Reviews have compared the new Dell XPS 13 regularly to the MacBook Air. Now repair site iFixit is proclaiming a “striking” resemblance in some key respects. Calling the 2015 XPS 13 “Dell’s New MacBook Air,” the widely-followed teardown experts at iFixit cracked open an XPS 13 to find a blueprint for a MacBook […]
Source: Dell XPS 13 Teardown: ‘Strikingly Similar’ To MacBook Air, Says iFixit – Forbes
Twitch made streaming video games into a hugely popular phenomenon, so what could be next big livestreaming thing? Perhaps it’s watching other people code. An emerging trend appears to be live streams…
Mirror bills to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act will land in both chambers on Wednesday.
Source: Congress Renews Push to Require Search Warrants for Email Snooping – NationalJournal.com
For whom does the “Supercookie” crumble? Not for us.
Source: Verizon Won’t Stop Tracking Users, But At Least You Can Opt Out Now – ReadWrite
It’s the cyberpunk dystopia we were promised
Source: Skin-Implanted Microchips Open Doors At Swedish Office Complex | Popular Science
A Title II classification of broadband, normally associated with regulating network neutrality, would also give the FCC more power to ensure the privacy of mobile user data.
How a forgotten company’s 1970s technical breakthrough launched a billion-dollar business and helped spawn a new creative medium.
Source: The Untold Story Of The Invention Of The Game Cartridge | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
It’s all about price perception.
Source: How Amazon Tricks You Into Thinking It Always Has the Lowest Prices | Re/code
The start-up is in the forefront of a move to package applications much as shipping containers hold physical goods.
Source: Docker, a Software Start-Up, Sees a Future in Containers of Code – NYTimes.com
Technically Incorrect: Conceived to combat cyberbullying, a new law in Illinois may result in schools demanding social media passwords, even if the posting was not done at school or on school computers.
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Illinois law allows schools to demand students’ Facebook passwords – CNET
