Over the past couple of years, a variety of states have tried to implement “Amazon taxes,” whereby they change the definition of what counts as “presence” in a state to include if a company has any affiliates. Frankly, this is ridiculous. An affiliat… Continue reading →

Google+ circles, swooshes, and fadeaway menus can be attributed, in part, to one of the original designers of the Macintosh software, Andy Hertzfeld. Originally posted at Apple Talk

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Everyone relies on software nowadays — sometimes without even realizing it. But when an entire airline shuts down due to a computer outage, our dependence on technology becomes obvious. (And Skynet is simply reminding us who is really in charge.) Here… Continue reading →

Despite a recent UN report that condemns the idea of kicking people off the internet as a civil rights violation, a court in Finland has agreed with a request by the record labels to kick three accused files sharers off the internet with no notice at a… Continue reading →

Always striving to prove that they’re on the cutting edge of the technological curve (how’s that for "turning a phrase?"), Best Buy has announced that, why not? it will be offering some sort of music cloud service as well, thrillingly named &… Continue reading →

MySpace’s new owners say they’ll divulge the details of where they’re taking the social network a little later this year. In the meantime, they’re putting investor and pop star Justin Timberlake in charge. Originally posted at News – Digital Media

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It appears that the MPAA’s whac-a-mole game of pointlessness continues. As a whole bunch of you have been submitting, the MPAA’s international arm (just chop off the last “A” in the name and you get the MPA) is asking a court in the UK to issue an inj… Continue reading →

Pope Benedict XVI has started tweeting to the faithful with an iPad. Is Angry Birds next? Originally posted at Crave

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