Leaders In House And Senate Postpone Piracy Laws

The push for controversial legislation known as SOPA and PIPA appears to have unraveled completely after leaders in both the House and Senate put the bills on ice.

PIPA and SOPA votes pushed back in the face of overwhelming opposition

In the face of overwhelming opposition from just about every major technology company and the general public, the US Senate and House have decided to delay votes on the anti-piracy bills known as PIPA (Senate) and SOPA (House). Majority leader Harry R…

At GOP debate, all four candidates oppose SOPA

The swelling coalition against the Stop Online Piracy Act gained three new members on Thursday night: Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Santorum. The fourth debate participant, Rep. Ron…

XBox Live update produces color issues, poor video resolution

Microsoft’s recent XBox Live update has led to washed-out colors and sub-1080p playback in certain videos, and the company plans to release a fix—but only for one of those problems. XBox Live liaison Major Nelson says a up…

T-Mobile’s ‘Nudge, nudge’ bonuses revealed

Walk into any T-Mobile store and dither a bit and you’ll find a cavalcade of freebies thrown in. The operator’s outlined an “under the counter” bonus to coax fence-dwelling customers to open their wallets. Upgrade to “Unlimited-Premium 5GB” or “Unlim…

Reid shelves PROTECT IP Act in response to "recent events"

Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is putting the PROTECT IP Act on hold. “In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday’s vote on the PROTECT IP Act,” he said in a tweet.

“There’s no reason that legitimate issues raised abo…

@seismologists collect #data, 140 characters at a time

On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered 40 miles northwest of Richmond, Virginia had the East Coast abuzz. As you’d expect, social media lit up as people reported the experience. You can actually see …