When news of CarrierIQ’s possibly extensive data-collecting habits began to circulate, consumer reaction was swift- and legal experts opined that the actions could not possibly be in line with federal wiretapping laws. CarrierIQ initially attempted to remove 25-year-old Trevor Eckhart’s lengthy […]
A 25-year-old Connecticut system administrator has discovered what appears to log every action users engage in using their smartphones, and is back with another muckracking video after rootkit maker CarrierIQ attempted to quash speculation about the functionality of their software. […]
Last month, it was announced that YouTube was getting nearly 100 new channels featuring premium programming, and Clevver Media is one of a handful of production companies that will have three channels on the service. Bedrocket Media, BermanBraun, Demand Media, Electus, IconicTV, and Maker Studios […]
Just today, I saw a glowing update in my Facebook feed from a friend who’d cut her cable costs significantly by switching to Hulu Plus and Netflix. Chances are, if you haven’t considered it, someone you know has. And here […]
The confusion between WordPress.com blogs and the self-hosted WordPress.org blogs is generally one of the first distinctions those new to blogging have to make when setting up their WordPress blogs. Now users of the former can more easily make a […]
Siri was perhaps the most buzzed about part of the most recent iPhone release, but users say that the built-in digital personal assistant doesn’t want to help out when asked about abortion services. Somewhat more disturbingly, however, is that Siri […]
Social network Path has reconfigured a bit, posting on its blog about changes to the service and dubbing itself a “smart journal.” As Facebook settles with the US government over alleged privacy violations and submits to twenty years of monitoring, […]
As e-commerce becomes more and more a part of the mainstream shopping experience, the rise of indie retailers on the web continues as well. One platform that has been integral in getting small businesses up and running in web sales […]
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Although smartphones may be struggling to gain traction worldwide, it seems that Americans are adopting the devices at a rate outpacing that of those in other countries. We reported yesterday that smartphones only have 26% of marketshare among cell phone […]
What started as a content aggregator (albeit from mostly social sites) aims to achieve a spot alongside big players like Facebook, as Flavors.me rolls out some enhancements to compete on the social playing field. Today, a fresh design and a […]
Bad news for soap fans planning to follow their favorite, now-cancelled programs onto the web. It seems the frankly shaky-sounding plans to move the high-cost soaps to the internet for a new life have been quashed, yanking the plug from […]
With all the hand-wringing over Netflix and Hulu, it’s easy to forget YouTube is all up in the film-streaming business as well. But they are, and expect to hear a bit more about it as more channels launch and the […]
Perhaps getting stomped, pepper-sprayed, frozen or otherwise braving the rigors of Black Friday is finally falling to the wayside proper for Cyber Monday, as sales in 2011 were up 18% over 2010 as of 9PM tonight. Traffic was up even […]
One of the more arduous and entirely devoid of joy tasks of adulthood is that of switching financial institutions, which is why most people only do it when they’ve been boned so badly by their bank that there is no possible […]
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