Redbox Instant streaming video service operated by Redbox and Verizon is shutting down on October 7
Redbox Instant is shutting down October 7 — A year and a half after its official launch, Redbox Instant is calling it quits. The shut-down shows how hard it is to compete with Netflix for streaming...
Three Downtown Project entrepreneurs committed suicide. Was happiness as a goal a factor?
The Downtown Project Suicides: Can the Pursuit of Happiness Kill You? — “It wasn't just about building a business. It was about building a lifestyle that was about delivering happiness to everyone,...
Solarbox to turn unused phone booths in London into charging stations for cell phones
Telephone box becomes mobile charger — Disused phone boxes in London are being put to a novel use - as solar-powered charging stations for mobile phones. — The first of six boxes was unveiled on T...
Google to Make Security Guards Employees, Rather Than Contractors
In a move that could reverberate around Silicon Valley, Google plans to hire more than 200 security guards as its own employees, rather than through an outside contractor. — The guards will be eligi...
Microsoft's Windows 10: More on the ‘under the covers’ security, Store features
Summary: Microsoft's Windows 10 will include more than just user interface tweaks. Here are some of the expected security, manageability and Store changes coming to the next version of Windows client...
After legal threat, Google says it removed ‘tens of thousands’ of iCloud hack pics
Summary: Google says it has taken down many of the pictures of stolen from celebrity iCloud accounts and posted on its online properties. — Liam Tung — Google has hit out at accusations it was slo...
Frontback update adds React feature to let users leave comments with a photo or short video
Selfinception: Frontback Adds Selfie Comments — All your selfies are belong us. Popular photo-sharing app Frontback just received a major update. You will now be able to leave comments …