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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Google TV is no more. Meet Android TV.

It may just be a branding change on the surface, but this is a dramatic shift in the way that Google plans on marketing and broadcasting their television ambitions. A...

TV’s triumphant return to Afghanistan

It only took three decades. Wait, that's a long time to wait to see the final episode of M.A.S.H. In the opening scene of the documentary film The Network, journalist...

Zuckerberg buys four houses surrounding his own

If you want to make sure that a developer won't be building on the land next to yours, you buy the homes on the land and lease them back to...

Smelling blood, Apple goes after BlackBerry employees

Talent is one of the hardest commodities to find in the world of tech. Despite so many people with educations in technical fields, there is still a shortage. Apple hopes...

Mike Hopkins to be named Hulu CEO

Rumors have been flying for a little while now but the wait is almost over. Hulu will soon have a CEO. Hulu LLC, the Web streaming service controlled by Walt...

1 in 3 millennials watch more TV online than on the tube

It's a trend that has been growing for some time. Nobody expects it to slow down any time soon. The younger generation is watching a large portion of their video...

BlackBerry revelation #37: key designers of BB10 left earlier this year

If it weren't for the NSA, BlackBerry would be the reigning champion of negative revelations about their company and products in 2013. The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) has decamped BlackBerry. Earlier...

Is Microsoft serving ads to malware?

Some users think they are. Microsoft says they don't think so but they're checking, just in case. We'll see soon enough. Security firm ThreatTrack Security Labs today spotted that certain...

EFF leaves advocacy group over untrustworthy members

It's good for companies and organizations to bond together to fight the government over privacy issues. When members of that group have questionable allegiances such as Google and Facebook, it's...

Google tracking gets a legal nod

Google got a boost from a judge today who said that their tracking isn't harmful. Is this a license to track? It just got even tougher to stop a company...

Facebook makes being private more complicated again

They say one thing, especially when on a public stage and speaking to Congress. They say something completely different with their actions. Privacy is not a concern to Facebook as...

BlackBerry founder mulls a second run

Mike Lazaridis built BlackBerry when it was RIM. He co-helmed it for a while. Now, he's considering starting over by buying much of it back and trying to save it....