Microsoft drops its lawsuit over gag orders on DoJ searches
It's been more than a year since Microsoft sued the government (with backing from Amazon, Apple, Google and many others) over the right to tell its customers when the authorities ask it to hand over...
View ArticleGreenpeace blasts Amazon over poor environmental practices
Greenpeace has made a tradition out of raking companies over the coals when their environmental practices fall short of its standards, and that's truer than ever in the activist group's latest...
View ArticleEU raids banks over attempts to block financial tech rivals
You'd think that governments were waging a war against financial technology given reports of crackdowns and tighter regulation, but the opposite is true in Europe. EU officials have confirmed that...
View Article‘Rick and Morty’ fans are fried over lack of Szechuan sauce – CNET
McDonald’s apologizes after sauce vanishes quickly, ending up on eBay. Some fans are still unhappy. CNET News
View ArticleSnap CEO: Spectacles sales are ‘over 150,000 units’
Now that the hype around Snap's Spectacles has died down, there is the question of how many units the company actually sold. In a conversation today at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit, CEO...
View ArticleXiaomi shipped over 10 million phones in September – CNET
It still has some catching up to do to beat Huawei, but Xiaomi is regaining some of its lost momentum. CNET News
View ArticleRoku’s IPO pushes its value to over $2 billion
When Roku announced it was chasing an IPO, its sights were to raise $ 100 million. The end result is more than double that, according to Bloomberg. As of press time, investors had bought some $ 219...
View Article‘Star Trek: Discovery’ spaceship flies over New York – CNET
The USS Discovery takes off for real in Manhattan the night before the show’s premiere. Well, sort of. CNET News
View ArticleLightweight Markup Languages: This Is Why You Should Use AsciiDoc Over...
As you’ve likely seen from past articles, here at MakeUseOf we’re fans of Markdown. By learning this simple and intuitive format, you’re able to easily create nice-looking output. From PDF’s to web...
View ArticleGoogle sued by female ex-employees over pay discrimination
Google's salary practices are back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Three women who worked for the company are suing over gender-based wage discrimination. The plaintiffs claim Google knew...
View ArticleComment: Google needs to start giving users more control over Android backups
Today, a story from an Android user is making the rounds about how Google unexpectedly killed their device backup with no warning. To be clear, the functionality here is nothing new, Google has had...
View ArticleJaguar Land Rover gives us three EVs to drool over – Roadshow
Unfortunately, only one will be offered to consumers in the near future. CNET News
View ArticleApple’s OS chief is taking over Siri from Eddy Cue
Apple's Eddy Cue has been in charge of Siri since software chief Scott Forestall left the company in 2012. Now, the executive has handed Siri over to Craig Federighi — and it might be a bigger deal...
View ArticleWould you buy Fitbit’s Ionic smartwatch over an Android Wear device? [Poll]
After Fitbit purchased Pebble last year, many anxious fans awaited the company’s next fitness-focused device that would ideally incorporate the features loved by the Pebble community. That day has...
View ArticleMore Viewers Are Choosing Netflix Over Live TV
There’s currently a revolution happening in the world of television. And Netflix is spearheading the whole thing. The streaming service is spending billions on original programming, and this...
View ArticleJudge orders DreamHost to hand over data from anti-Trump site
Earlier this week, after DreamHost challenged its warrant in court, the Department of Justice narrowed what sorts of information it would seek from the website host in regards to activity on the site...
View ArticleWeb host will turn over anti-Trump site visitor info to Feds – CNET
A DC court ordered DreamHost to give the DOJ data on visitors to an anti-Trump protest site. CNET News
View ArticleNintendo faces lawsuit over the Switch’s detachable controllers
The Nintendo Switch certainly isn't the first gaming tablet, but is it directly riffing on others' ideas? Gamevice thinks so. The accessory maker is suing Nintendo for allegedly violating a patent for...
View ArticleMajik Over the Door Double Basketball Game for $8 + pickup at Walmart – CNET
Majik Over the Door Double Basketball Game for $ 8 + pickup at Walmart CNET Gaming
View ArticleKaspersky and Microsoft reach truce over antivirus software
Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab appear to have reached a truce over their ongoing antivirus (AV) software battle. The Moscow-based cyber security firm has agreed to withdraw antitrust complaints following...
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