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Court tosses Apple’s $120 million patent win over Samsung – CNET
Three federal appeals judges rule that Samsung didn’t infringe on Apple’s patents after all. CNET News
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J.J. Abrams: Star Wars Will Include Gay Characters, Get Over It
Star Wars will be an inclusive franchise and its future will include gay characters, according to J.J. Abrams, speaking earlier this week at the Oscar Wilde awards at Bad Robot Productions. Read more…...
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Lil Wayne wants to know why he can’t pour champagne over his smartphone in...
On the night Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an OSCAR (for his work in The Revenant), Samsung launched a celebrity-studded Galaxy S7 ad campaign featuring William H Macy and Lil Wayne among others....
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Deadmau5 rats out Kanye over Pirate Bay gaffe – CNET
Sure, we should all pay a fair price for digital downloads, but maybe Kanye needs a little help when it comes to coughing up cash for what he downloads online. But his fellow artists are ready to help…...
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Amazon UK recalls Kindle Fire chargers over shock risks
Every so often we'll hear about a recall for a gadget-related charger or power adapter. Following Apple and Microsoft, it's Amazon's turn to fess up in 2016 and ask that customers stop using a crucial...
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US Chamber of Commerce suing Seattle over ridesharing unions
When Seattle approved Uber and Lyft drivers organizing in December, the city did it knowing that the practice was illegal. Independent contractors aren't allowed to do so under federal law because it...
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China irate over US export sanctions against ZTE
The US government is slapping crippling sanctions on telecom manufacturer ZTE and the Chinese government is not happy about it. China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said that "China is opposed...
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Amsterdam judge asks Google to hand over IP addresses & more of people behind...
In the Netherlands, Google has been battling it out in court over fake reviews on several of its sites. TechCrunch today reports that a nursery in Amsterdam has recently won the lawsuit against...
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Man gets charged and pleads guilty over celeb photo hack
The celebrities affected by the massive nude photo leak in 2014 got some answers today. A 36-year-old man from Pennsylvania named Ryan Collins has been charged with computer hacking felony for...
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First We Built Robots That We Can’t Push Over, Now You Want It To Run?
First, we taught robots how to walk and keep their balance, even when we tried to push them over. Now we’re teaching them to run?! Read more… Gizmodo
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NASA’s New Launch Software Is Way Over Budget and Behind Schedule
When it’s built, NASA’s new Space Launch System will hopefully take us to Mars and deep space. But there may be delays aside from the hardware: Sadly its special new launch software is a year behind...
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FAA considers rules allowing small drones to fly over people
Late last year the FAA implemented rules on drone registration, and now its working group of experts has submitted another set of recommendations. This time the focus is on rules for unmanned aircraft...
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Newspaper giants threaten Brave over its ad-swapping browser
You remember how Brave's web browser pays you to see replacement ads (overriding a site's usual ads) when you don't pay to block promos outright? Yeah, publishers aren't very happy about that. A...
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Porn site bans all North Carolina users over anti-LGBT law
Since Monday, porn site XHamster.com has refused access to any user with a North Carolina IP address. The site says the block will stay in place until the state repeals House Bill 2, which prevents...
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DJI’s drones will stream live video over Facebook
Now that Facebook can stream live video through virtually any device, you're going to find those live feeds coming from unusual places… including overhead. DJI is promising an update in late April...
View ArticleYahoo ‘for sale’ sign looms over earnings – CNET
The Internet giant slightly beat expectations from financial analysts. But none of that really matters as Yahoo and CEO Marissa Mayer faces questions about the site’s future. CNET News
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Report: Officials to Face Criminal Charges Over Flint Water Crisis
On Wednesday, prosecutors will announce the first criminal charges related to the contaminated drinking water and subsequent outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that killed 12 people in Flint, Michigan,...
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Qualcomm says it’s fine to fast-charge your phone over USB-C
Technically, USB-C and fast-charging methods like Qualcomm's Quick Charge 3.0 aren't supposed to mix. As Google's Benson Leung (a frequent crusader for good USB implementations) noted last fall, the...
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New data shows Google has met with White House officials over 400 times since...
Google has long held close ties with politicians in Washington, D.C., and according to new data, nothing has changed. Watchdog group Campaign for Accountability has recently released new data...
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Move over Angelina, Alicia Vikander is Hollywood’s new Lara Croft – CNET
The Swedish actress received great praise last year for her efforts in “The Danish Girl” and “Ex Machina.” Now, she tackles the task of being the Tomb Raider. CNET Gaming
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