Sprint has just announced the latest round of layoffs which are expected to take effect by the end of October. Sprint employees have had a rough year. Back in March, the company laid off over 330 employees from over 55 stores and now it looks like Sprint is in round two. The job cuts are … Read more
The Marriott Hotel group has been fined $600,000 by the FCC for blocking access to personal Wi-Fi hotspots. The Marriott under scrutiny is the Gaylord Opryland hotel in Nashville, Tennessee which has been fined by the FCC for blocking hotel guest from using their own personal hotspots. The hotel was found guilty of blocking people … Read more
GoPro’s stock has reached record highs today after the company updates their selection of cameras. GoPro will roll out three cameras, an entry level GoPro Hero for $130, a Hero4 Silver for $400 and a Hero4 Black for $500. The devices are expected to be launched on October 5th, 2014. Both the Hero4 models will … Read more
Its the dawning of a new era. Cellphones can now be used on European flights without having to be switched into airplane mode. Passengers travelling on European airline flights will be able to leave their gadget connected through the entire flight according to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA.) That means that tablets, laptops and … Read more
Ello, the new social network has been getting a lot of attention this week. Could it be the new Facebook? Launched earlier this week, Ello boast to be the new modern network that does not invade users privacy like Facebook. In order to join Ello you need to be invited by someone else and it … Read more
Yahoo, Facebook and Yelp are all following in the footsteps of Google and are leaving ALEC. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has received some blows in recent weeks with some of the top technological firms dropping out of their council. Microsoft also dropped out some months ago for the same reason, the ALEC’s position … Read more
It has been a rough week for eBay as pressure increases for them to remove listing that are fraudulent and dangerous for consumers. Over 100 listings have been identified on eBay as being dangerous, that is the listings are either fake or designed in a way to collect customer data and personal information. The research … Read more
Google and Dropbox have partnered up to start “Simply Secure” an initiative to transform online security. Could it be a slap in the face for Apple? Or is both Google and Dropbox afraid it will happen to them? The world once believed that cloud storage was safe and secure until the iCloud breach which resulted … Read more
Roku has just announced that they have reached over 10 million devices sold in the U.S. Roku announced earlier today that they have sold over 10 million set top boxes, which means that roughly 8.6 percent of Americans own a Roku. The device was first launched in 2008 and although it now has some stiff … Read more
Want to give your ego a boost? Why not join Netropolitan. Netropolitan is a new hob-knobbing social media network for the filthy rich and costs a peasantry $9,000 to join plus $3,000 each year in member fees. Netropolitan calls itself an “online country club for people with more money than time” and was started by … Read more
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