The United Nations released a statement today with estimates on the coming six months internet user growth, globally. According to those numbers, there should be around 3 billion by the end of 2014. Statistics have been gathered and presented by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), a group that works to […]
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Emails reveal a tight relationship between Google and NSA
Emails revealed by Al Jazeera journalists are pointing to a closer working relationship between the NSA’s spying program and Google. After the revelations began following the Edward Snowden document leaks, tech companies were quickly on the defensive. Google has been an especially vocal opponent of NSA spying, insisting that they only […]
Mozilla announces net neutrality plan with a twist
Mozilla is one of many companies that are staunchly on the side of Net Neutrality. But they are the ones who have come up with a rather interesting way to attempt to uphold it. According to their official blog, Mozilla has filed an official petition with the FCC to change […]
Facebook revamps Login and adds Anonymous Login feature
Following years of complaints about the login options related to apps and services, and on the heels of its controversial Nearby Friends feature, Facebook has announced changes to their login process that includes anonymous sign in. As a massive and profitable online business, Facebook has always been rather sell-happy with […]
Samsung announces Galaxy K Zoom, a hybrid Camera-SmartPhone device
Samsung has released details on its latest in the Galaxy Zoom line, a device that blends the traditional features of a digital camera with their patented smartphone Galaxy series. We talked about the Galaxy S4 Zoom last year, a unique smartphone that directly tied the device in with a zoom-lens […]
Microsoft is now officially a major hardware company
After last year’s announcement that they had acquired Nokia for $7.9 billion, Microsoft has confirmed that both the handset company’s shareholders and regulatory agencies have approved the deal. In the past, the results of Microsoft’s mobile efforts have been mixed. The Windows Phone has its share of supporters, but the […]
Embarrassment over Heartbleed leads to cooperation from tech leaders
Technology giants like Google, Microsoft and Facebook have finally decide to bind together to create a collaborative effort to secure OpenSSL, following the massive Heartbleed vulnerability that not only presented many opportunities for exploitation by hackers, but gave the government backdoor access into the majority of online services. Heartbleed might […]





