Internet
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FCC chair proposes strict net-neutrality rulesFeb 08, 2015 6:34 am - WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday proposed regulating Internet service providers like public utilities, moving closer to ...
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There is no better illustration of smartphone addiction than this appFeb 07, 2015 6:43 am - Welp, so, this is what we've come to: We now need to use apps ... to control our app use. Pocket Points, a recent-ish invention by students at California's Chico State, ...
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The political potential of InstagramFeb 07, 2015 6:35 am - WASHINGTON - Twitter and Facebook are old news; Instagram is where it's at. And that matters, politically speaking. While much of the political world and official Washin...
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Review: 4 different ways to rate potential datesFeb 07, 2015 6:31 am - Dating apps put a lighter, faster-moving spin on the traditional online dating scene. But while it's certainly fun to make a flick judgment on the profile on your smartp...
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Cuban youth build secret computer network despite Wi-Fi banJan 31, 2015 6:43 am - HAVANA - Cut off from the Internet, young Cubans have quietly linked thousands of computers into a hidden network that stretches miles across Havana, letting them chat w...
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2 weeks after 'je suis Charlie,' Facebook censoring images of MuhammadJan 31, 2015 6:34 am - Only two weeks after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a strongly worded #JeSuisCharlie statement on the importance of free speech, Facebook has agreed to censor ima...
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Apps that actually get your kids movingJan 31, 2015 6:01 am - Getting your child off the couch can be difficult, especially when it's cold outside. Below are three iPad apps that will help your child be more active and healthy thro...
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Aurora school unveils plans for $1.9 million innovation centerJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - A "front door" to the community will be open soon at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora. School officials on Wednesday unveiled renderings for the n...
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TV channels delivered by Internet, new TV setsJan 10, 2015 6:31 am - LAS VEGAS - One of the biggest changes in television this year will be more channels being available online with no separate cable or satellite subscription. But for wou...
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Switch to Netflix means new world for Tina Fey's comedyJan 09, 2015 4:45 am - PASADENA, Calif. - Now that the sitcom she's writing has moved from NBC to Netflix, Tina Fey has big plans: "Season two is going to be mostly shower sex." Jokes aside, t...