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Siri Comes to the iPad…Sort Of

Apple has decided to restrict the usage of Siri to the iPhone 4S but that doesn’t mean that enterprising developers haven’t started the process of porting to devices like the regular iPhone 4 and iPad. Over the weekend, developer @jackoplane … Continue reading

Netflix Loses 800,000 Customers in Quarter

Netflix‘s price hike caused 805,000 paid subscribers to jump ship in the most-recent quarter, the company reported Monday. The company finished its third quarter with 23.79 million U.S. subscribers compared with the 24.59 million in had during its second quarter. … Continue reading

Mobile Payment Reader Square Coming to Wal-Mart

Square, a small credit card reader that can process credit card payments on a range of iOS and Android devices, will soon begin selling at Wal-Mart stores throughout the U.S. The announcement marks a significant retail expansion for the device, … Continue reading

Social Responsibility: It’s Not Just for Brands Anymore

John C. Havens is EVP, Strategy and Engagement at Yoxi.tv, an organization that discovers and elevates social entrepreneurs by leveraging their expertise for global business opportunities. He can be reached at johnchavens@gmail.com. It’s 2015 and you’re trying to get into … Continue reading

All Star Animators Recreate the Entire Ocean Online

Screens from theBlu Click here to view this gallery. Wemo Media has partnered with top animators from Avatar and Tron, the director of MIT’s Media Lab and other high profile activists for an ambitious, underwater animation project called theBlu. TheBlu … Continue reading

SNL Honors Steve Jobs, Skewers Netflix and Facebook [VIDEO]

It wasn’t just 60 Minutes that did a segment on Steve Jobs this weekend; Saturday Night Live celebrated the life of the Apple co-founder in its own way. In an SNL skit parodying the PBS roundtable show Charlie Rose, Mark … Continue reading

Artificial Super-Skin Could Transform Phones, Robots and Artificial Limbs

Touch sensitivity on gadgets and robots is nothing new. A few strategically placed sensors under a flexible, synthetic skin and you have pressure sensitivity. Add a capacitive, transparent screen to a device and you have touch sensitivity. However, Stanford University’s … Continue reading

“Anonymous” Now Fighting Child Pornography

Anonymous, the group of high-powered hackers famous for taking down websites belonging to Bank of America and Sony, has turned its vigilante brand of online activism to child pornography sites. The “hacktivists” are targeting web host Freedom Hosting and accusing … Continue reading

11 Apps and Services for Sharing, Discovering and Organizing Music

The Trendsetter Tech Series is supported by smart. Test drive the space saving, eco-friendly, totally unique, smart. Visit smartusa.com to find a new smart center near you. smart — unbig. uncar. The digital music revolution might have started in the … Continue reading

Linking is Not Libel — At Least Not in Canada

Bloggers rejoice, eh! The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled that online publications and websites cannot be charged for libel for linking to defamatory material. The ruling found that the act of linking was distinct from publishing or repeating libel, … Continue reading