Facebook: A Passing Fad?
As Mark Zuckerberg gets ready to watch his Harvard dormitory creation turn into the largest Internet IPO in history—now said to be valued at more than $100 billion—surely the furthest thing from his...
View ArticleFacebook (FB): The Marriage Killer?
You know what they say: Half of all marriages end in divorce. Now, regardless of what you may think about that statistic’s validity, the question that should naturally follow such a staggering claim...
View ArticleITC Judge Recommends Xbox Ban in the U.S.
After deciding in April that the Xbox violated four Motorola Mobility patents, an International Trade Commission judge recommended this week that imports and sales of the Microsoft gaming system be...
View ArticleApple iPhone 5 Now Available for Pre-Order in China (AAPL)
With scant details available about the phone itself, it has come as a bit of a surprise that eager sellers in China are already accepting pre-orders for Apple’s next-generation iPhone. According to...
View ArticleWhat Do Your Age, Gender & Nationality Say About Your Texting Habits?...
(Photo credit: Wikipedia)While marginalizing people based on stereotypes is generally counterproductive, it’s always interesting to be able to know how various characteristics correlate with personal...
View ArticleGoogle Officially Launched Google Fiber…And Why That Should Scare More Than...
After choosing Kansas City (both parts) as the first city to receive its “experimental fiber network” known as Google Fiber last year, Google has been at hard work preparing to launch its pilot “ultra...
View ArticleGoogle Shelves Nexus Q, Gives It Away For Free (GOOG)
It looks like “the world’s first social streaming player” won’t be making its debut quite yet. After receiving a considerable amount of feedback on the Nexus Q’s daunting price tag yet less impressive...
View ArticleCybersecurity Act Fails in U.S. Senate (And What This Means for the...
The President asked. The Senate said no. Now what? After President Obama took to the op-ed pages of the Wall Street Journal two weeks ago to call on the Senate to pass the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, it...
View ArticleExperts Exchange Staff Volunteers with Habitat for Humanity
Last Friday staff members from Experts Exchange got out from behind their desks and computer screens to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization that...
View ArticleThe Whistleblower’s Dilemma: Important Questions Raised by the Edward Snowden...
Three weeks ago, the nation learned that their private phone conversations might not be as private as they once assumed. In a June 6 article in The Guardian, Glenn Greenwald blew the lid off a secret...
View ArticleChina Bypasses U.S., Becomes World’s Top Smartphone Market
Although the United States is still the world’s undisputed consumption leader, it seems the long-time reigning champion may have some healthy competition in the not-too-distant future. According to a...
View ArticleSOPA Update: Blackouts, PACs and a Little Bit of Irony
It’s been a little while since the last update on the controversial bill that experts have said will make the United States no different than “China, Malaysia, and Iran.” Since its introduction by...
View ArticleFeds Shut Down Megaupload.com, ‘Anonymous’ Responds
Image by ~C4Chaos via Flickr At the outset, it would seem that yesterday’s protests against SOPA and PIPA were a big success. After a 24-hour blackout, Wikipedia reported Thursday that over 162 million...
View ArticleCongress Drops the SOPA, Takes Financial Pounding
It’s no secret that this week’s battle over SOPA and PIPA has been one of historic proportions. Seldom, if ever, are we privileged to behold such a united voice among big-name companies and individual...
View ArticleAT&T’s Misdirected Outrage
Thursday morning, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson took to the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call to report AT&T’s first quarterly loss in three years. Even though it was able to rake in an...
View ArticleHope or Hype? The Politics of Social Media
Monday at 5:30 p.m. (EST), U.S. President Barack Obama logged onto the White House Google Plus account to host “Your Interview with the President” (see video below), during which the American President...
View ArticleCongress, EU to Google: Not So Fast With That New Privacy Policy
Ever since unveiling its “simpler, more intuitive” privacy policy last week, Google has been bombarded by a seemingly endless wave of criticism and concern from consumers and privacy advocates alike....
View ArticleGoogle Fiber: Good For Your Health?
Two years ago, Google announced its plan “to build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks” in a few select U.S. cities. In an effort to promote next-generation app development, test new fiber...
View ArticleDOJ, European Commission Approve Google-Motorola Deal
Every rule has its exception. While most of us typically greet Mondays with a well-rehearsed groan and roll of the eyes, the folks over at Google certainly have plenty to celebrate as a new week just...
View ArticleApple CEO Promises Progress In Worker Conditions
“Apple takes working conditions very seriously.” Apple CEO Tim Cook wasted no time addressing the issue on everyone’s mind as he took the stage for his keynote presentation at Tuesday’s Goldman Sachs...
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