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Get Grandfathered on Verizon’s Unlimited Data Plan Before It’s Gone

A set of leaked documents from Android Central suggests Verizon will kill its unlimited smartphone data plan on July 7. But this time, the rumor has some good news for existing customers. https://gizmodo.com/verizon-unlimited-data-dies-for-good-july-7-5813771 These new tiered pricing plans are for new lines of service only. Existing customers with an unlimited data can keep the plan…

Tech News Kelly Jun 22

The Financial Times Can Even Make LOLspeak Boring

When the bunch of stodgy old Brits over at the Financial Times attempt to describe the world of internet slang to its readers, verbal trainwrecks, like this paragraph, happen. The group takes the name Lulz from 4chan slang derived from LOL, shorthand for laughing out loud, tweaked to refer to laughing at others’ surprise or…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 22

AT&T’s GoPhone Plan Does Unlimited Texting, Talking and Web-ing For $50/Month

This isn’t a contract, folks—you can sign up to the newly-priced GoPhone plan for as long as you want, and also text Mexico, Canada and 100 other countries for free, as well. [BGR]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 22

Facebook, Why Would You Go and Take Down Roger Ebert’s Fan Page? (UPDATED)

Roger Ebert pissed off more than a few people with his comments yesterday about Ryan Dunn’s death (allegedly, the Jackass star was drunk driving). Apparently enough people complained (or trolled) that Facebook took Ebert’s page down. Ebert took to Twitter, posting this: Facebook has removed my page in response, apparently, to malicious complaints from one…

Social Media Adrian Covert Jun 21

Microsoft Gives Their Dropbox-Like SkyDrive an HTML5 Overhaul

SkyDrive is Microsoft’s equivalent of Dropbox and they’ve given it a complete overhaul to make it HTML5-friendly. What does that mean for you? In a nutshell, it’s faster, prettier, easier to use. And you still get 25 gigs of free storage. [Skydrive via Microsoft]

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 20

Bitcoin Price Tumbles After Massive Account Hack and Sell-Off on Trading Site Mt.Gox

A user account carrying a significant amount of Bitcoin on the trading site Mt. Gox was hacked by an unknown party, who then attempted to sell the lot to themselves and exchange the Bitcoin into US dollars. Then all hell broke loose. After word of this breach got out yesterday, the price of Bitcoin plummeted…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 20

The Internet’s Allowed To Use “Generic Top-Level Domains,” Like .Modo

ICANN’s signed its name on the dotted line for the proposal to create new domain suffixes in the style of their last decision, .xxx. As CNET reports, there are only 22 GTLDs in existence today (.org, .edu and so on), but with this decision we could expect to see specific endings for companies, categories or…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 20

There’s a Virus that Will Steal all Your Bitcoins

If you’re an enthusiast of both the Bitcoin currency and the Windows platform, you’ll want to beware: there’s a Bitcoin-specific trojan virus out there that will scan your computer for the unencypted wallet file and acquire your hard-earned digital capital. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-bitcoin-5803124 Symantec says the found source code for the Infostealer.Coinbit trojan circulating around underground software…

Privacy & Security Adrian Covert Jun 17

In So Many Words, Microsoft Calls WebGL the Devil

Microsoft officially hates WebGL. They say the HTML5-supported graphics technology, which allows for 3D graphics in browsers without the need for special plugins, overexposes computer hardware to potential attacks on the internet. As such, future Microsoft products (such as Internet Explorer), won’t support the technology. This bummed me out for a second, because I value…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 17

Terrorists Could Use Google’s Suggested Words to Communicate Secretly

You know when you Google something like “George Bush is…” and Google suggests things along the lines of “a lizard,” “gay” and “an idiot”? These suggestions could be used as a way for spies and terrorists to communicate. Warsaw University of Technology’s professor Wojciech Mazurczyk has studied the possibilities of using Google’s suggested terms in…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 17

Would a 1 Gbps Internet Connection Stop You From Saying Comcastic?

Comcast is such a tease. The cable internet provider set up an 11-mile gigabit network that can download 23 episodes of 30 Rock in less than two minutes. Exciting? You betcha. Coming soon to your home? Probably not. This 1 Gbps network was used for a live demonstration at The Cable Show Conference being held…

Tech News Kelly Jun 17

Your Minecraft Obsession, Now IRL

If you spend your days doing whatever it is you do in the pixelated world of Minecraft (mining, perhaps?), you might as well bring your obsession into the physical realm with these Minecraft accessories. Offered up by Think Geek, wielding the foam pickaxe screams I HAVE NO FRIENDS AND I DON’T REALLY CARE TO MAKE…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 16

I Would Eat and Drink This Chocolate Website Right Up

To promote the chocolate-flavored stout beer Sagres Preta Chocolate, every single page of the website was designed and made in chocolate, then photographed for the website. Looking at the website, I’d say they achieved their aim *salivates* [Sagres via TheNextWeb]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 16

Song “Covers” Uploaded to YouTube Could Land You in Jail For Five Years

Beyonce lip-synching videos are in danger, people! Along with CathyMay15’s Boom Boom Boom and any other YouTube videos that could be contravening the law. If passed, US Senate bill 978 will make the internet a lot less fun. It’s obviously not the first time YouTube has come under fire for housing videos that flout copyright…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 16

US Government Shutting Down Half Its Websites

The White House is requiring the federal government to cut their 24,000 websites down by half in the next year. This will reduce taxpayer expense, as well as give them easier access to official portals. The order was made because many of the websites the government currently operates were deemed redundant, out-dated, or hard to…

Tech News Kwame Opam Jun 15

Lady Gaga and 50 Cent’s URL Shortening Service Sounds Dumb

Does the world really need another URL shortener? One backed by Lady Gaga, 50 Cent and Pepsi, at that? One that’s run by a CEO described almost entirely by the fact that he lives on New York’s hipster-laden LES (Lower-East Side)? I think not. But Bre.ad is coming, whether we like it or not—and if…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 15

New Cable Technology Promises 4.5 Gbps Download, 575 Mbps Upload Speeds

Watch out DSL providers, your fancy, schmancy fiber optic technology is about to be blown away by a cable telecommunications company from Suwanee, Georgia. At the Cable Show 2011 conference in Chicago, ARRIS is demoing a new technology that delivers 4.5 Gbps download and 575 Mbps upload speeds over a cable connection. The system steals…

Tech News Kelly Jun 14

Google Wants to Make Internet Faster…Again

Last year, Google launched their own DNS servers in an attempt to speed up internet load times for those who trusted them enough to handle their web routing. Now, they want to speed up those load times again using SPDY, a new optimization protocol. According to Technology Review, SPDY has been around since late 2009.…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 13

Deep Inside OK Cupid’s Frothing Cesspool (NSFW)

OK Cupid’s been a source of both companionship and weird sex statistics for millions of perfectly normal lonelyhearts through the years. But, as one ambitious Tumblrer has been sharing, for a lot of major creeps! Creeps who (warning!) use a lot of NSFW sexytime words. This Is Not Okay, Cupid is the handiwork of one…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jun 13

This Suitcase Is Packed Full of Wireless Regime Change

Using Facebook or Twitter to overthrow an oppressive government is one thing, but to see true effectiveness one should probably deploy the case of goodies seen above. Unofficially called an “Internet in a suitcase,” the kit is just one of the many tools currently being employed by the Obama Administration to craft “shadow” networks in…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jun 12

Get Grandfathered on Verizon’s Unlimited Data Plan Before It’s Gone

The Financial Times Can Even Make LOLspeak Boring

AT&T’s GoPhone Plan Does Unlimited Texting, Talking and Web-ing For $50/Month

Facebook, Why Would You Go and Take Down Roger Ebert’s Fan Page? (UPDATED)

Microsoft Gives Their Dropbox-Like SkyDrive an HTML5 Overhaul

Bitcoin Price Tumbles After Massive Account Hack and Sell-Off on Trading Site Mt.Gox

The Internet’s Allowed To Use “Generic Top-Level Domains,” Like .Modo

There’s a Virus that Will Steal all Your Bitcoins

In So Many Words, Microsoft Calls WebGL the Devil

Terrorists Could Use Google’s Suggested Words to Communicate Secretly

Would a 1 Gbps Internet Connection Stop You From Saying Comcastic?

Your Minecraft Obsession, Now IRL

I Would Eat and Drink This Chocolate Website Right Up

Song “Covers” Uploaded to YouTube Could Land You in Jail For Five Years

US Government Shutting Down Half Its Websites

Lady Gaga and 50 Cent’s URL Shortening Service Sounds Dumb

New Cable Technology Promises 4.5 Gbps Download, 575 Mbps Upload Speeds

Google Wants to Make Internet Faster…Again

Deep Inside OK Cupid’s Frothing Cesspool (NSFW)

This Suitcase Is Packed Full of Wireless Regime Change

Amazon Pushes Outdoor Security Camera Deals With Tapo MagCam 2K+ at a Record Low

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