Patent trolls are like the obnoxious cousins of domain squatters, their confrontational methods being inversely proportional to the passive coat tail riding of those who take advantage of popular URLs. The scheming of the patent troll is simple: buy up a patent portfolio or two, then start tossing around lawsuits in an effort to make
Some companies require workers to use company cell phones reserved for business purposes only, which has pros and cons. Others allow employees to utilize their own device, which also presents its own pluses and minuses, the biggest draw being the mixture of personal and work information and apps. For the latter type of company, BlackBerry
Rdio announced its Family Plans subscription option back in August of 2011, allowing a main account to add on up to two sub-accounts for a special pricing structure. It has been a couple years, but feedback has finally been acknowledged and the plans have received a slight upgrade. Starting today, family plans can now have
On December 13, Seattle’s mayor announced that the city was going to receive its own gigabit Ethernet connection courtesy of a partnership between Gigabit Squared and The University of Washington. It has been just a week over six months, and Gigabit Squared has unveiled the pricing for the place, which is free at the lowest
The advent of 3D is upon us, and it’s not just movies where we don weird glass. This 3D is true three dimension and it appears one layer at a time from a printer connected via WiFi to our device of choice/ Yes, folks we are one step away from printing up food or replicating a pizza that is fabricated right before our very eyes.
Netflix penned a deal with DreamWorks last week to bring 300 hours of content to the video subscription website, a fair number, but perhaps not enough to assuage some user complaints about inadequate streaming options. That will shift in the coming months thanks to a new partnership between the company and Cinedigm, which will bring
Every summer, the world’s second biggest mobile provider likes to splash out on a broadband company to bolster its cellular offerings. Last year, for instance, Vodafone snapped up Cable & Wireless’ British fiber-optic network for $1.6 billion — but that’s a bargain compared to the $10.1 billion it’s just sealed for Germany’s largest cable company, Kabel Deutschland. Unlike last year’s deal, which concentrated on infrastructure, this move will see Vodafone entering the triple-play market, offering mobile, fixed-line and TV services. Anyone got a German dictionary to hand? We want to look up what “technofreaks” translates to.
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Via: Reuters
Advertisements are an art form – they must be presented with a carefully tailored equilibrium, brought before relevant audiences while being interesting enough to catch attention but not obnoxious enough to warrant being hidden. Location-based advertisements bring relevancy to their presence, attempting to present a product or service someone may need or want during a
Cheeseburger or Shrimp Burger, which one should I get? Why not both! The “Shrimp Exquisite Twin Burger” from Japanese fast-food restaurant chain Lotteria aims to satisfy those who long for the surf but also love the turf.
HTC seems to be in bad shape, but they’re trying to dig themselves out of a rut by recruiting Iron Man lead star Robert Downey Jr. to market the company’s latest products, according to reports. After slashing executive salaries by half just recently, it’s said that HTC is signing a $12 million deal with Downey
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