Google has been getting a lot of bad press lately for implementing Buzz into Gmail with no prior warning. If you’ve been reading said bad press you’ll have heard that the Buzz implementation actually posed a major privacy issue. Well, Google has issued an apology stating that they are very sorry and that people were [...]

The Floater Concept Phone is another brainchild of designer Mac Funamizu. It features surfer maneuvering-inspired lines where the phone will set on the table until an incoming call is received. Once there is a call, it will nod or rotate to alert you while a variant known as Floater B comes with a sliding form [...]

Here is something that is sure to make those conducting sketchy business let out a sigh of relief – The Supreme Court of Ohio has officially deemed it illegal to search someones cellphone without first acquiring a search warrant. The court reached its conclusion by saying a cellphone is a device capable of storing private [...]

I bet you keep your cell phone number private right? Or at least you think you do! It looks like anyone could find out any cell phone number and corresponding address and make an inappropriate visit to your house with a bullhorn and a message. That’s what John Hargrave did! He went to Verizon’s CEO, [...]

Here’s some disturbing piece of news or better yet, ab unconfirmed rumor. It looks like BlackBerry owners in the UAE have received a performance enhancement patch from Etisalat, their official carrier. Said patch is apparently something else! It’s a spyware that will ultimately give Etisalat access to its customers’ messages and maybe more. Well that’s [...]

For those of you unaware of the Pirate Party, then let me present it to you. The Pirate Party is a real party in Sweden, founded in 2006, and it tries to offer a different view on copyright, patents, privacy online and in day to day life and transparency. Since 2006 it grew more and [...]