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So long privacy, it’s been nice knowing you. Judge Gabriel Gorenstein of the southern district of New York, recently approved a search warrant in a money laundering investigation, which would give the government full access to a suspect’s gmail account. Where do we draw the line? The Fourth Amendment is supposed to protect individuals from…
I’ll be honest, Facebook’s news streaming capability is one of the few things keeping me on the platform any more. It’s another continuously updated source of current events and opinion pieces for news-junkies like myself, and not terribly difficult to cut back if seeing a few of the latest articles on your newsfeed isn’t your…
When a large company juggles multiple investments, one of those flaming torches is bound to fall as priorities shift. Microsoft acquired the Devices and Services department of the Finnish telephone company Nokia last April. According to a press release from Stephen Elop, former head of Nokia and now executive vice president of Microsoft Devices Group,…
Net neutrality is a pretty vague term. What does it really mean to everyday internet users? What makes it so good? What Is Net Neutrality? Put simply, net neutrality is the idea that internet service provider, like AT&T and Time Warner, should treat all data on the Internet as equally as possible. All the data,…
In an effort to attract more users and regular customers, online retail giant Amazon announced on Friday that they have now successfully launched their latest e-book subscription service. Currently the largest e-commerce site in the U.S., Amazon has christened this new product ‘Kindle Unlimited‘ with the promise of providing its subscribers an unlimited access to thousands of…
Never underestimate the power of a customer, especially when that person is a technology expert. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/158720628″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Ryan Block, who founded Engadget, co-founded gdgt and currently works for AOL, tried to cancel his Comcast subscription after being with them since 2005. The result was similar to a break up, but…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced yesterday that it will extend the deadline for public comments on a net neutrality proposal. The extension resulted from an overwhelming volume of comments sent in before the initial deadline, said the FCC in an official statement. This Friday (July 18th) is the new deadline to submit comments on the proposed…
New technology is constantly either being released or leaked to the public in some fashion; this time being specs for the all-new iPhone 6. The posting on Amazon was quickly removed, but not before people could get a good look at it. The post was touting the new iPhone with such impressive improvements and features…
In a major setback for digital privacy advocates, the U.S. government has made an official statement as part of an ongoing case with Microsoft that digital content does not have the same rights of privacy and protection as physical content. Complicating matters further is that the case in question involves a Microsoft account stored on servers…
The land of the rising sun is known for many things. Feudal Japan introduced the rest of the world to the Samurai. While sushi didn’t originate there, contemporary sushi is a well known Japanese culinary delight. The various artists of Japan, introduced the western world to manga and anime, which remain popular throughout the world….
Black holes and dark matter may have their place in popular culture as dark and powerful materials, but they are facing tough competition from material that came out of recent scientific invention. Surrey NanoSystems, which is located in England, came up with a new material called Vantablack. It is considered to be the darkest material…
What the individual thinks is irrelevant. Only what the government thinks and what their perspective that individual and what they are doing is relevant. Just thirty years ago the United States was locked in one of the most epic pissing contests of all time with the United Soviet Socialist Republic. The US stood for the…
Quakecon 2014, Doom 4 Doom enthusiasts, rejoice! Those attending Quakecon July 17 -20 at the Hilton Anatole hotel in Dallas, Texas will get a first look at the highly anticipated Doom. If you’re like me and can’t attend this year’s Quakecon, utilize social media to let curtain unfold and discover Doom secrets, rumors, and everything…
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may have brought us one step closer to touchable holograms with their new invention. What’s So Cool About It? The creators; PhD students Sean Follmer, Daniel Leithinger, and Professor Hiroshi Ishii (from MIT’s Tangible Media Group) named the device; inFORM. It can be used for 3D modeling, bar…
Initially first thought of as an app that spurs people to send sexual content to one another because of the short-lived, self-destructive nature, a new survey by the University of Washington reveals that Snapchat may not be the type of app it is perceived as by non-users. Controversy & Privacy Issues The perception of Snapchat being used to…