11/13/2014
Your thoughts on Net Neutrality...
Net Neutrality Is A Bad Idea Supported By Poor Analogies
Net neutrality is not a level playing field but a tilted one designed to protect certain content providers and consumers at the expense of innovation and variety. Yet innovation is what drives economic growth and variety increases consumer welfare.
10/31/2014
FCC eyes new rules to protect consumers as voice networks transition to IP
An agency proposal would require incumbent carriers to share last-mile networks with competitors
10/28/2014
Apple CEO Tim Cook: Apple Pay is number one
Despite recent rumblings about Apple Pay's rejection by major retailers, Tim Cook says the mobile payment system is a huge success
10/28/2014
FTC: AT&T slowed speeds of unlimited data smartphone users
The Federal Trade Commission has charged AT&T with slowing speeds of smartphone customers with "unlimited" data plans
10/26/2014
Why Chicago is mandating coding education
Mayor Rahm Emanuel reaffirms his commitment to coding, computer science education for all kids in Chicago.
10/21/2014
Really?
Staples investigating possible credit card data breach
Staples is investigating a possible breach of payment card data and has contacted law enforcement about the matter, making it the latest US retailer to become a possible victim of a cyberattack. Staples shares fell in early morning trading on the news.
10/21/2014
Wolverton: Apple Pay great, at stores that accept it
Apple Pay is what’s known in the payment industry as a “contactless” payment system. Such systems allow users to buy things with credit or debit cards that are stored on their phones or in the cloud. Instead of swiping a credit card at a payment terminal, you just tap your phone onto a special recei…
10/21/2014
Record iPhone sales drive Apple's 3Q beat
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) â€" The iPhone again proved to be the engine behind Apple's blockbuster financial performance, driving quarterly results well past expectations. Excitement for the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models sparked sales of 39.3 million iPhones in the last quarter â€" a record for the months…
10/09/2014
Ads to Invade Shapchat Soon, CEO Confirms
CEO Evan Spiegel suggested that the ads won't be too disruptive to users.
10/05/2014
Stripe's mobile technology may sound death knell for PayPal - Independent.ie
Mobile payments are having a heyday. Apple Pay has been splashed across the news and 20-somethings are paying for taxis with their smartphones. Yet one stalwart risks being left out of
10/03/2014
Google's Eric Schmidt: Steve Jobs is my hero - CNET
Google and Apple are bitter rivals, but during a talk, Google's executive chairman opens up about his old friend and why "we could all aspire to be a small percentage of Steve."
10/02/2014
JPMorgan says hackers got information on 76 million customers
JPMorgan said Thursday that cybercriminals gathered information on more than 80 million account holders as part of a massive bank hack this summer.