Twitter on Monday launched its prototype app, ‘twttr,’ which lets testers try out new features and provide feedback. Twttr is the social network’s original name. The Twitter Prototype Program will try to make conversations easier to find and follow. Users can…
Firefox has joined Google’s WebP party, another endorsement for the internet giant’s effort to speed up the web with a better image format. Google revealed WebP eight years ago and since then has built it into its Chrome web browser, Android phone…
Google frequently replaces its Doodle with colorful graphics to highlight important events and holidays or honor the contributions of notable people. But on Wednesday, it took a more somber approach, publishing a gray Doodle to reflect the national day of mourning for…
Former President George H. W. Bush passed away on Friday, but his service dog is still by his side. Jim McGrath, spokesman for H.W. Bush, on Sunday tweeted a photo of the 41st president’s service dog, Sully, lying in front of a…
New York has expanded its investigation into fake public comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission last year on the agency’s proposal to roll back net neutrality rules. The probe underway by the New York Attorney General’s Office is now scrutinizing telecom…
When Amazon introduced Prime in 2005, it was an innovative concept. Give the company $79 a year and in exchange, you can get unlimited two-day shipping. That idea sparked a race to drastically speed up delivery times for online purchases. Fourteen…
Our computers are modern marvels of technology, but they haven’t quite reached the sci-fi promised land of futuristic crime solving. You know, where you can tell them to enhance cruddy photos to gather case-breaking evidence. Now at least we can simulate that…
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said a new report from an industry trade group shows his policy to repeal Obama-era net neutrality regulations is working to spur investment in broadband. But net neutrality activists beg to differ. Pai said the findings, published Thursday…
