ANNE, the 2D nostalgia-laden platformer from developer Mo, hit its $ 70,000 Kickstarter goal, and from today it still has nine days left to earn more money. In a multilingual thank you update, Mo said words couldn’t express his gratitude, [...]
US Senate passes internet sales tax bill, faces a stiff fight in House
The debate over taxing out-of-state online sales in the US has been raging for years, but there are signs that the often messy saga is finally winding to a close… well, maybe. The Senate just voted 69-27 in favor of [...]
Cellphone Unlocking Petition Passes 100,000 Signatures, White House Response Guaranteed
More than 100,000 Americans are asking the White House for action on the recently enacted ban on unlocking cellphones under carrier contract. The ‘Make Unlocking Cellphones Legal’ petition, located on the White House’s We The People petition site, has surpassed [...]
Pebble, The Crowdfunded Smartwatch, Passes FCC En Route To Shipping
The Pebble smartwatch is most certainly in the limelight. After raising bookoodles of money on Kickstarter, the crowdfunded smartwatch has garnered the attention of the masses in a major way. And now, after it missed its September ship date, it's [...]
House passes unanimous resolution to ban UN regulation of the internet
In a rare showing of bipartisanship, the House unanimously passed a resolution to ban UN regulation of the internet at the hands of the ITU (International Telecommunication Union). It states that the US would “continue working to implement the position [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note II ‘Phablet’ Passes Five Million Channel Sales In ~Two Months
At the start of this month Samsung announced that channel sales of its mini-tablet-sized smartphone, the Galaxy Note II, had passed three million unit sales in 37 days on sale. Now the Korean mobile maker has announced that cumulative global channel [...]
Bryce Bayer, Pioneer In Imaging, Passes Away At 83
The greater technology world has lost a true pioneer this week. Bryce Bayer, the Eastman Kodak scientist who is largely credited with inventing much of what we currently know to be digital image, passed away at the age of 83. [...]
Blackberry 10 Passes U.S. Security Testing
Research in Motion (RIM) has secured a key U.S. government security clearance, paving the way for its not-yet-released BlackBerry 10 to be the device of choice for the feds. RIM said its BlackBerry 10 received its U.S. Federal Information Processing [...]
PS3 passes safety certification in China, valid to 2016
The PlayStation 3 received regulatory approval in China via the China Compulsory Certificate, which outlines safety requirements for participation in the Chinese market. Sony was granted the Certificate in July and it is valid through 2016. Consoles in general have [...]
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