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Gigaom.com Acquired by Knowingly Corp

Knowingly Corp, an internet startup that is based in Austin, has announced that it acquired a portion of the assets of Gigaom.com. Those assets include the website gigaom.com and the content library. Gigaom was founded in 2006 by Om Malik as a technology blog. It grew to become one of the industry's respected sources for tech-related news, events, and research.

Honor Buddy Authentication Closed After WoW Ban

Blizzard Entertainment, creator of World of Warcraft, recently banned more than 100,000 World of Warcraft accounts because of “botting”. As a result, the maker of a bot called Honorbuddy has decided to close Honorbuddy Authentication. This decision means that people who were using the Honorbuddy bot will no longer be able to do so. Honorbuddy is a bot. Some World

Banned WoW Player Posts Petition on WhiteHouse.Gov

It is not unheard of for players who have been banned from playing a video game, due to their own bad actions, to get online and complain about it. Blizzard Entertainment, maker of World of Warcraft (WoW) recently banned players who were using bots. One of those players felt the need to post a petition at WhiteHouse.gov about it. It

Is Your Facebook Feed an Echo Chamber?

Facebook recently did some research in order to discover exactly how much individuals could be, and are, exposed to ideologically diverse news and information in social media. People are increasingly turning to social media for news. Is it your selection of friends, or Facebook's algorithms, that have the most influence on what you see in your News Feed? The Facebook

Satechi’s USB Charging Station Powers 7 Devices at Once

Satechi has a 7-port USB Charging Station Dock that is available now. It is a compact 7.4 x 5.5 inches and is designed to reduce clutter and to avoid taking over valuable desk space. It can charge multiple devices at once without causing a mess of wires. The Charging Station Dock has a total of 7 USB ports. Four of

Teacher Wants Wi-Fi Removed from Schools

There are many schools, all across the United States, that make use of Wi-Fi. There are programs that involve assigning iPads to students. Students and teachers have school related email addresses. Most, if not all schools, have a computer lab. The list goes on. So, why does one California teacher want Wi-Fi removed from all schools? Anura Lawson teaches English

SAGO Cover Protects Your Apple Watch

The Apple Watch ranges in price from $349 to $12,000 depending on which model you want and what kind of band you select. One would assume that people would want to protect this rather expensive smartwatch. There is currently a Kickstarter for the SAGO cover – a protective shell that fits over the Apple Watch and prevents it from damage