On Tuesday, the EU accepted a proposal to consider internet censorship as a trade barrier. The proposer of the policy, Jules Maaten, feels that this would protect online freedom of speech.Justice John Stevens has this to say about internet censorship:
As a matter of constitutional tradition, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, [...]

There are reports spreading that Apple is currently trying to patent the pinch mechanism it built into the iPhone and the recently released iPod Touch & MacBook Air devices.
If the patents were approved, companies that had plans to implement a multi-touch sensor in their devices will find a roadblock to their development even though Apple [...]

That kinda sucks…I’d have to wait till the end of 2008 to see what TMO releases as their Android-run phone. I was thinking about getting the 16GB iPhone, but it’d be unlocked and I don’t want the risk of iTunes messing that up for me, so that’s not going to happen.
I’m getting an N95. [...]

Starbucks has released news that they will be ending their Hotspot contract with T-Mobile and signing on AT&T.  The pricing structure is also to change.  The change is scheduled to occur sometime this spring.
Do you have a T-Mobile hotspot plan?  What locations aside from ‘bucks are you connected to?

That’s right, Microsoft has agreed to purchase Palo Alto based Danger, Inc., the makers of the SideKick phones which are exclusively sold through T-Mobile.
The AP reports that:
Ramon Llamas, an analyst for the technology research group IDC, said the deal is interesting because Danger devices like T-Mobile’s Sidekick and SunCom Wireless Inc.’s Hiptop are aimed at [...]

I received a notice last week that I’d have a blackout between 11 - 4pm today, and my digital clocks are all blinking so I can safely assume that it did occur. I was chatting with my coworkers about it a few days ago and one of them mentioned that his friend in a [...]

There’s a rumor going around that Google might acquire Plaxo. It’d be a smart decision on Google’s part as their current Google Apps offering does not have a good contact management system in place.
Plaxo is also a Google advocate, having recently also entered the social networking realm and speaking highly of Google’s OpenSocial.
What are [...]

“With two-thirds of the nation saying the country is on the wrong course, the two parties are offering candidates both of whom played major roles in setting that course. And neither probable nominee has advanced ideas to deal with the crises America faces, nor even shown any great awareness that the country is in crisis.” [...]

eBay recently announced it will be making some significant changes to the feedback system. Among these changes is one thing that I find to be really stupid. They will begin banning sellers that leave negative feedback about buyers.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve had to deal with a few buyers who were [...]

With the recent news of Yahoo! laying off close to 1000 employees due to a muted outlook released by Jerry Yang, will this acquisition be a positive outcome for Yahoo employees?
Microsoft most likely wants to pick up Yahoo (and they’ve tried in the past, but failed) because they want to gain in the online advertising [...]