Time Warner Cable can dramatically boost your Internet speed at no cost… but only if Google Fiber’s around
In the past we've often marveled at how quickly real competition can get incumbent ISPs to really up their games. Our latest example, via Redditor Xeppo, is Time Warner Cable's vow to "transform TV and Internet experience in the Charlotte area." Not coincidentally, Charlotte is one of the markets where Google Fiber this year announced it's expanding to.
Microsoft’s Apple Pay rival moves one step closer to launch
It’s no secret Microsoft wants to turn mobile Windows 10 devices into digital wallets that work more or less like the Apple Pay, Android Pay (and Google Wallet) and Samsung Pay services that are available on mobile devices from the competition. The company has recently confirmed that future Windows 10 devices will support Host Card Emulation (HCE), a protocol that permits credit card data transmission without the need of a Secure Element available in the SIM card.
On top of that, Microsoft has also quietly applied for licensing to be a money transmitter in all 50 states, Ars Technica reports, a step required before offering mobile payments solutions to its customers.
Why location data is one of the most coveted details apps collect about you
A new study from Carnegie Mellon reveals that smartphone applications collect location-related data a lot more than you think. And as Wired reports, and it’s not always clear what happens with that data and whether it’s safely used by the parties it’s shared with.
Comcast could get dragged kicking and screaming into joining Apple’s TV service
Despite initial reports that content from NBCUniversal (which is owned by Comcast) won't be a part Apple's rumored TV streaming service, contract terms Comcast agreed to when it acquired NBCUniversal back in 2011 may force the media giant's hand.
To pass regulatory scrutiny, Comcast a few years ago agreed that it would make NBCUniversal content available to online video distributors at rates that were comparable to the rates it charges cable providers to carry that same content.
Manhattan DA makes the most over-the-top claim about iPhone encryption we’ve heard yet