Earlier this week, a large coalition of internet companies released an open letter to the Federal Communications Commission warning that its purported new Open Internet rules, ostensibly meant to protect net neutrality, actually "represents a grave threat to the Internet." Now a large coalition of interest groups, including some prominent Latino organizations, has done the same.
This week in social media, Twitter got pretty bruised by Wall Street, Facebook bought a fitness app and got rid of a couple of its less popular mobile offerings, and Whisper's CEO Michael Heyward duked it out with TechCrunch's Michael Arrington. Meanwhile, Tumblr added a huge swath of customization options to its mobile app and the Federal Trade Commission officially chided Snapchat. It's time for Social Media Saturday!
Manufacturers that violate the requirement will have to pay fees After being deemed unnecessary and previously having been shot down, the California state senate approved kill switches for cellular phones sold in the state.
The goal is to standardize the Android experience Google is looking for a way to make their software more exclusive to a hand-pcked number of devices with a project called "Silver", which is "a new software standard and certification process that Google plans to roll out to several OEMs (including Motorola and LG) to ensure a more unified Android experience", reports Tech Republic.
The tool shows consumer demographic information based on public information On Thursday, May 8, Facebook introduced a new feature for businesses to use to learn more about their customers called Facebook Audience Insights.
For months, the Internet has been swarmed with various rumors and leaks regarding the next iteration of Apple's flagship smartphone, the iPhone 6. Speculation was that the phone would hit shelves some time this fall, most likely in September, but no evidence confirmed these conjectures until now.
Next week, Grand Theft Auto Online will finally get its The High Life update. Next week, Grand Theft Auto Online will finally get its The High Life update.
The 2014 FIFA World Cup is set to start in June from Brazil, and viewers in the United States are prepared to use their digital devices for better game viewing.
T-Mobile seems to be the hottest neighbor on the block. Satellite TV provider Dish Network could step in to buy out the nation's fourth-largest wireless carrier if Sprint's plans to acquire the company don't go through.
More and more data seems to support the fact that Android is what's in. A new report shows that Android captured 80 percent of the smartphone advanced operating systems market during the first quarter of 2014.
If you don't lose your device, there's probably nothing to worry about The bad news is that there is a bug in Apple's iOS 7 which is preventing email attachments from being encrypted on the Apple device.
Google argued the APIs should be made available to developers Google suffered a heavy blow by losing a multi-billion dollar lawsuit on the use of its Android operating system.
While it's important to respond quickly and effectively in light of a cybersecurity hole such as Heartbleed, new data shows that some websites actually added the vulnerability in the rush to patch systems.
Yelp's expansion into Latin American continued with their launch in Argnentina. For Yelp, the occasion was compared to Argentina's game-winning goal by Diego Maradona at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
Kik, an app that allows smartphone users to message their friends, has launched a new beta program that offers customers the chance to earn virtual currency.
A leading Latino-owned network aimed to advocate for small and medium-sized businesses announced its partnership with a global nutrition company for the purpose to improve economic empowerment and financial indpendence within the Latino community.
