by kaburaki | Dec 31, 2009 | Commentary |
Larry Hyrb a.ka. ‘Major Nelson’, the Director of Programming for XBox Live explained Microsoft’s reason for banning users who used ‘modded’ Xboxes from XBox Live. These Xboxes were altered to change the functionality of the Xbox to among...
by jacobbal | Dec 31, 2009 | Commentary |
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, food borne diseases cause approximately 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths in the United States each year. Researchers at the USDA Economic Research Service estimate that the...
by wellever | Dec 31, 2009 | Commentary |
After withdrawing its complaint against Qualcomm, Nokia filed a suit against Apple claiming the iPhone infringed on Nokia’s wireless technology. Both parties stipulated to an extension for Apple to answer the complaint, and with that answer came a countersuit....
by hamelh | Dec 19, 2009 | Commentary |
There is a growing trend of hobbyists and garage-entrepreneurs who experiment with genetic engineering. Also known as “bio-hacking”, these enterprising individuals are able to buy biotech equipment very cheaply, usually from eBay or Craigslist to make their own...
by John Calvin | Nov 29, 2009 | Commentary |
Consumers’ money isn’t the only thing that needs protecting, at least if you ask the new head of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission. David Vladeck, former Georgetown law professor and attorney with the Public Citizen...
by Grace L. Wang | Nov 24, 2009 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology |
When teen pop star Justin Bieber’s signing became a riot of teens on Friday around 2:30pm, police were called in to control the crowd. Unable to quickly contain the situation, they asked his label’s VP, James A. Roppo, to send out a tweet to cancel the...
