I recently returned from a three-week trip through Europe. I drank the wine, explored the museums and experienced the cultures, but being the hopelessly geeky person that I am, I also felt compelled to stay connected to the Internet all the time. And that’s how I came to learn …
Do you know just how much photos it would take to fill up a terabyte? The correct answer is: more than you will ever take. That’s how much storage space Flickr is now offering for its users, even on free accounts. Even if you hoarded only the high quality digital …
This almost brought a tear to my cold, dead eyes, which means it’s the perfect story to bring about the perfect end to a happy weekend.
Luo Gong was kidnapped when he was only five years old and taken over a 1,000 miles away from his home, where he spent …
The Register in the UK is reporting that Apple requested very personal information from a customer in the form of a Driver’s License and bank statements in order to complete an online transaction.
A reader who works in the IT industry ordered an iPad online from the Apple Store received …
On Tuesday we brought you news that YouTube may be launching paid channels as early as this week. That rumor proved to be true, as YouTube launched the feature today, with channels starting as low as $0.99 a month.
The feature kicks off with a little over fifty channels available, …
Did you know that an entire nation can just go completely offline? I live in the U.S., Michael Kwan and Stephen Fung both live in Canada, and it’s entirely possibly that we all take our constant, speedy Internet access for granted.
The entire country of Syria has gone offline, again; …
Netflix has House of Cards, Hemlock Grove, and the upcoming return of Arrested Development. Amazon has the Zombieland series. Hulu has a bunch of stuff that I can’t remember. Even Xbox Live is trying to resurrect Heroes. Exclusive content is the order of the day, so it’s no surprise …
I listen to a lot of podcasts that cover a wide range of topics, but I always love listening to interviews with comedians, especially when the subject is someone who inspires me. Though even if I don’t know who the person is, I love listening to people take about their …
CISPA, the misguided (or misleading) Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, has been a concern for Internet users since it was introduced in late 2011. After being shot down by the Senate a year ago, the legislation resurfaced in February of this year and has since passed the House. Fortunately, …
There was a story a while back about Bruce Willis suing Apple over the inability to leave all of the digital iTunes content he’s purchased over the years to his children after he dies. If I remember right, the story turned out to be bogus, but it brings to mind …
This is all sorts of cool. A nonprofit advocacy group called World Resources Institute is releasing an online program called Global Forest Watch 2.0, which they previewed at a United Nations summit yesterday. The program, which is years in the making, allows for real-time tracking of all of the world’s …
Google is bringing a special announcement to the citizens of Austin, Texas next week and multiple sources claim that the city is next in line to receive the much-heralded Google Fiber. There’s always a chance that the press event could reveal something else, but Google Fiber looks like the safe …
