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It is Now Legal to Unlock your Cellphone

President Obama signed a bill into law that is going to make a lot of cellphone users very happy. The bill was called the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act. This bill was written in response to a We the People petition that was titled “Make Unlocking Cell Phones Legal”. How does this affect you? It is now legal

Crowdtilt Gets a New Name and Logo

Crowdtilt is one of the websites that people go to when they want to raise money via crowdfunding. They have announced that they are changing their name to Tilt. Naturally, this required an alteration to their logo. Crowdfunding, as you may know, is the act in which a person raises money by asking the good people of the internet to

Drobo Redefines Storage for Creative Professionals

Creative data makes the Drobo line of smart storage solutions. They have launched the Drobo Mini with Solid State Disk (SSD) drive. It can deliver up to 80% more performance compared to a Mini configured with traditional spinning hard drives. The Drobo Mini is the first portable and expandable SSD solution for filmmakers, photographers, and creative professionals. The Drobo Mini

Verizon Will Slow Data Speed for Top 5% of Data Users

Verizon Wireless has announced that they will be slowing data speeds for certain customers. This slowing down will start in October of 2014. It won't affect all users the same way. They are focusing on the customers who use the most data. It ties into Verizon Wireless' Network Optimization policy (which was created in 2011). The purpose of the Network

Foursquare has a New Superhero Logo

There are times when big changes call for a new look. Foursquare has had many things change since Swarm came into existence. Today, the company unveiled a brand new logo. They give some reasoning behind the new logo in their blog. “We designed it to be a mix of map pin and superhero emblem. We've always thought of Foursquare as

AirBaltic is the First Airline to Accept Bitcoin

AirBaltic has become the world's first airline to accept Bitcoin as payment for some of its tickets. The company is Latvia's national airline. It is now possible for people to use Bitcoin to buy an airline ticket to 60 destinations in Europe, Middle East, Russia, and the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). Those who want to use Bitcoin to pay

Turn Photos of Your Lunch Into Real Meals

Have you ever taken a photo of your lunch, or dinner, and posted it to your favorite form of social media? Some of your friends might like your photo, but that's about all that can happen with it. Virgin Mobile is giving people in Australia a way to turn their food pics into real meals. This may influence people to