May 3, 2016 Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales launches charitable social network, phone service Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales thinks there’s “something really wrong with the web” and, as he wrote in a recent online “manifesto,” he wants “your help in fixing it.” For Wales, most social media networks treat users as commodities that can “be sold to advertisers,” while phone companies “spend huge amounts of money on” ads to sell users “what is essentially a commodity service.” Enter The People’s Operator. On Tuesday, Wales launched TPO, a charitable social network and phone service in the U.S.
May 3, 2016 Tech Q&A: Windows 10, smartphone printing, new iPhone rumors and more Worried about your Windows 10 upgrade? Want to print from your smartphone? Then read this column.
May 3, 2016 Comcast Stream shows why consumers' choices for TV may remain limited Given the popularity of streaming services such as Netflix and the early promise of Sling TV, this would seem like an opportune time for cable companies to broaden their reach by offering their p...
May 3, 2016 Jeb Bush is an Apple fanboy Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has revealed his love of Apple technology.
May 3, 2016 How to unsend an email Have you ever clicked "Send" on an email and regretted it a fraction of a second later?
May 3, 2016 On Prime Day, Amazon offers up some pretty big tech savings Happy Amazon Prime Day — Amazon is ringing in its 20th birthday with a big celebration for members of its premium service. For the anniversary, the company is touting “more deals than Black Friday,” offering big savings on items from toys and movies to electronics and jewelry.
May 3, 2016 If you don’t want to give your photos to Google anymore, it’ll steal them Google’s new Google Photos app has a bunch of new features users may appreciate, including automatic categorization and unlimited storage and backup, but the service is far from perfect.
May 3, 2016 Comcast Stream: the Internet TV service you can't get on your TV Comcast customers who are not exactly thrilled with their big, high-priced cable TV package will soon have another option: Comcast Stream, a new Internet TV plan, that provides about a dozen netw...
May 3, 2016 iPhone 6s: The 6 most exciting new features hitting Apple’s next iPhone Apple’s next-generation iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are set to be released later this year. While the handsets are expected to look very similar to their predecessors, we all know that Apple’s “S” updates are all about huge internal upgrades and big performance improvements.
