Can we use S3 and EC2 to host free speech?
As far as I know the issues around Amazon's decision to evict WikiLeaks from EC2 have not been discussed in the tech blogosphere. If I've missed the discussion, please post pointers in a comment on t...
Banks and WikiLeaks
The whistle-blowing Web site WikiLeaks has not been convicted of a crime. The Justice Department has not even pressed charges over its disclosure of confidential State Department communications. Non...
Mossberg's Best and Worst Products of 2010
This week on WSJ Digits, Walt shared his thoughts on his best and worst reviewed products for 2010. Taking Walt's top spot this year was none other than Apple's iPad. For a 1.0 product, the iPad was...
IBM Expects to See Holographic Phone Calls, Air-Powered Batteries by 2015
By 2015, your mobile phone will project a 3-D image of anyone who calls and your laptop will be powered by kinetic energy. At least that's what International Business Machines Corp. sees in its cryst...
Secret Santa success caps banner year for Reddit
As 2010 comes to a close, social news aggregator Reddit.com is celebrating another success in what has been a year full of them. — A “secret santa” program created by Reddit users expanded to more t...
Gulliver's Travels to be One Giant Apple Ad
The upcoming Jack Black comedy, Gulliver's Travels, which opens Christmas Day, will be one giant Apple ad. — When Gulliver travels to Lilliput, he brings his iPhone, which when used by the Lilliputi...
Nokia Looks to Recover the ‘Magic Dust’
For years, Nokia effortlessly dominated the cell phone market. But then Apple and Google muscled in on its turf and changed the game forever. The Finnish company is pinning its hopes on a new operat...