Press Amazon’s IRL Button to Call a Cab, Brew Coffee, or Whatever
This week Amazon quietly listed customizable versions of its Dash buttons. The post Press Amazon’s IRL Button to Call a…
JavaScript Conquered the Web. Now It’s Taking Over the Desktop
JavaScript, the lingua franca of the online world, is moving beyond your browser. The post JavaScript Conquered the Web. Now…
The Ingenious Plan to Turn Land Cruisers Into an Outback Wireless Network
Google wants to use balloons to blanket remote areas with the Internet. Facebook wants drones. Paul Gardner-Stephen has a simpler…
Location Trackers Reveal Where Your E-Junk Really Ends Up
The broken gadget you thought you were recycling may not be headed where you think. The post Location Trackers Reveal…
The Ad-Blocking Hacker Making Your Browser More Paranoid
We’ve lost control of our web browsers. Yan Zhu is trying to wrestle it back. The post The Ad-Blocking Hacker…
The EU’s Hard Line on Privacy and the Environment May Be Coming to an End
The EU has long taken a harder line on privacy and environmental regulations than the US. But activists worry that…
Making the Web Just a Second Faster Would Be a Big Deal
The web is too damn slow. But maybe not for long. The post Making the Web Just a Second Faster…
Hey, Nokia Isn’t Just a Company That Used to Make Phones
Nokia got out of the cell phone market and is doing just fine, thank you. So why is it buying…
Feds Are Set to Approve the Charter-Time Warner Mega-Merger
Regulators are paving the way for a merger that could create a new Internet giant. The post Feds Are Set…
The Average Webpage Is Now the Size of the Original Doom
Today the average webpage is about the same size, data-wise, as the classic computer game Doom. The post The Average…