Corruption at Wikipedia?
It isn't just homework assignments that are getting influenced by the rise of Wikipedia. The donations themselves might be getting some improper treatment according to an outgoing chief. When Wikipedia...
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#Video: Drones used to protect wildlife by scaring them
The World Wildlife Foundation has a new use for an old weapon in their fight against poachers. The drones that they once used in vane to scare away poachers are...
Obamacare website problems expanding
It's hard to get on the government's healthcare website. If you can get on, it's hard to stay on. If you can stay on, it's hard to get the information...
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone had mini-blogging ideas before microblogging became a thing
Biz Stone knew all about blogging. He wondered, however, if people would like the concept of mobile blogging that took shorter snippets of information and sent them to their blog...
Will LiFi replace WiFi?
Chinese scientists are working on a way to have wireless internet connections flowing through lightbulbs. A microchipped bulb can produce data speeds of up to 150 megabits per second (Mbps),...
Is the US losing control of the web?
After revelations pointed to the NSA and other spy organizations as using worldwide communication tools, including the internet, to spy on the rest of the world, many organizations decided that...
Finally, a win against patent trolls
No, it's not the minor win of fighting back a patent troll. It's an overarching victory that could force patent trolls to have "skin in the game" if they lose,...
Snowden may have had access due to NSA tardiness
There was anti-leaking software that may or may not have prevented Edward Snowden from being able to leak sensitive data, but the software was late in being installed at his...
Two iPhone releases head in opposite directions
The C is pushed down while the S is getting pushed up. Apple has the prototypical good-news, bad-news scenario on its hands, with soaring sales of its flagship iPhone 5S...
Should tech companies help fix Boston’s mass transit?
If you want to travel in Boston, you have to choose between horrendous traffic on narrow streets, the mass transit system, or some other more manual form of transportation. They...
Apple isn’t in your iMessages
Just because Google, Verizon, and Facebook aren't taking privacy seriously doesn't mean that Apple isn't. They are making a strong play for their users if what they say is true....
Phone theft is a hot political topic in New York
You know that sick feeling you get when you lose your phone. What about if it gets stolen. In New York, you may have an easier time soon enough. Smartphone...