BBC.com broke down the details of the new surveillance bill to be passed in the U.K. No surprise there are opinions from all sides with some saying the bill goes too far and are too intrusive, this type of surveillance is not legal in and other European country or the U.S. Those in favor say these measures are needed to keep the country safe. The article goes on to show what is allowed … [Read more...]
Owner of Realestate.com.au Offers To Buy iProperty.com For $750 Million
According to themercury.com.au, Online property advertiser REA Group which owns and operates of Realestate.com.au has launched a $750 million takeover bid for Southeast Asia-focused iProperty.com REA Group's subsidiary Realestate.com.au today said it was proposing to purchase all iProperty Group's shares at $4 per share, or $1.20 a share plus 0.7 shares in a newly formed unlisted company with an … [Read more...]
Sweden Is #1 In Global Broadband Study; Canada is #2; US 8th, India 24th
Ovum just published a 35 page detailed study,(pdf) entitled the " the Global Broadband Experience Scorecard" which analyzed fixed line broadband use by consumers in the top 30 countries Sweden scored the highest level of broadband experience (with a score of 88%) of the 30 countries researched. The United States has a Score of 8 well below its neighbor to the north, Canada which had a … [Read more...]
Apple Sued For Trademark Infringement Over “Ear Pods”
Direct Sound Headphones, LLC, of a Fenton, Missouri has sued Apple for Trademark Infringement over the term "Ear Pods" Plaintiff, (“Direct Sound” or “Plaintiff”) sued Apple for "violations arising under the Trademark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C. §1051, et seq., (the “Lanham Act”) and for common law trademark infringement and unfair competition under the laws of the State of Missouri, "based on Direct … [Read more...]
Paypal Launches New Branded Site on Paypal.Me: Get Your Vanity Address Now
According to Gizmodo.co.uk, Paypal wants "Paypal.Me to Become a Catchphrase" Paypal has launched a site on Paypal.me to allows users to set up a vanity address on Paypal.me so instead of giving someone an email address to send you money you can tell them to send money to paypal.me/blogs (which is what I just set up before publishing this post). If you already have a Paypal account it's all … [Read more...]
Over 100 Kanye West President Domains Registered Today In Many Extensions Even .XYZ
Since announcing he is running for President of the United States in 2020 at the MTV Music Video Awards last night, people have been registering domain names related to the hip-hop artist promised presidential run. From PresidentKanyeWest.com to Kanye2020.com to people who are really looking down the road registering kanyewestforpresident2024.com and Kanye2028.com there are a lot of domain … [Read more...]
Amazon Getting In 3D Printing Biz? Registers Amazon3DPrinting.com: Filed a Patent in February
Is Amazon.com (AMZN) about to get into the 3D Printing business? Amazon just registered the domain name Amazon3Dprinting.com, after filing a Patent back in February 2015. The domain Amazon3Dprinting.com was just registered by Amazon through brand protection company MarkMonitor.com on August 27th. 3D printing has certainly been one of the hotter trends to take off over the years. Back … [Read more...]