Collaborate Disseminate
David Meyer, reporting for Fortune: The web arguably went public before August 23, 1991. Social media users are enthusiastically celebrating “Internaut Day” on Tuesday. They’re thanking Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, for first prov… Continue reading Internaut Day Might Not Be the Web Anniversary You’re Looking For
An anonymous reader writes:Pokemon Go is starting to lose the battle for mobile mindshare, according to Axiom Capital Management. As such, investors and executives at Facebook Inc., Instagram, Tinder (Match Group Inc.), Twitter Inc., and Snapchat can b… Continue reading Pokemon Go Daily Active Users, Downloads, Engagement Are Dropping
An anonymous reader writes: There was a time when Microsoft was seen as the enemy of Linux and Apple communities. Understandably, at the time, the company only wanted Windows to succeed. Nowadays, however, the operating system is sort of inconsequentia… Continue reading Microsoft Apps Will Be Pre-loaded On Lenovo and Motorola Android Devices
Cox Communications insists that it is not responsible for copyright infringements carried out by its subscribers, challenging the ruling by a Virginia federal jury late last year. The court had found Cox Communications guilty and had asked it to pay mu… Continue reading Cox Denies Liability for Pirating Subscribers, Appeals $25 Million Verdict
Karl Bode, writing for DSLReports: As we noted last week, cable is effectively demolishing phone companies when it comes to new broadband subscriber additions, and Comcast still says the company has plenty of room to grow. Comcast and Charter alone add… Continue reading Comcast Says There’s 6 Million Unhappy DSL Users Left To Target
The Linux operating system kernel is 25 years old this month, ArsTechnica writes. It was August 25, 1991 when Linus Torvalds posted his famous message announcing the project, claiming that Linux was “just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu… Continue reading Linux Turns 25, Is Bigger and More Professional Than Ever
An anonymous reader writes: Google today started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat to existing Nexus devices via an over-the-air software update. This is a gradual rollout: The Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, Pixel C, and General Mobil… Continue reading Google Begins Rolling Out Android 7.0 Nougat
Samsung has announced that it will be discontinuing Milk Music on September 22. The announcement comes a year after the South Korean technology conglomerate shuttered Milk Video, another service that didn’t receive the traction Samsung was hoping. Pete… Continue reading Samsung Reminds Us That You Can’t Make People Use an App They Don’t Want
Megan Geuss, writing for ArsTechnica: Mozilla is trying a rebranding. Back in June, the browser developer announced that it would freshen up its logo and enlist the Internet’s help in reaching a final decision. The company hired British design company … Continue reading Mozilla Is Changing Its Look — and Asking the Internet For Feedback
Continuing to operate on razor thin margins, smartphone manufacturers other than Samsung and Apple are bleeding money. Apple accounted for 75 percent of the smartphone’s profits in the second quarter this year, down from 90 percent a year ago, accordin… Continue reading Apple, Samsung Capture All Of Industry’s Smartphone Profits