The Federal Trade Commission’s year-long investigation into Google’s user privacy practices only finished a few months ago, but two U.S. senators have decided that two months is too long, and have called for the FTC to look into …
Occupy Wall Street’s New Drone: ‘The Occucopter’
Drones have been utilized by police in the past to monitor large crowds of protestors but this might be the first time a drone has been used by protestors to monitor the police. Tim Pool has modified a Parrot AR Drone to provide …
Verizon Confirms Mysterious Data Outages Nationwide, Already Restoring Service
If you’re a Verizon customer and you’re wondering what’s happened to your data service, you’re not alone. Verizon’s network has been affected by some unknown affliction overnight, leading to 3G and 4G outages across the U.S. The …
Kindle Fire Update Claims to Fix Performance, Touch and Security Issues
Happy holidays early, Kindle Fire owners—the update you’ve been waiting for since Amazon’s Android-based tablet debuted has finally arrived. It’s free, over-the-air (no need for a cable or computer connection), should load in …
‘Anonymous’ Blacks Out the Internet in Response to SOPA Debate
The government debate over the Stop Online Piracy Act may have taken a break for the holidays, with the hearings in the House of Representatives apparently delayed until an unspecified date next year, but just in case you thought …
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The Airing of Grievances (Day Three)
It’s my turn to air some tech grievances, which is perfect because I’m about to go on vacation. If anyone has a problem with my beefs, too bad. I’ll be gone, enjoying some warm weather, not thinking about how the tech world …
Chinese Hackers Infiltrated U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Claims Report
The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that hackers located in China managed to breach the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s information technology infrastructure–no, not recently, but at some point prior to the hack …
Where’s Our Rosie? Why We Don’t Have Domestic Robots Yet
What it will take to develop a multitasking, humanoid domestic robot—and whether we even really need one.
Facebook Can Be Sued for Using You to Promote Products (in California, Anyway)
Ever noticed that your Facebook friends occasionally seem to be advertising products to you in the form of a post telling that they “Like” a particular brand or product? That’s what Facebook calls a “Sponsored Story,” and a San …
Lady Gaga’s Twitter Account Hacked, 17 Million Followers Offered ‘Free’ iPads
Lady Gaga may love her little monsters, but not enough to give each and every one of the 17 million-plus that follow her on Twitter a free iPad. That’s why, when she appeared to do that very thing yesterday, people were …
NFL Announces Super Bowl to Stream Online and on Mobile App This Year
Going to be away from home on Super Bowl Sunday this year? No need to miss the game. According to the Associated Press, for the very first time, the NFL is going to be streaming NBC’s broadcast of the Super Bowl on the network’s …