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Crowdfunded Veronica Mars movie proves you don’t need Hollywood

Produced and directed by Rob Thomas, “Veronica Mars” happens to be the first movie made by the fans themselves. The movie, which is based on the critically acclaimed ‘Veronica Mars’...

U.S. to relinquish part of its controlling role in managing the DNS

It is almost axiomatic in Washington, that the bureaucracy buries news of which it is not proud with a release late in the day on a Friday afternoon. Though it...

Sony raises price of PS4 by $50 in Canada

Sony Canada raised the PS4 console price from $399.99 to $449.99, with similar increases applied to peripherals and first-party games. Market watchers should have seen it coming. At current exchange rates,...

PayPal takes steps to become more crowdfunding friendly

PayPal took quite a bit of criticism over the past year for its handling of crowd-funded projects. The situation would often go something like this: A person or team would...

Valve shows off new Steam Controller design

Here’s a new look at the current state of the Steam Controller, which Valve just sent over in advance of next week’s Game Developers Conference. In January, Valve said at its...

Russia claims to have intercepted a U.S. drone over Crimea

A Russian state arms and technology group claimed Friday to have downed a U.S. surveillance drone over Ukraine’s Crimea region, Agence France Presse reported. “The drone was flying at about 12,000 feet and...

Promising piracy site Popcorn Time is already shutting down

Well, that didn't last long. Just a little over a week ago, Popcorn Time descended upon the masses as a way to easily stream torrents straight to your computer. Now,...

France is the battleground for a new telecommunications war

Last week, everything was very different in the mobile landscape in France. France’sdisruptive telecom company Free was about to make the best strategic move I had ever seen. Yet, it all...

IBM claims not to have given user data to the NSA

International Business Machines Corp has not relinquished its customers' data to the U.S. government and would challenge any orders to do so, the company said in a blog post on...

Bill Gates doesn’t think Edward Snowden is a hero

When Edward Snowden starts his official fanclub, he shouldn’t expect Bill Gates to sign up. The richest man in the world isn’t much of a fan at all, it turns out. In...

NSA denies infecting millions of computers with malware

The recent leaks published at Glenn Greenwald's new home, The Intercept, detailed the NSA's spread of malware around the world, with a stated goal of sabotaging "millions" of computers. As was noted...

Only two smartphone makers have over 50% customer retention rate

A recent Statista survey of more than 3,000 smartphone owners asked them whether they planned to stick with their current brand the next time they bought a new device. Unsurprisingly Apple fans were...

PINgrid makes passwords more secure AND simpler to use

Passwords are the bane of every computer, mobile phone and internet user’s existence. We need them for pretty much everything: for banking, for social media, and for accessing our data. Using...

Samsung CEO denies the existence of a “premium” Galaxy S5

Despite rumors to the contrary, Samsung Mobile bossman JK Shin promises the company has no plans to pull a fast one on those scurrying out to buy their new Galaxy...

Uber drivers receive expanded insurance following young girl’s death

The New Year’s Eve death of a six-year-old girl highlighted a potential flaw in the ride-sharing ecosystem: Uber insures its non-professional drivers while they’re on the job, and their personal insurance covers them...

Samsung’s new ultra-sonic case can help blind people see

Samsung has unveiled a trio of new tools to help blind people make their way through the world with its Galaxy Core Advance smartphone. The three accessibility tools - Ultrasonic Cover,...

Academic social network ResearchGate helps debunk stem cell “breakthrough”

ResearchGate, the 4-million-strong academic social network, has just scored a major victory in its quest to turn the research process upside-down – its platform proved instrumental in the debunking of...

EE preparing to launch an own-brand LTE handset

Just because the data costs come at a premium doesn't mean the accompanying 4G-ready mobile hardware has to, too. It appears EE is looking to use this principle to attract...

Russia blocks access to websites that are critical of Putin

The Russian government this week blocked access to prominent websites that have been critical of President Vladimir Putin, amid heightened tensions in neighboring Ukraine. As Reuters reports, the Kremlin ordered national...

Numerous California police departments have been tapping cellphones

A number of police departments in California have been using controversial "StingRay" type of cellular interception devices for at least six years, with little or no disclosure, according to documents...