Whether these products were famous before they were listed on Amazon or not, each one has become the focal point of viral humor on the world’s biggest retail site.
ABC Declares War on Cord Cutters with Live-TV App — Delayed Streaming to Follow
ABC is really hoping you’ll hang on to your cable subscription, and is taking a couple of new steps to make sure of it.
TechnologizerSmartphones
Zact: Build Your Own Wireless Plan, Down to the Last Detail
A wireless startup aims to let you pay for only the services you use — down to the app-by-app level.
Google Simplifies Free Storage into a Single 15-Gigabyte Chunk
Previously sliced and diced into varying increments and doled out between Gmail and other Google services, the search giant has simplified things.
France Mulls Culture Tax on Smartphones and Tablets
The French government is considering creating a new tax on smartphones and tablets in a bid to raise millions to support the creation of digital cultural content inside France.
Some Reservations About Samsung’s 5G Speed ‘Breakthrough’
Like a shop owner anticipating Christmas in July, Samsung Electronics says we’ll hit 5G cellular network speeds by 2020.
Apple vs. Google vs. Microsoft: One Platform Will Not Rule Them All
There are narratives circling the technology industry that are wearing out their welcome. The primary one is the narrative that there can only be one winner
TechnologizerMicrosoft
Windows Blue: Undoing a Mistake Is Never a Mistake
ZDnet’s Mary Jo Foley on the possibility that Microsoft may undo some of its Windows 8 decisions: smart!
TechnologizerComputers
The Next-Generation PC: A Modest Proposal
Mobile Opportunity’s Michael Mace reimagines the PC, and comes up with something which is nothing like Windows 8 or the iPad.
TechnologizerSocial Networking
How Facebook Ruined Comments (at Least for Me)
A few weeks ago, Facebook switched things up in a way that briefly left me wondering if I was going prematurely senile. Now that I more or less understand what’s going on, I’m an unhappy camper.
TechnologizerApps & Web
Hangtime: a Better Way to Find Facebook Events
An iPhone app aims to make it a whole lot easier to find things to do among millions of listings from Facebook and elsewhere.
Apple May Be Able to Bypass Your iPhone’s Password, but There’s a Waiting List
Law enforcement requests to hack iPhones are so high Apple apparently has a waiting list.
