EU demands “right to be forgotten” goes international
Europe’s “right to be forgotten” has generated a lot of controversy since Google was forced to start deleting some links from its search engine. But so far the ruling has only been applied to…
Entitled or justified? Gamers criticize DayZ for raising price and pushing back release
By Eric David
PC gaming has one of the most volatile fan bases in video games, with gamers shifting from adoring fans to blood thirsty mob at the speed of tweet. The developers behind zombie survival game DayZ…
Can Kraken crack the case of Mt.Gox’s missing Bitcoins?
Kraken, a San Francisco-based Bitcoin exchanged, has been brought in to aid in the investigation of the missing MtGox Bitcoins, as well as the distribution of its remaining assets to creditors. The announcement was…
Twitter now keeps tabs on your apps to show better ads
By Eric David
Twitter quietly rolled out a new change to its mobile application on Wednesday that now allows it to monitor the other apps you have installed on your device. The reason? “To help build a…
Investors ready to fill Uber’s war chest with $1.2B funding round
Alternative cab booking service Uber Inc. is said to be close to raising a new round of funding that would bring its valuation to a whopping $40 billion, according to a Bloomberg report yesterday.…
Amazon’s Cloudfront DNS goes cold turkey on eve of Thanksgiving
It was only a couple of weeks ago that Microsoft’s Azure was hit by an extended global outage that took its cloud services offline for several hours. Now, just before Thanksgiving, Amazon Web Services…
Skip these cheap tablets for Black Friday discounts: Report
Though you have been warned that it’s not wise to purchase cheap tablets, Black Friday or not, it’s hard to resist temptation when these tablet prices go as low as $50. But here’s a…
Wearable tech to triple by 2018: See how
This week’s Smart Health roundup features a report on the wearable tech market, an unobtrusive health tracker for cats, and a posture tracker. . Wearable tech to triple by 2018 According to a…
Black Friday game guide 2014: Best video game deals
By Saroj Kar
Black Friday signals the dawn of the 2014 holiday shopping season, with consumers lining up for great deals in electronics and gaming. While most retailers are offering discounted prices on a wide selection of…
End of Apple’s iPad era not as near as some think
Much is being made of an IDC prediction of falling worldwide tablet sales and the first year-over-year decrease in Apple Inc. iPad purchases. Business Insider deems this “So much for the tablet market –…