Most of the time reading comments on the Internet is like attending a slightly dysfunctional family dinner, full of passionately argued, half-baked political theories and tasteless jokes. Wandering into a YouTube comments …
Mom Hacks Into School Computer System, Changes Her Kids’ Grades
Talk about helicopter parenting. It’s one thing to do your children’s homework for them. But when you decide to take matters into your own hands and change their grades yourself, well, that’s when law enforcement gets involved.
via Mom Hacks Into School Computer System, Changes Her Kids’ Grades | NewsFeed | TIME.com.
Should the Department of Justice Drop the Apple Ebook Lawsuit?
The suit accused Apple and five of the nation’s largest book publishers of illegally colluding to resist Amazon’s aggressive strategy of pricing many new and bestselling books at $9.99 — well below the prices charged for hardcover copies and below what many in the industry say it costs to produce those volumes.
Canon Says Goodbye to Mirrors at Last with the EOS M Camera
At just under $800, Canon’s new EOS M isn’t really priced for the masses, but if you want to lay hands on the company’s first camera without a mirror, Canon says to look for it in October.
With the EOS M, we’re talking about …
Why Amazon Shouldn’t Be in the Hardware Business
Hopefully today’s column will spur some healthy debate.
I personally would love to know why Amazon should be in the hardware business. Initially I thought the idea made a lot of sense. What I expected with the Kindle Fire …
3 Great High-End Smartphones with Cheap, No-Contract Wireless Service
Not long ago, if you wanted a high-end smartphone, you had to sign a contract with a major wireless carrier and play by their rules. That meant multi-year service agreements, expensive monthly bills and new fees. Now, Verizon is …
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Why Google or Facebook Buying Your Favorite Startup Means It’s Probably Toast
When I learned this morning, via Twitter, that the small company behind Mac/iOS e-mail app Sparrow was being bought by Google, I almost didn’t need to read the startup’s announcement to know the upshot.
Google and Facebook buy …
Reddit Responds to Shootings in a Way Most Media Organizations Can’t
Friday morning, after news broke that a gunman burst into a midnight showing of the Dark Knight Rises and shot and killed at least 12 people, a Redditor named themurderator posted a link to a photo of what he claimed was his …
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Uh Oh: Google Is Buying Sparrow
The inventors of Sparrow created a much-loved application for Macs and iPhones by stripping all the complexity and clutter out of Gmail. Google is apparently among Sparrow’s fans: It’s buying the company.
When these deals …
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The Ten Most Influential Women in Technology
Marissa Mayer’s appointment as CEO of Yahoo! was an exciting development for her legion of fans — both male and female. It was also an undeniable cause for celebration among those who would like to see more women in positions of …
Sports Illustrated Olympics iPad App Now Available
Sports Illustrated – a TIME Inc. property with which we are in cahoots – has just made its Live from London 2012 app available for the iPad.
The free app promises the following:
- Up-to-the-second scores, results, news
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