuit unscathed
Although patent feuds continue to dominate the tech news cycle as many stretch indefinitely forward, one battle has finally come to a close. In August …
Your ISP probably can’t wait to try out AT&T’s Sponsored Data scheme
It’s easy to see why ISPs and carriers would love AT&T’s Sponsored Data scheme — after all, it gives them the ability to both slap …
Google just made it so strangers can email your Gmail account – here’s how to stop them
Google on Thursday unveiled a new Gmail feature – emailing Google+ users whose email address you actually don’t know. Moving forward, Gmail will suggest Google+ …
New report gives more evidence that Apple will launch two new iPhone models
Remember how Foxconn has said that it’s trying to lessen its reliance on Apple? Well it looks as though Apple is returning the favor. MacRumors …
Netflix has nothing to fear from Hulu’s sad little content expansion
Netflix is cruising into a hugely ambitious 2014 regarding original content. The glossy political thriller “House of Cards” is getting a new season shot in HD and featuring top …
T-Mobile’s biggest problem
I live in Bergen County, New Jersey. Just a stone’s throw from my previous home on the upper east side of Manhattan, my neighbors and …
WSJ: Ballmer and Gates are scaring away potential Microsoft CEOs
With the Microsoft CEO likely to drag on for at least another month, that means we’re in for several more weeks of leaks detailing all the …
The most important number in the world for Google: $6.30
Plenty of numbers are important to Google, a company that grew to dominate the Internet by creating search and advertising algorithms that its competitors simply …
FCC is ready to stomp on AT&T’s Sponsored Data dreams
As we noted in an earlier analysis, AT&T’s new Sponsored Data program is a bold move that could end up being an absolute nightmare. With …
