The Copyright Alert System (CAS) is here! Brainchild of such industries as the RIAA and MPAA, this new method to curtail illegal content sharing went live last week. An outline for the system began in July 2011, as the recording and movie businesses realized individual lawsuits weren’t accomplishing their goal of reducing or eliminating piracy. […]
I’ve tried my best to be optimistic about the Firefox mobile operating system. Linux-based, open source, and from a group I respect. Mozilla, the parent company, has been making the rounds at Mobile World Congress to promote the fledgling OS. ZTE has announced the Open, the first Firefox OS phone, and it’s a good-looking bit […]
In a move no one suspected, LG has reportedly acquired webOS. Made official this morning, LG plans to leverage the promising-but-shelved operating system as the basis for new smartTVs. There was talk of LG licensing webOS for that purpose back in October 2012, but it appears it was simpler to buy it outright. I had a chance […]
In an increasingly digital world, vestiges of the romantic past grow increasingly remote and rare. Old-fashioned dating has been supplanted largely by online dating communities such as eHarmony, OKCupid, and Match.com. Beyond these more mainstream (and somewhat accepted) love-finding services, there exists a more secretive, more sex-focused, and location-oriented arena of lustful personal interactions. Nowhere […]
If you have never used the gaming ecosystem Steam, then I am sad for you. Ubuntu has made it even easier for Linux gamers (yes, they exist) by baking Steam right into the Ubuntu Software Center. This is a pretty big deal, and Steam is celebrating with 50 to 75 percent off all available Linux […]
If you were a teenage comic book geek in the 1990s, you probably remember the slightly tentative steps that publishers like Marvel and DC took toward digital distribution of their products. Browser-based, semi-animated webcomics were a weird little ghetto within the comic book industry, a way to give some low-risk exposure to unknown writers and […]
The guessing game is on for what’s going to happen in Star Trek Into Darkness from all the numerous previews, trailers, and sneak peeks of said movie. Somehow, the Enterprise will have to crash and stay hidden in the Pacific Ocean. Somehow, Benedict Cumberbatch will manifest some kind of healing powers (or the power of convincing […]
If you ever make the mistake of asking a dog owner how smart his or her pet is, be prepared to spend at least half an hour listening to how Fido figured out where the treats are kept or when Rex got a new toy and immediately buried it in the garden to stop anyone […]
In 1999, the European Commission came up with the Safer Internet Programme with the goal of promoting safe and responsible use of the internet by children and young adults. In 2004, Safer Internet Day was developed as a special day each year to promote safer use of the internet and online technologies. That day has […]
The battle between Microsoft and Google has extended into nearly every realm, encompassing a variety of services, especially their smartphone operating systems. Heating the fight up even more is Google’s decision to stop supporting Microsoft’s Exchange standard for Gmail on Windows Phone 8, calling for the usage of the more universal CardDAV and CalDAV protocols […]
