About Jeff Belanger
I'm a Canadian, I like to write, I like to play video games, watch movies and read books and all that. Also interested in current affairs and comic books as well.
There have been a lot of stories written about Bitcoin lately, and for good reason. Less than two months ago one Bitcoin was roughly $125. Today? One Bitcoin is over $500. As of November 17, 2013 at 11:50 AM GMT Bitcoin was tradin...
The European Commission has just decided that they will allow the use of 3G and 4G networks vis-a-vis mobile devices during flights. This goes above and beyond the ability to use electronic devices during takeoff and landing ̵...
The American government is now taking a much closer look at Bitcoin and hiring a team of experts to help them understand the new currency. The team is comprised of operatives from the Congress, skilled in dealing with the politica...
It has only been roughly 48 hours since the PS4 was released and stats are coming in that it has already over sold a million units in just the first day. It’s definitely great news for Sony, especially when you consider that...
Baidu, which is the top search engine in China, and QVOD, a Chinese video on demand service, are being targeted for copyright violation. The suing parties are seeking $49.2 million in damages and they have named themselves the The...
The gun debate in America is still a sensitive one, with people digging deep trenches on both sides and both are very passionate. The invention and proliferation of 3D printing is adding a new element to this with their ability to...
Even more details are trickling out as far as the extent to which the American government is going to companies such as Google and asking for user information. I emphasize trickling in because right now we only have details on the...
Through Gogo’s new Text and Talk service, it has become possible to text and even talk while on flights. The news, which was announced Friday by Gogo, indicated that those who wished to have the ability to text or talk while...
The Affordable Care Act has definitely rolled out to a very bumpy start over it’s faulty website, which is still shut down from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. to make improvements, according to the official site. So it comes as quite a sh...
Gartner, a firm that specializes in market research, predicts that in only a few years, businesses that adopt the use of Google Glass could be saving themselves up to a billion a year. With the range of things Google Glass is capa...
If you’re ever in Moscow and need to use the Vystavochnaya station to get on the subway, you have the option of doing 30 squats instead of paying the 30 rubles (roughly US$0.92). The move is part of a promotion for Olympic W...
Perhaps Bill Gates was underestimating Mark Zuckerberg’s idea of bringing internet to the poorest regions of the world. The creator of Microsoft has been quite vocal as of late, saying that Zuckerberg needs to prioritize and...
Recently China has held their “Third Plenum”, which was a meeting that took place over a four day period and 204 full Communist Party Central Committee members were in attendance, as well as over 150 alternates. While ...
Many countries have been openly critical of the United States government for spying on their governments and Brazil is no different. They are livid actually, at learning that they have been the target of US intelligence. “Fr...
It probably isn’t that much of a shock to find out that when it comes to online video, both Netflix and Youtube are at the top of the game. While Amazon has tried to compete with its service, and Hulu has made a decent attem...