Republic Wireless now lets you bring your own phone
For those not in the know, Republic Wireless is an American mobile virtual network operator that leans heavily on Wi-Fi…
The Perseid Meteor Shower Will Really Outdo Itself Tonight
This year’s abnormally heavy shower is all thanks to the outsized gravitational pull of the gas giant Jupiter. The post…
IDG Contributor Network: Information security ignorance is not a defense
Despite increasing awareness about the importance of information security, underscored by the fear of ransomware attacks, I continue to find…
Donald Trump Sounds Way Better as Futurama Blowhard Zapp Brannigan
Billy West, the voice of Zapp Brannigan, is currently posting clips of himself saying Donald Trump’s most well-known quotes—much to…
Microsoft relents on shorter Windows 7 support decree
Microsoft today repudiated an early retirement date for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 support, saying that it will patch those…
WIRED Book Club: We Embark, Dear Reader, On Too Like the Lightning
We manage some semi-coherent thoughts on Ada Palmer’s future-retro corporatist-utopianist sci-fi mind game, Too Like the Lightning. The post WIRED…
Apple partner Foxconn's $3.8B Sharp buyout approved by China
After months of speculation and delays, the Chinese anti-monopoly agency has approved the $3.8 billion merger between Apple manufacturing partner…
BlackBerry DTEK50 review
BlackBerry launched their first Android smartphone ever last year, and while there were a lot of people who were eagerly…
WhatsApp gains multi-recipient sending, ‘frequent chats’
WhatsApp is one of the largest mobile apps in the world, and Facebook is aiming to make it your go-to…
Logitech debuts Pop Home Switch for simplified smarthome control
Logitech on Thursday announced the Pop Home Switch, a deliberately simple control for multiple home automation platforms, albeit with the…