Maria Conchita Alonso evicted from Vagina Monologues after Controversial Ad


She has appeared on screen countless times. Female thespian, Maria Conchita Alonso has played roles in The Running Man with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Moscow on the Hudson alongside Robbin Williams. A...

Court Prods FCC In Unexpected Direction In Last Week’s Verizon Ruling


By Andy Oram A court ruling this past Tuesday on FCC “network neutrality” regulation closes and opens a few paths in a three-way chess game that has been going on for years between the US District...

Steam Matters For Indie Developers – ‘Day Z’ Offers A Million Reasons Why


As Day Z racks up a million sales in four weeks, Steam once again demonstrates its ability to make a game – even when its creator is warning casual players not to buy it yet. Dead Reckoning PC...
    






Will Wearable Computing Be Tim Cook’s Rubicon or Waterloo?


Many misinterpreted my column of yesterday as predicting that Tim Cook and Apple will fail. Even Paul Carroll, my “New Killer Apps” coauthor, took it that way, and suggested that Napoleon at the...
    






Better To Export Natural Gas Fracking Or Advanced Coal Technologies?


World leaders are about to gather in Abu Dhabi to discuss how to feed the global energy appetite with the cleanest fuels and the most modern tools. Questions are bound to crop up involving whether to...
    






Starbucks ‘Chose Convenience Over Security’ In Leaving iOS App Vulnerable


Is it better for mobile apps to be easy-to-use, or secure? It’s a question that app developers constantly grapple with in the face of a competitive landscape, and it can sometimes take a data breach...
    






Guns, Rods … And Titanium


To call Dave Lamoureux a fishing enthusiast would be an understatement. He set a new record, catching a 157-pound Bluefin tuna from his kayak off the coast of Cape Cod in 2009. A former Wall Street...
    






Monster allegedly marketing energy drinks to children


Monster Beverage Corporation may be facing its toughest opponent yet. A duo of lawyers from San Francisco and New York have joined forces to investigate the company's alleged involvement in marketing...