All posts tagged "Technology"
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The Last Gasps of Net Neutrality
After much anticipation and media speculation, the FCC released its latest net neutrality proposal, essentially easing the way...
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You and Beyonce Have Something in Common: Constant Surveillance
As the Solange-Jay Z-Beyonce triangle of caught-on-tape scandal dies down, one major question remains: how much privacy are...
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Alibaba Creates a Stir With IPO Filing and WeTalk App
Tech startup Alibaba is making major headlines with its decision to file for an IPO. Alibaba is certainly...
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Leaked FCC Documents Signal Bad News for Startups
The difference between believing that the internet is vital to life and just accepting it as a useful tool...
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Aereo Technology Drives Innovation, But How Will SCOTUS Rule?
Tech startup Aereo continued to disrupt the market this week when the Supreme Court heard arguments in the...
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Want to Hook Up? Better Get on Tinder
I recently discovered Tinder, the latest dating app craze, after a friend tweeted about her shame over having to...
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Why Did USAID Actually Create Zunzuneo, the Cuban Twitter?
It seems like the US just can’t catch a break on the international relations front these days. Just...
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New App Mahana Takes Fine Dining Into the Tech Age
Mahana, the latest development in the race to serve millions of diners, will be the most tech-friendly way...
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S.1720: A Real Solution to Patent Trolling?
Patent trolls have long been a problem in the realm of intellectual property, but companies have yet to...
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Spokefly, Austin Tech Startup, Spreads Peer-to-Peer Bike Sharing
Austin, Texas is home to many innovative tech startups. Recently I discovered a wonderful peer-to-peer bike sharing startup...
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Watch List: 5 Crazy, Cool, or Just Plain Bizarre Startups to Watch
Here at Law Street, we love startups (probably because we are one). So of course we furiously followed...
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Keep the Love Between Us
Couples in long distance relationships don’t have the luxury of taking for granted a goodnight kiss or comforting...
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Movies Are About to Get 80 Percent More Visually Exciting
Temporarily escaping the real world while sitting in a theater enveloped by the kind of darkness that can...
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Security Breach: The Senate Wants to Protect Your Information
In response to Target’s massive data breach affecting nearly 110 million consumers, the Data Security and Breach Notification...
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Will Streaming become Illegal?
Internet legalities, security, and commerce are confusing. There a lot of gray areas when it comes to what...
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The Seedy Side of Bitcoin
Bitcoin — the cryptocurrency in the form of digital coins — allows financial transactions to be completed over...
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Alcohol Apps Can Save Your Rep & Your Life
Have you ever woken up after a night of drinks and fun, reached for your phone, and were...
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Computer Programming as a Foreign Language?
A new idea is being proposed that could dramatically change education requirements in United States public schools. In...
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SOTU: Sizeable Opportunities in Technology Unfilled
The President’s State of the Union address sounded similar to some of his previous addresses, but that’s not necessarily...
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Did Your Toaster Just Spam Me?
I was watching television recently when I saw an awesome AT&T commercial that summed up the greatness that...
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This Fat-Shaming Bra Is Really Sexist and Terrible
Good afternoon, lovelies! How many of you are having a snow day today? Lucky bastards. Well, while you’re lounging...
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The Cellphone Come Up: How Selling Your Cell Can Pay Your Rent
So…I hate Sprint. The service is unreliable, slow, and (appropriately) the laughing stock of networks — unless you’re...
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Computer Software Patents: To Be or Not to Be Eligible for Protection?
The Supreme Court has granted certiorari to adjudicate the highly contested issue of which software innovations may be...
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Trade Dress Naughtiness: Why Some of Santa’s Elves May Not Make ‘The List’
Let’s talk toys. In the trade dress community, there appears to be some naughtiness afoot. Here’s the nitty-gritty on...
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Don’t Kill the “Kill Switch”
You may think that technological advances ensure a more secure future but think again, as technology evolves, ability...
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Need a Gun? Just Print One Out
Three-dimensional printing has become a new hot tech trend in recent years. 3-D printers build things through an...
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Google’s Neck Tattoo: The Ink That Makes You Think
Technology is becoming increasingly invasive awesome-sauce with developments such as Android allowing you to scan your face and Apple...
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Google Glasses: a Whole New Level of Distracted Driving
As technological advances make our lives easier, will our laws need to change to keep up with the...
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Patent Trolls: Monsters vs. America
What is really going on in the patent world these days? Last week I told you about the...
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Samsung Ban Upheld: Why Apple Can’t Stop Won’t Stop
Apple recently requested an import ban against a few of Samsung’s products, including their smartphones and tablets. I...
