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The NSA Trained Edward Snowden To Be An Elite Hacker
In 2010 the National Security Agency (NSA) taught Edward Snowden how to turn the world's largest spy agency inside out.Snowden, through a NSA course that trains security professionals to think like...
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Startup Androidly Bets That Smartwatches Will Kill The Entire Smartphone Market
Four-person startup Androidly has set out to create a smarter smartwatch.Androidly is a full-fledged smartphone that you wear on your wrist. Most smartwatches out there today merely serve as a...
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FINALLY! There Is Now 4G Mobile Coverage On The Summit Of Mount Everest
Mount Everest now has 4G coverage at 5,200 metres above sea level, thanks to Huawei and China Mobile.Climbers will now be able to live stream the view from Mount Everest after the technology companies...
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Google's Decision To Pay $12.5 Billion For Motorola Looks Even Worse This...
Google's $12.5 billion acquisition, Motorola, is finally ready to actually deliver a product. Motorola started advertising the Moto X, its mid-range smartphone which is going to have to compete with...
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Audio Of NSA Recruiters Being Called Out By University Of Wisconsin Students...
Two recruiters for the National Security Agency (NSA), which has been facing scrutiny after documents leaked by Edward Snowden exposed that it spies on the entire world, recently visited a language...
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Amazon Accused Of Screwing Small Publishers By Increasing Prices Against...
Now that Amazon has all but killed off brick-and-mortar bookstores as a source of competition — leaving huge stretches of the globe where online book sales are the only option — it is quietly raising...
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Vice President Joe Biden Railed Against NSA Domestic Spying In 2006
The following video of Joe Biden discussing NSA domestic spying in 2006 is making the rounds on Reddit.Then-Senator Biden (D-Del.) argued that metadata is "very, very intrusive" to the privacy of...
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Inside Responsive Design: The Pros And Cons Of The Popular Mobile Strategy
Responsive design, a technology that stretches or shrinks Web pages to fit differently sized screens, has emerged as the most-often recommended manner of optimizing content for mobile devices. This...
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Someone Made A Fake Jay-Z Samsung App That Showed Anti-Obama Messages On July 4
Jay-Z just released his newest album — Magna Carta Holy Grail — for free via an official app only for some owners of Samsung's Galaxy range of phones.The app's popularity, along with its exclusivity...
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Motorola Bets You'll Want To Customize Your Next Smartphone With Colors And...
Motorola hasn't been shy about its upcoming flagship phone. In fact, it's pre-announced the device at least twice in the last few months, most notably when the company's CEO Dennis Woodside spilled the...
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CHART OF THE DAY: It's Been A Pretty Bad Year For Smartphone Makers (AAPL, NOK)
It's been a rough year for the shares of major smartphone makers. All of them are down, as you can see in this chart. For some context, the S&P is up ~10% for the year.The problem for smartphone...
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Jay-Z Wants A Ton Of Private Data From Anyone Who Downloads His...
Good morning, Adland. Here's what you need to know today:Jay-Z's Samsung-sponsored download of his new album, "Magna Carta Holy Grail," asks for a huge amount of personal marketing data before anyone...
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How Travis Kalanick Went From An Expensive, Quarter Of A Trillion Dollar...
Travis Kalanick is no stranger to legal battles. After dropping out of UCLA to work on a file sharing company Sour, Kalanick found his startup sued for a quarter of a trillion dollars and filed for...
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Apple's App Store Is Getting Cumbersomely Large
Five years ago, the iTunes App Store kicked off business with a few hundred apps sorted into around twenty different subject areas. Today, our favorite app store has an organization problem. Every...
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NOW HIRING: Business Insider Is Looking For A Talented Front-End Designer
Business Insider is hiring a talented front-end designer to join our growing design team and help us create exceptional interactive experiences.The web designer will assist with new initiatives and...
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How Social Media Is Being Used To Amplify TV Advertising
Research has shown that TV-watching and social media usage isn't mutually exclusive. Consumers appear to love using social media while they watch TV. Many discuss what they're watching, and these...
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Startup Dollar Shave Club Has Sold 20,000 Butt Wipes
Dollar Shave club, an online subscription service that sends men shaving gear and other toiletries, told AllThingsD this week that it's sold 20,000 of its latest product: One Wipe Charlies. One Wipe...
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PORN: The Hidden Engine That Drives Innovation In Tech
Even though Google Glass just banned porn, the adult industry still looks to adapt and drive new technology.Whether its interactive motion-controlled porn, sexual avatars, biofeedback or 3D video, the...
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Twitter May Have Handed Microsoft A Huge Victory In Its War Against Google...
Twitter's decision to honor "Do Not Track" settings in web surfers' browsers when it launches its ad exchange will doubtlessly be greeted with bunting and champagne at the headquarters of...
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Samsung Has A Bizarre Anti-Apple Commercial Airing In Iceland Starring Some...
It's a commercial for Samsung's flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone. We first spotted it on BGR.And we're not entirely sure what to make of it:SEE ALSO: Everything you need to know about Apple's next...
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