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The tech savvy pontiff

He's clearly not your average Pope (if there even is such a thing). Pope Francis uses technology as a tool in ways that have never been seen from the Vatican....

Energy vs water vs climate: the green conundrum

It's hard to be environmentally conscious these days. It's not as simple as getting people to recycle. Today's biggest challenges are often in conflict with each other. In deciding how...

European airlines are getting internet

It's a small step towards more productive and enjoyable flights, but European travelers are sure to be pleased by the move. Following a recent decision by the Federal Aviation Administration...

Ballmer’s regrets

He was the worst CEO in Microsoft's long, storied history. Fortunately for Steve Ballmer, he was only the second but he acknowledges that it hasn't been what he had expected....

Twitter numbers for average monthly users are strangely low

If you are following the stock, you'd think that Twitter is somewhere in the same ballpark as Facebook in usage (since we know they're not in the same realm when...

Bitcoin hits mainstream investing. Sort of.

The virtual currency of choice for some has it's own Silicon Valley accelerator now. Will this bring in a new wave of speculative tech investments? Bitcoin may be more popular...

Richard Stallman’s letter to the judge

There's a real difference between the ways that punishment are handed down for technology infringements. The judge that received a letter from Free Software Foundation President Richard Stallman didn't agree....

Pinterests hits the Nordics with localized network

There's no reason that social networking should only be limited to Americas or any country for that matter. Pinterest is hitting the world. Pinterest has added a new version that...

The Zelda hits keep popping with A Link Betwen Worlds

Just when you thought that the world of Zelda had reached its peak, they seem to keep coming up with hits. A Link Between Worlds is clearly no exception. The...

US government computers have been getting hacked by Anonymous for a long time

It's not something new as many had hoped. The computers of government employees have been getting attacked by Anonymous hackers for quite a while. According to Reuters, a recent FBI...

Candy Crush Saga has been installed over half a billion times

Just one year after being released, Candy Crush Saga has reached over half a billion lifetime installs and boasts over 1 billion gameplays every day. It has been reported that King,...

Amazon’s new cloud-based data analytics tool can scrutinize massive amounts of data

Kenesis, Amazon's new cloud-based data analytics tool, can process and scrutinize massive amounts. The releases of this new tool demonstrates AWS's continued effort to give customers more options for analyzing their data. Amazon...

Court orders Homeland Security to release ‘kill switch’ protocol

A Washington D.C.-based court has ruled that Homeland Security must reveal how and when it can use its ability to shut down cellular and wireless networks in times of crisis Homeland Security's...

Touring the deepest, darkest, unregulated parts of the internet

The Darknet is the name given tot he dark, unregulated parts of the internet that authorities can't reach. It is here where internet users can remain completely anonymous and free...

Yahoo Japan invested $27 million into BrightTag in order to collect customer activity data

Yahoo Japan has invested $27 million into BrightTag, a Chicago-based advertising software firm,  in order to collect customer activity data. BrightTag announced plans to build a real-time data management platform for...

Wireless thermostat lets you control the temperature of your home with your mobile device

Two companies, Netatmo and Philippe Starck, have teamed up to create a sleek new wireless thermostat that you can control with your mobile device. The accompanying app lets users monitor the temperature, make...

Samsung is reportedly developing a three-sided smartphone screen

Samsung has never been afraid to try out crazy ideas and this strategy has worked very well for the South Korean company in the past. The latest weird tech from...

Amazon is doing pretty much everything it can to keep cloud costs down

James Hamilton, the vice president of Amazon Web Services, claims that there has been more innovation in the world of computing in the past 5 years than in the previous 20 years....

New FCC chairman is working to allow consumers unlock their mobile wireless devices

New FCC chairman, Tom Wheeler, is pushing for his new policy to be enacted before the holidays this year. The new policy aims to “address consumers’ rights to unlock their mobile wireless...

Gaming hardware sales are down while gaming software sales are up

Gaming hardware sales have been going down for a few years now due to current-gen consoles becoming more and more dated. The release of the Wii U was supposed to...