Yahoo mail hacked: measures being taken

The email systems at Yahoo have been hacked this week and Yahoo has issued a warning to the public on how to make due with the situation. Starting with a … Continue reading

Dogecoin charity funds another team for 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

Earlier this month, the cryptocurrency called Dogecoin, based on the amusing Doge meme, managed to raise more than $30,000 in Dogecoin donations, sending the Jamaican bobsled team to the 2014 … Continue reading

Forgotify makes it easy to give never-played Spotify songs a little love

In December, Spotify launched an #undiscovered hashtag campaign to draw attention to the songs in its library that have never been played. With it came a massive discombobulated playlist with … Continue reading

Google has another privacy snafu, is fined in South Korea

Google has been bumping into pockets of privacy violations across the globe recently, the latest of which has taken place in South Korea. This follows a recent issue in Canada, … Continue reading

Zuckerberg: standalone apps will pepper Facebook’s future

During its fourth-quarter earnings conference call yesterday, the social network’s Mark Zuckerberg discussed Facebook’s mobile future, and it looks to be one peppered with standalone mobile apps that provide a … Continue reading

This Beautiful Map of the Internet Is Insanely Detailed

This Beautiful Map of the Internet Is Insanely Detailed

Visualizing the internet is almost as difficult as ignoring trolls, but that didn’t stop Jay Jason Simons from having a damn good try. The result is this beautiful and insanely detailed map.

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Twitter plans to roll out search filters for news, video and more

Following an announcement earlier today that it has partnered with both Dataminr and CNN, Twitter sent out a tweet revealing a work-in-progress on new search filters. Once available, users will … Continue reading

Scribd expands ebook service to Kindle Fire

In early October, Scribd launched an ebook service that competes with similar offerings from Oyster, Amazon, and such. Today it has expanded its battleground into Amazon’s territory, making available an … Continue reading

Netherland court dismisses case against Pirate Bay ebook uploader

A court in the Netherlands has tossed out a cases against a Dutch man who uploaded more than 5,000 ebooks to The Pirate Bay, saying the matter isn’t criminal and … Continue reading

Apple, Microsoft & more praised in State of the Union for upgrading education

The nation is all ears today as President Obama delivered his State of the Union address. As such, it will be highly unlikely anyone will miss the President’s special mention … Continue reading