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A proposal from FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler would block an attempt by Sprint and T-Mobile US to buy spectrum together in the incentive auction that will transfer airwaves from broadcast TV stations to cellular carriers next year. Announced on Friday, Wheeler’s proposal seeks to help the smallest
Japanese gamers might be losing interest in the offerings of companies like Sony and Nintendo, it seems. The console market is down 16 percent compared to last year, according to a report by Japan’s Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association. The report, which includes not only the PlayStation 4 a
Good internet security isn’t just about having the right tools to fend off cyber attacks; you need smart people, too. The UK government clearly knows this, as GCHQ has just accredited Master’s degrees in online security that live up to the intelligence agency’s “stringent cri
If you’ve purchased an LG G Watch recently, or were one of the lucky attendees at Google’s I/O conference to get the wearable for free, you may have noticed that the device’s bottom charging connectors are prone to corrosion. Users have complained that the corrosion is causing them
Internet of Things (IoT) devices could be “alarmingly” vulnerable to hackers and trigger major security risks, according to a new study from Hewlett-Packard. The company commissioned Fortify on Demand to investigate ten of the most popular devices in some of the most common IoT niches including TVs,
First-year Manchester United coach Louis Van Gaal is shaking things up at the soccer club, but perhaps no change is getting more attention than the cameras that have stated popping up around the pitch. According to ESPN, roughly £500,000 of camera equipment has been set up at the club’s traini
On Sunday, Leafly—a “Yelp for weed” that lets marijuana users compare and review different strains of cannabis, as well as locate doctors and dispensaries—will become the first cannabis company to run an ad in the New York Times, the site announced in a press release Saturday. The announ
A Kickstarter project to create a batch of potato salad closed this morning. Potato Salad was successfully funded at $55,492, or $55,482 more than its original goal of $10. The creator, Zack Danger Brown of Columbus, Ohio, has promised to fulfill all of the Kickstarter’s rewards and stretch go
A decade after touching down on the martian surface, NASA’s Opportunity rover—which is still ticking, by the way—has achieved a rather unique record: the farthest distance covered by a vehicle off-world. Opportunity breezed past the 25-mile mark just this past Sunday, overtaking the previous record
We’ve all been there: You see a hashtag trending on Twitter or in something your friend tweeted…except you have no idea what it means or what’s going on. Twitter, it seems, has heard your cries of confusion, and is working on a new feature that should help. According to The Wall Street Journal
As far as hitchhikers go, this one looks harmless enough. He or she — it’s hard to tell — is short and friendly, if a little fashion-challenged. Get him talking, however, and he won’t shut up. Meet hitchBOT, a talking, tweeting, bucket-bodied Canadian robot that’s hitch
One of the most important launches for General Motors Co. and Chevrolet this year isn’t necessarily a vehicle, according to Chevrolet Chief Marketing Officer Tim Mahoney. It’s the launch of the Detroit-based automaker’s in-vehicle OnStar 4G LTE. “This is a game changer,”
