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iSteve, Funny or Die’s Steve Jobs Biopic, Is Now Available iSteve, Funny or Die’s Steve Jobs Biopic, Is Now Available
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Here it is, your first official Steve Jobs biopic in what is sure to be a long line of Steve Jobs biopics released after his death in October of 2011. And it’s Funny or Die’s iSteve. After being delayed a …

White House Threatens To Veto CISPA, Recommends Fixes To Bill’s Language White House Threatens To Veto CISPA, Recommends Fixes To Bill’s Language
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Last week, the White House said that CISPA still had some problems that weren’t addressed by the amendments added during its markup period. Unfortunately, the administration didn’t issue a veto threat at that time, but now it has. In a …

Japanese ISP Now Offers 2Gbps Internet, Twice The Speed Of Google Fiber Japanese ISP Now Offers 2Gbps Internet, Twice The Speed Of Google Fiber
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The Internet infrastructure in the U.S. is pathetic. It’s slow, expensive and run by companies that care more about their bottom line than what their customers actually want. There is one bright spot though – Google Fiber and its record-breaking …

Google Fiber Gets HBO and Cinemax Google Fiber Gets HBO and Cinemax

In what is pretty big news for Google Fiber customers, future Google Fiber customers, and, most importantly, competing cable companies, Google has just patched a glaring hole in their cable offerings by adding HBO to the mix. “Jon Snow. Hannah …

IRS Tells Congress That It Obtains Warrants Before Searching Emails IRS Tells Congress That It Obtains Warrants Before Searching Emails

Late last week, the ACLU reported that the IRS probably obtained emails without a warrant. The group came to this conclusion after an agency handbook from 2009 said that Internet users “do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy.” Now …

Spotify Comes to Mexico, Parts of Asia, and Europe; Now Available in 28 Markets Spotify Comes to Mexico, Parts of Asia, and Europe; Now Available in 28 Markets

Back before the big Spotify launch in Canada, it was rumored that the streaming music platform would also break into Asia and parts of Latin America. Today, many months later, Spotify has finally made it official. “Exciting times! Today we’re …

Civil Liberty Groups Still Don’t Like CISPA, Issue Open Letter To Congress Civil Liberty Groups Still Don’t Like CISPA, Issue Open Letter To Congress

After a closed door markup, CISPA emerged from the House Intelligence Committee with some new amendments. Rep. Mike Rogers, the author of the bill, said the amendments would address concerns from civil liberty groups. Those same groups could not be …

Windows Blue Will Feature A Boot To Desktop Option [Rumor] Windows Blue Will Feature A Boot To Desktop Option [Rumor]

One of the more controversial decisions in Windows 8 was how the OS forced users to boot into the new Start menu metro interface. You could get into the desktop from that, but then you would be without the iconic …

Netflix To Start Testing HTML5 Streaming This Year Netflix To Start Testing HTML5 Streaming This Year
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Netflix made Samsung Chromebook owners happy last month when it brought instant streaming to Chrome OS through the power of HTML5. It was finally able to do so thanks to a few recent developments made to the Web standard. Now …

Google Publishes Official Google Glass Tech Specs Google Publishes Official Google Glass Tech Specs

The first wave of Google Glass hardware is complete and shipping off to developers soon. Google has also released the API so those developers can start making apps for it right away. The last piece of the puzze then is …

Snapchat Sees an Incredible 150 Million Photos Daily Snapchat Sees an Incredible 150 Million Photos Daily
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Are you snapping ephemeral photos with the Snapchat app? If not, you may be quickly becoming the minority. Apparently, Snapchat is processing more photos daily than Instagram. And not just more – nearly four times as many. The figure was …

Senate Judiciary Committee To Debate ECPA Reform This Week Senate Judiciary Committee To Debate ECPA Reform This Week

ECPA, or the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, has long been in need of an update. The Senate tried last year, but ran out of time. Now it’s a priority and it will hopefully get the time it deserves this week. …

Samsung Galaxy S4 Launches April 26 On AT&T [Rumor] Samsung Galaxy S4 Launches April 26 On AT&T [Rumor]
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AT&T will be opening up pre-orders for Samsung’s latest flagship device – the Galaxy S4 – tomorrow. There still isn’t a launch date for the device just yet, but rumors from last week suggested that we’d be seeing it sooner …

Lightroom 5 Beta Now Available On Windows, Mac Lightroom 5 Beta Now Available On Windows, Mac

Are you a professional photographer traveling the world looking for that perfect shot? Or are you an amateur photographer taking pictures of your dog on the weekends? In either scenario, you’re going to need some photo editing software to really …

YouTube for iOS Finally Gets Live Streaming YouTube for iOS Finally Gets Live Streaming

YouTube has just released version 1.3 of their iOS app, and it finally brings live streaming to the mix. Along with live streaming users can now enjoy their “My Subscriptions” feed on the Guide, which gives them access to the …

Watch This Adorable Grandmother Try Out Virtual Reality For The First Time Watch This Adorable Grandmother Try Out Virtual Reality For The First Time

The elderly get a bad rap when it comes to technology. It’s entirely unfair to say that the elderly can’t accept new technologies when one grandmother not only uses innovative technologies, but fully endorses it as well. Paul Rivot, who …

SiriusXM’s MySXM Lets You Personalize Channels SiriusXM’s MySXM Lets You Personalize Channels

SiriusXM announced the launch of a new personalization feature called MySXM, which enables users to personalize over 50 its channels by creating up to over 100 variations of each. Channels that take advantage of the MySXM feature let users adjust …

YouTube ‘Tape Mode’ Gives Videos that Old School VHS Feel YouTube ‘Tape Mode’ Gives Videos that Old School VHS Feel

YouTube is celebrating the 57th anniversary of the VCR with a fun new clickable inside the YouTube player. It’s called “tape mode,” and it turns the video you’re watching into an old, crappy-looking VHS video. You’ll notice a little VHS …

Microsoft Is Working On Its Own Smart Watch [Rumor] Microsoft Is Working On Its Own Smart Watch [Rumor]

Google has definitely taken the world of wearable computing by storm with Glass, but there’s another class of wearable computers that’s slowly gaining popularity – the smart watch. Pebble already proved that there’s a demand for smart watches with its …

Google TechTalks Takes A Trip To Sesame Street Google TechTalks Takes A Trip To Sesame Street
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One of the challenges facing our nation and many others is getting children excited about science and other STEM fields. Google definitely has an interest in advancing STEM education as the next generation of its employees will come from the …

Facebook Home Now Available to Download in the Google Play Store Facebook Home Now Available to Download in the Google Play Store
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Facebook Home, Facebook’s attempt to make your Android homescreen all about Facebook, is now live in the Google Play Store. As of right now, you can only download Facebook Home if you have one of these four Android devices: HTC …