Anti-porn politician’s website blocked by porn filters she advocated
As was predicted by just about everyone, the United Kingdom’s initiative to get U.K. ISPs to add default pornography filters has been a complete and …
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Google dethrones Apple to become most talked-about company of 2013
Google had a pretty good year in 2013. The company’s share price exploded to all-time highs, Android now eclipses all other mobile platforms in global …
Samsung named No. 1 in enterprise on same day huge Knox security hole was uncovered
On the same day a potentially huge security hole was uncovered in Samsung’s mobile enterprise security solution Knox, the South Korean technology giant was ranked …
Google strikes back at Apple and Microsoft’s anti-Android patent consortium
It hasn’t taken long for Google to strike back in the latest patent world war. GigaOM reports that Google this week has filed a lawsuit …
Google already looks poised to dominate the robotics industry
If robots are indeed the future then Google is getting a big head start on the competition. Technology Review notes that robots created by Google-owned …
Apple slapped with $670,000 fine in Taiwan for interfering with carrier prices
Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission has hit Apple with a small fine and warned the company that it may face a more substantial penalty if it doesn’t …
BlackBerry co-founder Lazaridis dumps 3.5 million shares
BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis had so much faith in the company he helped rise to greatness — which, coincidentally, is also the company he helped …
Number of photos taken in 2014 will approach 1 trillion thanks to selfie explosion
2013 was the year of the selfie, according to the Oxford English Dictionary — but self-snaps aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Everybody is taking selfies, …
Apple eyeing $4 billion iPad deal in Turkey
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook is reportedly going to travel to Turkey in February to attend the official opening of the first retail store in the …
Apple, Microsoft and others now regret spending $4.5 billion on patents
Rockstar — a consortium of companies including Apple, Microsoft, BlackBerry and Sony that purchased 4,000 patents from Nortel in 2011 — is looking to sell …
Chen’s BlackBerry comeback plan compared to quadruple bypass surgery
John Chen clearly relishes a good challenge but he may never have taken on a task as daunting as turning around BlackBerry. Barron’s spots a …
2013: The year Twitter became too big to actually follow
Do me a solid, will you? Imagine the sweet, succulent release in finally letting go of something that’s been dragging you down, and then take …
Here’s how Apple will make an extra $13 billion in 2014
It finally happened: Apple’s iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will soon be available from the world’s largest wireless carrier, China Mobile. Apart from an immediate end …
HTC’s nightmarish year ends with more bad news
Nokia has been hammering HTC with lawsuits in a variety of markets, with meager results. The rather narrow sales injunction against the HTC One mini was …
New CEO John Chen could be exactly what BlackBerry needs
Something very curious happened late last week: BlackBerry posted worse-than-expected quarterly earnings and yet its stock soared following the news. Why, you ask? In part …
Two new secret Apple acquisitions reportedly uncovered [updated]
Apple is not giving up on its quest to make iOS Maps more useable. 9to5Mac reports that Apple has bought up two more companies that …
This could be what finally kills Google
As Google’s share price soars beyond $1,100, it seems like nothing can stop the Internet juggernaut as its land grab strategies continue to win over …
Tim Cook: Apple has ‘big plans’ that customers will love in 2014
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Sunday sent a holiday email to employees, highlighting the main accomplishments of the company in 2013, and hinting at some …
The recording industry’s nightmare: A government-backed torrent site
A new torrent-indexing site comes from Spain using search technology financed by the government and developed by a P2P veteran who managed to defeat big …
BlackBerry’s downfall illustrated with one devastating chart
Things have been going poorly for BlackBerry for a while now but the past quarter might have been its worst yet. Not only is the …
Amazon workers demand company addresses ‘demeaning’ staff conditions
A recent exposé from Bloomberg Businessweek painted a critical picture of Amazon’s work environment for executives, but a petition currently gaining momentum in the UK …
Why Google scares Microsoft to death
Microsoft has bashed both Samsung and Apple in its ads this year but there is a very good reason why Microsoft fears Google above all …
Study: People are way more worried about hackers than online tracking
Nearly every action you take while online is monitored by advertisers, from the products you buy to the links that you click. Ads are tailor-made …
Former Apple exec: Has Microsoft gone nuts?
Of all of the dramas currently unfolding in the tech world right now, Microsoft’s is undoubtedly among the most intriguing. Years ago, just before Windows …
Banks race to finance Sprint’s upcoming bid for T-Mobile
According to a report from The Wall Street Journal late last week, Sprint is considering a bid to acquire T-Mobile US sometime in the first …
BlackBerry waves white flag in high-end consumer smartphone market
BlackBerry has seen the writing on the wall and it realizes that practically no one is buying its high-end BlackBerry 10 devices. BlackBerry CEO John …
EU shoots down Google’s settlement proposal in anti-trust case
The European Commission investigating Google in the region has once again rejected the company’s proposals to settle a search-related antitrust case, Reuters reports. This is …
BlackBerry posts even worse than expected Q3 loss
BlackBerry on Friday posted its fiscal third-quarter results and just as everyone expected, things have gotten substantially worse since for BlackBerry since last year’s November …
Google slapped with $1.2 million fine for breaking privacy laws
Google is in trouble once again, and this time it’s not for something nearly as subtle as giant, mysterious barges floating in U.S. waters. Reuters …
The NSA’s rough week just got even worse
Back in August, not long after Edward Snowden began leaking details about NSA surveillance programs, President Obama created a panel to review the NSA’s data …
