When I first read about the Google Verizon deal, in this highly hyperbolical article, I had to laugh at all the outcry about Google betraying the net neutrality cause to follow its own corporate interests. The naiveté of some people is just extraordinary, and perhaps deserves to be laughed at. Who [ … ]

It was announced today that Skype had filed for an Initial Public Offering (IPO). An IPO is the important step where a company registers with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public and therefore, trade stock on the open market. Skype is hoping for people to buy their shares once t [ … ]

“Our policy is we try things”, was Google CEO Eric Schmidt's diplomatic response to the failure of Google Wave to make an impact.

Google was pretty unruffled at the prospect of pulling the plug on its real time communication and collaboration tool, which was initially aimed at making users “forget t [ … ]

Wall Street Journal recently posted a series of articles, called "What They Know", exposing the user tracking practices of top US web sites. In their investigation they found that more than 100 tracking tools are being installed into the computers of people visiting them.

In addition to standard coo [ … ]

According to FOX News, for Apple followers it's a matter of faith. The article talks about Apple as a religion, even going as far as suggesting, albeit probably tongue in cheek, that they register as a religion, for tax benefits.

I think the article borders on just being plain silly, but it does b [ … ]

As reported in the news yesterday, WikiLeaks.org released thousands of secret documents pertaining to the War in Afghanistan. This site, started in 2006, has become a nuisance for the U.S. government and has grown to become a place where anyone can see these secret documents. Once posted, there is l [ … ]

Most people who use their Facebook for more than just the random “who is online” feature know what Zynga is. And, while you might not know who the company is, you definitely know what properties they own. Chances are, you’ve been harassed with the, “sign up for FarmVille” or the “Jacob just saved a [ … ]

According to some religious myths it is the "word of god" that created "the heaven and the earth". Ironically, there may be some truth to the idea that "words" have so much power.

There is a source code to the universe. Science is the process we use to reverse engineer it. Every new piece of the so [ … ]