Court Prods FCC In Unexpected Direction In Last Week’s Verizon Ruling


By Andy Oram A court ruling this past Tuesday on FCC “network neutrality” regulation closes and opens a few paths in a three-way chess game that has been going on for years between the US District...

Proposing A Compelling OSCON Talk


By Simon St. Laurent The OSCON call for proposals closes on January 30th. I’ve seen some great explanations of how to write a conference proposal generally, and my co-chair Matthew McCullough has an...
    






Jellyfish Aircraft Hovers


Leif Ristroph and Stephen Childress have just managed to create a unique aircraft on a small scale. The machine applies the principles of movement that a jellyfish uses to navigate underwater. The...
    






Apple And Samsung CEOs To Meet. Shouldn’t Move The Stocks Long-term


Reuters is reporting that Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and Samsung’s CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon have agreed to attend a mediation session on or before February 19 which is prior to a March trial date in the U.S. (Note...
    






Why One Analyst Says Facebook Stock Is Hot Despite Site’s Dwindling Cool Factor


As parents and grandparents have joined the ranks of Facebook’s most active users, the site’s bread and butter — the teenage and Millennial sets — have increasingly turned their attention to sites...
    






Highlights of CES 2014 in Las Vegas: Robox 3d printer from CEL Technology Ltd


The much awaited Consumer Electronics Show (CES), also known as International CES is just only a few days away from now. We have been eagerly waiting for this event since last and can’t wait anymore...
    






FireEye buys firm that tied cyberattacks to China


FireEye buys Mandiant, technology firm that linked cyberattacks to Chinese military unit NEW YORK (AP) — FireEye Inc. said Thursday it has acquired Mandiant Corp., the firm that linked...
    






Fiat Soars After Gobbling Up Chrysler For $4.35 Billion


Fiat agreed to buy the rest of Chrysler on Wednesday for $4.35 billion from the United Auto Workers Trust, and investors are bullish on the prospects for what will be the world’s seventh-largest...
    






Bitcoin’s Incredible Year


Last year at this time, valued at just $13.50, one Bitcoin could get you a movie ticket if you could find a theater that had 1) heard of Bitcoin and 2) accepted it. Fat chance. Luckily, Bitcoin...