Everyone reading this today should watch this clever “mockumentary”. You should because you are reading this through the internet. And the future of the internet is on the line. This short film shows how important “freedom of speech” on the internet is and how it makes a real impact in peoples lives around the world.
Amy Webb: How I Hacked Online Dating I better get started on some spreadsheets. Twitter discloses its I.P.O. plans Potential buyers aren’t the only firms eager for a piece of Twitter’s offering. Wall Street banks have battled for months for the privilege of leading the stock sale, which will bestow prestige and bragging rights. Goldman…
I don’t want to be forced to pay for a cellular and data plan from my carrier. I just want a data plan. When Apple introduced FaceTime in 2011 and Google unveiled Hangouts and Voice, the notion of VoIP (voice over I.P address) became popularized. In essence, you could talk to someone face-to-face without using…
Microsoft Enlists Pawn Stars to Mock Google Chromebook Microsoft’s anti-Google Scroogled campaign is showing no signs of slowing down. Its latest target is Google’s Chromebook. Microsoft has enlisted the stars of the successful reality TV series Pawn Stars to lampoon what it wants you to perceive as the Chromebook’s limitations (“It’s not a real laptop!”). Oh Microsoft. You and your “Scroogled”…
They’re (almost) all dirty: The state of cheating in Android benchmarks We started piecing this data together back in July, and even had conversations with both silicon vendors and OEMs about getting it to stop. With the exception of Apple and Motorola, literally every single OEM we’ve worked with ships (or has shipped) at least…
How HealthCare.gov Was Supposed to Work and Didn’t The Obama administration has announced that the federal health exchange Web site, which has been plagued by software problems from the start, would be fixed by the end of November. This is a well documented and visually pleasing piece by The New York Times. For America’s sake,…
So, you may have heard about this brand new startup called Planetary Resources in the news lately. And it’s the real deal! This organization is being led by some of the affluent billionaires in the world. Individuals such as Eric Anderson, Peter Diamandis, James Cameron and Google CEO Larry Page as well as many more…
