The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $25,000 fine on Google Inc., accusing them of purposely obstructing their investigation. The FTC said that they were slowing down it's investigation into whether or not Google was following the proper Federal rules for collecting and storing data fro unencrypted Wi-Fi networks back in 2010. The FTC brought the fine ...
Well, all of the Android users can finally stop waiting around for the Instagram app! Although it's not on all phones, it's on enough to make everyone excited. Instagram had about 430,000 people on the Android-app waiting list prior to today’s release. The company says before today’s launch it had more than 30 million registered ...
After you thought Facebook was rid of spammy apps, like viruses auto-posting to your Facebook account, it doesn't seem like it's come to an end yet. For the average non-tech suave Facebook user, it's confusing when an app auto posts a friends wall since it seems like a virus. There are viruses and there are apps ...
If you are part of SXSW action then you might want to take a look at what ShoutEm has to offer to keep track of events. ShoutEm, a mobile application creation platform, has announced its partnership with GarysGuide for SXSW 2012! Their free "Austin Party Guide" app features Gary’s “definitive guide to SXSW 2012 parties", ...
Wow, this Cheetah Robot video is really cool! I think the way it moves so fluidly makes it amazing, but what's even more amazing is the fact that it runs 18 mph, settin ga new record for legged robots. The previous record was 13.1 mph, set in 1989. The robot's movements are patterned after those of ...
Good question! Yes, there will be times when Facebook will ask for our password, however as Emil Protalinski from the article "Facebook will never request your password over email" mentions, they have changed their terms to read: I got an email asking for my Facebook password. Do not respond to this email. Facebook will never request your ...
The $250-million science-fiction adventure film set on Mars is struggling to find an audience before it opens. It's expected to gross $25 million this weekend, down from an earlier estimate of $30 million. When Walt Disney Co.'s "John Carter" opens in theaters this weekend, the science-fiction adventure may encounter obstacles as formidable as its hero faces ...
Eric the "cell phone jammer", from Philidelphia has stirred up a lot of controversy when he was caught using a cell phone jammer on a public bus. Authorities were tracking him down after finding out that he was using it on multiple occasions. So what does a cell phone jammer do? If you haven't figured ...
Email addresses and passwords of over a million users of a popular sex chat site, YouPorn, were open to all due to a coding error that was undetected since 2007. The data included customer data, including email addresses. Hopefully yours wasn't in there! Many hackers will browse websites looking for folders in public directories that ...
Last week Apple had a scare as Proview Technology (Shenzhen) had filed a trademark infringement case stating that they owned the "iPad" trademark before Apple did in China. The iPad's started to disappear from shelves because all retailers had to stop selling them for legal reasons. Some were hiding them and selling them under the ...