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Getty Images overpaid 9,000 iStock photographers and now it's taking the money back
- Getty Images made some royalty payment errors late last year that resulted in a number of photographers being paid more than they should of, and now the company wants its money back.
TiVo's co-founders launch $49 Qplay TV streamer
- Michael Ramsay and Jim Barton, the folks who co-founded TiVo 15 years ago, on Tuesday launched a consumer entertainment solution for online video viewing. Dubbed Qplay, the product combines a streaming device and an iPad app that lets you stream…
Netflix pokes fun at Amazon Prime Air with Drone 2 Home promotional video
- Amazon made headlines late last year thanks to a 60 Minutes news piece about Amazon Prime Air, a same-day delivery concept that would use octocopters (drones) to literally fly your order right to your doorstep.
New Gmail "Unsubscribe" option lets you stop receiving promotional emails
- In an attempt to make it easier for users to find the "unsubscribe" link that's usually located at the bottom of promotional emails, Google is beginning to add an unsubscribe button to Gmail that appears in the header of marketers'…
WinZip moves to the cloud, launches online service ZipShare
- The popular compression utility WinZip is moving to the cloud. The company has launched ZipShare, an online file compression, management, encryption, and sharing service, which works with major cloud storage platforms including Google Drive, Box, SugarSync, Dropbox, OneDrive, HighTail, and…
Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox goes offline amid serious trouble
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Major Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has been troubled in recent times, today going completely offline amid rumors of a possible acquisition or insolvency. Heading to their website at mtgox.com currently...
Facebook to discontinue email service
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Facebook will soon be discontinuing its troubled @facebook.com e-mail service and has already started notifying some users of the impending change. Existing users will soon have their @facebook.com messages forwarded to the primary e-mail address on file...
Check out this classic 3D Zelda remake for the Oculus Rift
- A couple of game developers have been working to create a first-person version of the 1986 hit NES title The Legend of Zelda. Oh, and did I mention that the game is in 3D? Or how about the fact that…
LinkedIn grants members the ability to block others
- LinkedIn on Friday announced a new feature that members have been requesting for quite some time: the ability to block other members. It’s a feature that will no doubt be incredibly useful, especially on a social network where many can…
Australia's 4G is the fastest in the world, US' ranks second slowest
- Users of 4G LTE in the US: Your last-gen network isn't as fast as you think. British research firm OpenSignal, which specializes in wireless coverage mapping, has released a report which states that Australia has the fastest 4G Internet speed…
Pirate sites reportedly generate a whopping $227 million a year in ad revenue
- Ever wondered how much a torrent portal, linking site, or cyberlocker earns from advertisements? The Digital Citizens Alliance (DCA) has released a comprehensive report (PDF) detailing how much piracy sites are making in ad revenue. Titled “Good Money Gone Bad:…
Facebook buys WhatsApp for $16 billion, suddenly Instagram's $1b acquisition looks like a bargain
- Facebook has agreed to buy leading instant messaging platform WhatsApp for a whopping $16 billion. The company made the surprise announcement in a blog post just minutes ago, detailing its reasoning for the deal as well as how it plans…
Microsoft launches OneDrive, complete with new features
- Last month, Microsoft announced that it would rename SkyDrive to OneDrive, after it lost a trademark battle with British Sky Broadcasting Group over the "Sky" name. Today, the rebrand has gone live, along with a number of new features that…
AMD launches Rewards program to give away free games and hardware
- If you're a PC gamer with an AMD Radeon graphics card, you might be very interested in AMD's latest Rewards program. The Rewards program expands on what is offered already through AMD's Gaming Evolved app - which was announced in partnership…
Yahoo's Marissa Mayer reportedly aiming towards mobile and contextual search
- Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is trying hard to return the company to the search business. According to a Re/Code report, the former Google executive is trying to bring Yahoo into direct competition with both Google and Microsoft by possibly moving the…
What happened to the much talked about IPv4 address crisis?
- Back in February 2011, when the global Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) allocated the last blocks of IPv4 address space to the five regional Internet registries (that further distribute IP addresses), many experts warned of a fast approaching crisis that would…
Why is the mouse pointer slanted instead of pointing straight up?
- Have you ever pondered why some things are the way they are in computing? Or perhaps why some aspects have lived on well past their prime? The System Request key and the Scroll Lock key are two perfect examples of…
Google acquires 'sounds for passwords' startup SlickLogin
- Google has acquired SlickLogin, a small Israeli security startup that develops a unique, sound-based system for identity verification at websites. The "acqui-hiring deal", which means that the company's staff and knowledge will be integrated into the search giant, was confirmed…
Power laces for Marty McFly's Nike Air Mag shoes are coming next year
- Nike’s 2011 release of the iconic Air Mag shoe featured in Back to the Future II was bittersweet for sneaker enthusiasts and fans of the trilogy. The limited-edition kicks were nearly identical to those worn by Marty McFly but they…
Scientists build autonomous construction robots based on termites
- Inspired by the incredible work ethic of termites, scientists from Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have been working for the past four years to build autonomous construction robots.
Google is working to provide 10 gigabit Internet speeds
- According to a USA Today report, Google is working on increasing data transfer speeds for its Fiber Internet service by 10 times. Patrick Pichette, Chief Financial Officer at Google, announced during the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet conference that developers…
Hackers steal more than 4,000 Bitcoins from Silk Road 2.0
- The Deep Web black market has had a tough go of it as of late. We’ve seen several sites come and go since the second half of last year and who can forget the FBI’s seizure of the original Silk…
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