Google wants to build a fiber network in Austin, Texas. Unfortunately, they have run into a road block. AT&T owns about 20 percent of the utility (electricity) poles in Austin and AT&T is saying that Google can’t attach Go...
In what has since become an annual tradition, YouTube has released the 2013 edition of YouTube Rewind, a fun and unique way of remembering all the awesome (and bizarre) videos that were the most watched on the site. There’s ...
Knowing how to get the APK file of those free Play Store apps could definitely come in handy especially when you have a smartphone or tablet that doesn’t have official access to the Google Play Store. Besides, APKs are also needed...
The web is already filled with lots of cloud-based file storage and file sharing services but most of these services would require you to install a desktop app or software. Now, what if you just want to share some photos or free e...
China’s online censorship system currently blocks many popular online destination, with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube among the list. It also bans sites hosted in Taiwan and rights groups. Apparently, China feels that, with this cens...
Google has found itself in hot water after an investigation found that it had violated Dutch data protection laws. The investigation was done by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA), and they found that Google had gathered in...
The fight for equal rates is over, for now anyway. Pandora, one of the most well-known online music streaming sties, has given up its quest to get congress to pass a law that would put them on more equal footing with AM/FM station...
Healthcare.gov website is practically a huge disaster for the Obama administration, and with only three days left to fix all the kinks, it appears things might not turn out well before the final day. Apparently, the website is mov...
At the moment, the United States of America is ranked #31 as far as internet download speed goes. This ranking is made by Speetest.net, and is reported in their most recent update of the index. The site marked how it was unusual f...
If you love your privacy, read this.
Feeling overwhelmed by all of the social media out there? That’s okay, you’re not alone. Google believes that there are a lot of people that can’t seem to keep up with social networking and has taken out a patent on a program that...
Google chairman Eric Schmidt believes that there will come a time when censorship of the Internet will come to an end. “I believe there’s a real chance that we can eliminate censorship and the possibility of censorship in a decade...
At the World Wide Web Foundation’s second annual conference, Tim Berners-Lee, credited as the founder of the internet, vehemently exclaimed that internet surveillance is a threat to democracy, that such a practice does not c...
Don’t want people to know who your Facebook friends are, then you probably should be aware that just about anyone can find out who is on your list. Facebook promises that you can choose to make your friends private. Unfortunately,...
Vint Cerf, who is credited by many with the title as one of the “fathers of the internet” believes that as time goes on and as social media continues to prosper, privacy will become something that is more and more diff...
