Rick Falkvinge over at TorrentFreak answers that question in an article written today. He explains that previous industries are often rendered obsolete by new ones and even at the cost of thousands of jobs nobody has fought to say that this is the way things have to be done because it is the way things have always been done. His example is that of the ice industry which was … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2011
Fire Sale on HP’s WebOS-driven TouchPad! 16GB For $100, 32GB for $150
HP is one of the largest tech companies in the world and this week may go down in history as the week a large, stable company began to crumble for self-imposed reasons. On Thursday, HP gave their third quarter 2011 results which showed a minor loss in revenue when adjusted for currency effects. However, also in that financial statement came three other bits of news: HP … [Read more...]
Google Adds A Weather Layer To Google Maps
In a combination that goes together like chocolate and peanut butter, Google announced today that an information-filled layer about the weather is available to be overlayed on Google Maps. … [Read more...]
Are You Sony PS3 Owners Ready For Some Football? Stream NFL Sunday Ticket This Season!
Live sports are a commonly cited reason that customers still subscribe to cable TV. The option to cut the cord may have just gotten a little closer with today's announcement on the PlayStation Blog - DirecTV and PlayStation Bring NFL Sunday Ticket to PS3. The ink must have just dried on this agreement because I can't find anything on DirecTV's site about it. … [Read more...]
Firefox 6 and Thunderbird 6 Now Available
Mozilla's Rapid Release schedule continues its thundering ahead today with version 6 of Firefox and Thunderbird being released today. Firefox 6 has been available through Mozilla's FTP site since Friday but just now, as scheduled, it is available for download from Mozilla.com. Firefox 6 again doesn't really change the look and feel of the browser but it introduces these new … [Read more...]