TiVo to Congress: Leave Integrated Set-Top Ban Alone
Saying the National Cable & Telecommunications Association is trying to "freeze out" retail competition, TiVo senior VP and general counsel Matthew Zinn plans to tell Congress that it should not allow a provision in the STELA bill that would "undermine the retail market for set-top boxes and deprive consumers of…
Are you protecting your smartphone?
Keep your phone or device in a protective case By Joel Martinez Published: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 3:30 am Related Content SPRINGFIELD, Mass. The calendar says spring is almost here, but it’s chilly, and there’s still ice and snow on the ground, and there’s always that threat of an early spring snowstorm. As…
‘Burger King Baby’ Now Seeks Birth Mom on Facebook
In 1986, a newborn wrapped in a red sweater was found abandoned in the bathroom of a fast-food restaurant. Nearly three decades later, the baby is all grown up and looking for her biological mother, and tens of thousands of people are trying to help. Katheryn Deprill began her quest on…
Heineken Is Turning to Foursquare to Target US Fans of European Football
In soccer parlance, mobile is like the corner kick of digital brand marketing while something typically easier to score off of, such as search, is more akin to a free kick. But Heineken, for the next three months, is going to try to bend it like Lionel Messi (or Beckham…
There’s A Major Software Update For Your iPhone You Need To Get Right Now
Lintao Zhang/Getty Images Apple just released iOS 7.1, the latest major update to the operating system that powers the iPhone and iPad lineups. You should update your iDevice now, as 7.1 brings a number of improvements to the controversial design of iOS 7, and also fixes a number of annoying To update,…
Windows Phone 8.1 WIFI sense shown off
Unleashthephones have posted another instalment of their Windows Phone 8.1 reveal, this time of WIFI Sense. WIFI Sense will let you join WIFI hotspots without having to manually accept the terms & conditions or enter your personal details like Name, Phone Number or Mail id. Another major addition is the ability…
Facebook Revamps Pages with New One-Column Timeline Design
Facebook today announced a new streamlined look for Pages on desktop that is meant to help both users and Page admins find what they’re looking for. The new design will start rolling out "this week." The biggest change is the Timeline for Pages design: all posts are now in one…
3 ways to get a new Windows 7 PC in the Windows 8 era
If any word most accurately describes Windows 8, it’s "divisive." Microsoft’s finger-first, device-agnostic reimagining of Windows draws haters like flies and has played some parthow large a part is up in the airin driving PC sales off a cliff since its launch. Even so, Microsoft isn’t backing down, and Windows Don’t…
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Update to Fix Usability Issues
Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 update to fix usability issues is coming, and not a moment too soon for Windows 8 sufferers, of which there are many. Amid predictions of the eventual demise of the Windows operating system, Microsoft is fighting, and slowly losing, the battle to maintain its dominance over the Complaints about…
Facebook, Instagram issue new rules for online gun sales
Facebook says it will remove reported posts that evade gun laws. STORY HIGHLIGHTSFacebook and Instagram to regulate posts about illegal gun sales Social networks to remove posts that evade gun laws, restrict minors from gun-related content Gun-control reform groups lobbied the social media company to change rules (CNN) — Facebook…
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