The Web Budget streaming cable service Philo is now on Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV Service starts at only $16/month but no sports or local channels By David Matthews, April 17, 2018, 9:41 AM
Gaming The Web Billy Mitchell vows to clear his name after being found guilty of cheating Promises an open and 'transparent' second investigation By Cal Jeffrey, April 16, 2018, 4:00 PM 3 comments
Trivia The Web When Verizon bought AOL in 2015, how many people were still paying for AOL dial-up Internet? By TechSpot Trivia, April 16, 2018, 11:03 AM
Google The Web Gmail's upcoming visual overhaul will include a privacy-focused 'Confidential Mode' feature It will prevent email recipients from copying or downloading messages By Cohen Coberly, April 13, 2018, 2:24 PM 8 comments
The Web Tech Culture Facebook's data scandal hasn't had much impact on user behavior, exec says Facebook isn't anticipating any major changes to its revenue or business model By Shawn Knight, April 13, 2018, 11:53 AM 5 comments
Industry The Web Instagram will let you download all the data you've shared with an upcoming 'portability' tool It's Instagram's response to data privacy concerns By Cohen Coberly, April 11, 2018, 5:51 PM
Google The Web Google is redesigning Gmail for the web The new-look Gmail is expected in the coming weeks By Shawn Knight, April 11, 2018, 2:34 PM 3 comments
The Web European copyright directive will impose link tax to subsidize publishers Provisions also require websites to monitor all user-uploaded content By Greg Synek, April 11, 2018, 11:52 AM 7 comments
The Web Spotify is tweaking its free tier to perform better on mobile An announcement is expected in the coming weeks By Shawn Knight, April 11, 2018, 10:40 AM
Gaming The Web Steam Spy says it is shutting down due to Valve's privacy update A victim of tightening user privacy By Rob Thubron, April 11, 2018, 8:10 AM 5 comments
Industry The Web Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg comes out unscathed after first day of congressional hearing Interesting and funny bits, including the CEO's leaked notes By Julio Franco, April 11, 2018, 12:40 AM 14 comments
The Web Backpage founders face indictment on 93 charges Five additional Backpage executives are also listed in the federal indictment By Cal Jeffrey, April 10, 2018, 7:07 PM
The Web Watch live: Mark Zuckerberg testifying on Facebook users' data before the U.S. Congress The CEO discusses data privacy and election interference By Cohen Coberly, April 10, 2018, 2:28 PM 9 comments
The Web Facebook Data Abuse Bounty has no limits on rewards for reports Trying to put the Cambridge Analytica issue in the past By Greg Synek, April 10, 2018, 11:47 AM
The Web Tech Culture Westworld's creators prank fan community with 'spoiler' reveal It's surprising that anyone fell for it By Shawn Knight, April 10, 2018, 10:37 AM
Security The Web Browsers begin to support new web standard for password-free authentication Now available in Firefox, arriving in Chrome and Edge later this year By Greg Synek, April 10, 2018, 9:14 AM 11 comments
The Web Classified ad website Backpage seized by US Justice Department Officials say a press release with more details will be forthcoming By Cal Jeffrey, April 9, 2018, 2:53 PM 4 comments
The Web Facebook suspends second company for using Cambridge Analytica-style methods Facebook is clamping down on data analysis firms By Rob Thubron, April 9, 2018, 7:59 AM 13 comments
The Web Facebook plans to allow all users to 'unsend' their private messages Facebook won't delete anymore executive messages for now By Cohen Coberly, April 6, 2018, 5:08 PM 9 comments
The Web Facebook Live broadcasts have received nearly two billion viewers to date Despite its issues, Facebook Live remains a popular feature By Cohen Coberly, April 6, 2018, 4:09 PM 4 comments
The Web Facebook deletes executives' messages from user inboxes Special perks for top brass with no warning to users By Greg Synek, April 6, 2018, 10:29 AM 9 comments
Gaming The Web Razer's new online game store offers discounts and rewards to buyers Purchases are redeemed on Steam and Uplay By Rob Thubron, April 6, 2018, 9:50 AM 4 comments
The Web Security Facebook unexpectedly cripples third-party developers with security changes Devs were only notified of API changes after they had taken effect By Cal Jeffrey, April 5, 2018, 2:32 PM 3 comments
The Web Facebook simplifies its Terms of Service and Data Policy Users have a week to look over the proposed changes and provide feedback By Cal Jeffrey, April 5, 2018, 7:49 AM
The Web Facebook removes hundreds of accounts linked to Russian troll factory The Internet Research Agency is being booted from Facebook and Instagram By Rob Thubron, April 4, 2018, 10:13 AM 5 comments