TECHi Two Takes

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“Techi Two Takes” combines the best of both worlds: sourced content from trusted sites and our unique perspective. It’s where

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Should Icahn just leave Apple alone?

Carl Icahn has a lot of money and an axe to grind with it when it comes to Apple. He has been trying to compel buyback action from the company...

A bad experience with Box.com

Mistakes happen. Things get hacked. Data can be lost. This tale is, however, a little different. In this case, Box.com helped make the situation fall apart. Let me start by...

Is BlackBerry faking reviews for BBM?

The one shining positive in the world of BlackBerry, their BBM messaging system, is looking mighty suspicious when one takes a closer examination of the reviews that are popping up...

There’s a 383-inch Surface tablet sitting in the heart of London

What more is there to say? There's a gigantic Surface tablet on the streets of London right now. Good thing Microsoft didn't erect their symbolic buzz-driving display in a place...

Vine brings video editing, draft saving to their social app

There's not a whole lot you can do to edit a six-second video and there's probably not a reason to need to save multiple drafts, but hey, if Vine can...

Possibly worse than the NSA: your boss

Many companies have the technology, resources, and incentive to keep close tabs on their employees. Are they getting too deep into our work affairs to border on spying? Dennis Gray...

The Apple CEO that clashed with Jobs is considering BlackBerry

The "other" Apple former CEO is considering making a run at BlackBerry. John Sculley, the former Apple Inc. CEO who famously clashed with Steve Jobs, is exploring a bid for...

YouTube premium music service could come in 2013

YouTube has been working on a subscription-based music on-demand service at $10/month. We may see it sooner rather than later. YouTube is preparing a premium on-demand music service -- akin...

Can VPNs defend against the NSA?

No. No they cannot. Not yet, at least. Let’s start off by saying that no VPN service can ever guarantee your anonymity 100%. That said, there is good reason to...

75% of AT&T customers own smartphones

When the smartphone rush began in 2008, even the most aggressive estimates put feature phones in the lead until at least 2018. Oh, how wrong they were. You would think...

DARPA offering $2 million to anyone who can build Skynet software

Call it what it is. DARPA's grand challenge to programmer is to build self-healing cyber-security software. If you think about it, self-awareness and the ability to protect itself is essentially...

Is the death of patent trolling near?

"Death" is a powerful word to use, but if this bill makes it through, it would essentially put in too much potential pain for anyone to mess with frivolous trolling...