Let’s never speak again: The incredible benefits of searchable text
I could, in theory, phone everyone up that’s reading this story and convey this message to them via voice. I’m in no position to argue …
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The insane process of connecting the world through undersea Internet cables
We’ve oohed and ahhed over interactive maps that detail the world’s mysterious network of undersea Internet cables, but a new report over at Builtvisible is …
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 …
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 most hilarious thing you’ll see today: Teens react to 1990s Internet
Last week, we showed you a hilarious video from the Fine Brothers that showed young kids reacting to an old computer. The funny clip showed …
Study finds online trolls much more likely to be sadists, psychopaths
Does Dexter Morgan spend his time submitting flamebait posts on 4Chan when he’s not murdering people? That’s the implication of a new study flagged by …
EU court decides not to ruin the Internet
A European Union court ruled on Thursday that hyperlinks are not copyright infringement. In other words, the court decided not to ruin the Internet. In …
Security expert calls out NBC’s whiny report on Sochi Olympics hacking
A security expert is calling “fraudulent” a recent NBC News story about computer hacking at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, CNET reports, after discovering certain inconsistencies …
Pope calls the Internet a ‘gift from God’
And you thought Al Gore invented the Internet… According to a statement released by the Vatican on Thursday, Pope Francis has called the Internet a …
Do yourself a favor and watch this hilarious 1981 TV report about the Internet
It’s easy to forget how far the Internet has come considering how plugged in we all are today thanks to laptops, smartphones and other connected …
1,000 classic console games now available to play online for free
In addition to cataloging the Internet, the Internet Archive has launched a new project called Console Living Room that will let gamers play classic console video …
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 …
U.K. online porn filters have unwanted side effects
The four main Internet service providers in the U.K. including BT, Virgin, Sky and TalkTalk have turned on their porn filters either in full or …
You can remove yourself from the Internet one website at a time with this
If you could start your Internet experience all over again, I bet you would think twice before signing up for every website you ever visited. …
Your entire world will soon be connected
Intelligent connected machines and services that surround us – effectively known as the “Internet of Things” (IoT) – will become a $309 billion business by …
This chart shows how smartphones are taking over the computing world
Last month, we shared a report from Walker Sands which showed an enormous leap in mobile website traffic, up 18% from 2012. Although the results …
Email, Twitter and the always-on lifestyle: Today’s double-edged sword
Today, I made a choice. I made a choice to carve out a chunk of time to write this article, but I did so at …
ITU report says cellular subscriptions will nearly match global population by year-end
Late last month we shared a report from Pew Internet which stated that 15% of American adults do not use the Internet. Expanding on those …
Survey: 15% of U.S. adults still don’t use the Internet
Considering just how much time we spend online every day, it’s hard to fathom a life completely devoid of an Internet connection. Yet according to …
World’s first web page brought back from the dead for 20th anniversary
Today marks a hugely important day in the history of the Internet: On April 30th, 1993, Al Gore published the world’s first ever public website. …
Study shows major generational divide on online privacy attitudes
A study published this week by the USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future found that young adults don’t care as much about online privacy …
Web pioneer Vint Cerf envisions a futuristic Internet where people communicate with aliens
One of the Internet’s founding fathers envisions a bright future that one day may involve communicating with animals and even aliens using the Web. During a speech …
New FBI unit tasked with making Web and mobile communications easier to spy on
The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently formed a new unit tasked with developing technologies that enable more effective means of monitoring Internet, mobile and VoIP …
Facebook to launch its own app store in the coming weeks
Facebook on Wednesday announced it will be launching a new App Center in the coming weeks on the Web, iOS and Android. The company hopes …
Pandora touts more than 150 million users
According to CEO Joe Kennedy, Pandora has surpassed 150 million users in the United States and is the second most downloaded app in the history …
Mobile usage doubles, now accounts for 10% of worldwide Internet usage
The number of people accessing the Web through mobile devices has doubled since 2010 and now accounts for 10% of worldwide Internet usage. According to …
Netherlands passes Europe's first net neutrality law
As service providers and government officials in the United States seemingly look to further limit Internet freedoms, Dutch lawmakers have passed Europe’s first net neutrality bill, digital rights advocate Bits …
LG to launch new Google TV this month
According to an LG executive, the South Korean firm plans to launch an Internet-enabled Google TV in the United States the week of May 21st, Reuters …
Apple offering MobileMe subscribers 20GB of free iCloud storage
Apple’s MobileMe service will shut its doors forever on June 30th, 2012, and the Cupertino-based company is encouraging existing users to migrate to its iCloud …
Happy 'International Day Against DRM'
The Free Software Foundation has created a campaign in an effort to eliminate digital rights management (DRM) and embrace DRM-free media. “While DRM has largely …
