A site called SnapchatDB.info claims that they’ve saved usernames and phone numbers for 4.6 million accounts and made the information avail...
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
I, Spammer
As I approach the half-way mark of my crowdfunding project, I wanted to address the thing that makes me feel the worst about this whole proc...
How the Internet’s Founders Feel About The NSA Scandal
As the co-fathers of the Internet, Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn tend to be pretty protective of their digital masterpiece. Both were early De...
Sony Rumored To Be Considering A Windows Phone Handset In 2014
According to The Information , Sony could release a Windows Phone device, diversifying its mobile device lineup, bolstering Microsoft, and p...
Security Firm Spills the Beans on Snapchat Vulnerabilities
After its discovery of a security hole in Snapchat was ignored for months, Gibson Security earlier this week released the API for the Snap...
LG May Be Taking Another Stab At The Wearable Activity Tracking Formula
CES 2014 is just around the corner, along with enough new gadgetry to fill several lifetimes. Last year we saw a glut of activity trackers p...
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings’ Salary To Get 50% Pay Bump To $3m In 2014
Remember Qwikster ? Wall Street doesn’t. The AP is reporting this morning that Netflix CEO will get a healthy pay raise in 2014. According ...
Samsung Got A Bigger Tablet Boost For Christmas Than Apple, According To Onswipe
Touchscreen publishing company Onswipe has good news for Samsung. As Onswipe’s Chief Marketing Officer Jason Baptiste put it in an email, “...
MaternityCompare Helps Expectant Parents Find Healthcare Providers
Choosing an obstetrician can be extremely stressful for expectant parents. Additive Analytics , a new startup, hopes to help patients find t...
Monday, December 30, 2013
These Apps Will Help You Make 2014 Less Filthy
This year, several notable apps that connect users with house cleaners have launched or gained traction. These include Homejoy , Exec and l...
Paul Graham Responds To Critics, Says Y Combinator Is Planning An Event For Female Founders
Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham just published a blog post about what he did and didn’t say during a widely-discussed interview with T...
Netflix Says It’s Testing New $6.99 Single Screen Streaming Plan, But It May Never Roll Out To Everyone
Netflix has informed TechCrunch that it is indeed testing a $6.99 single-stream plan to new users as part of a test. The option appears to s...
The FitBit App Now Turns The iPhone 5s Into A FitBit
Fitbit has just released a major update to its iOS app for iPhone 5s, allowing the smartphone itself to track steps, distance and burned c...
Keen On… The 2013 Debacle: Why Gavin Newsom Says The Government Is On A Collision Course With The Future
It may be the holiday season, but Gavin Newsom , California’s tech savvy Lieutenant Governor, is as mad as hell. And he’s not going to take...
Archos To Launch A Line Of “Pebble-Like” Smartwatches For iOS And Android At CES
Archos just dropped a huge smattering of CES news in advance of the huge annual tech show, which kicks off next week in Las Vegas. Among th...
U.S. Senator Issues Letter To Top 5 Wireless Carriers Urging Kill Switch Adoption
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota has today taken up the battle cry of numerous legislators before her, calling for wireless carriers ...
Flurry Finds Christmas App Download Spike Continues, But Lessens As People Get Used To Smartphones
Mobile analytics and ad platform Flurry has released its annual report on the state of app downloads over Christmas for 2013, and as is usu...
Amazon’s Rough Christmas
Despite the fact that Amazon had one of its best Cyber Mondays in reported history , it doesn’t mean that the holiday shopping season went o...
The Digital Classroom Comes of Age
A teacher standing at the front of the room at a chalkboard is one of the iconic images of education. Smartboards and other digital techno...
4 Unsettling Prospects for 2014
As New Year's Day approaches, I'm reminded of the Chinese curse, "May you be born in interesting times," because 2014 is...
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Fly Or Die: Microsoft Xbox One
Microsoft’s Xbox One is off to a great start, launching with cable TV control, bumped up graphics, and an all-new Kinect. But is upgrading...
Mophie’s Powerstation XL Packs In The Power For Extended Time Away From Outlets
Our devices have a neverending hunger for power – it’s their single greatest failing, in a time when they can do incredible things but still...
New Leaks Detail How The NSA’s ‘TAO’ And ‘ANT’ Units Spy On Devices, Global Networks
New leaks emerged today in Germany’s Der Spiegel newspaper about the scope of electronic surveillance conducted by the United States’ Nati...
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