Google, Verizon discuss net neutrality

Aug 5, 2010
Reports say Google and Verizon have been trying to hammer out a shared vision of how the future of the Internet should work. Reporter Steve Henn talks with Kai Ryssdal about how a deal could impact consumers and why we should care.

Companies can use trademarks as Google keywords

Aug 5, 2010
A European court has ruled Google can allow advertisers to use other companies' trademarks as registered keywords in their ads.

Google, Verizon deal could change net neutrality

Aug 5, 2010
A deal between Google and Verizon could set the stage for big companies to pay for the privilege of speeding up delivery of their own content to consumers.

Are Internet apps killing the telephone number?

Aug 5, 2010
Internet apps from Vonage to Skype are making the act of dialing a telephone number obsolete.

Angry Birds: An Appreciation, by Paul F. Tompkins

Aug 3, 2010
(Note: We noticed on Twitter a while back that famed comedian and friend of the show Paul F. Tompkins was somewhat obsessed with the iPhone game...

Amazon, Apple under investigation for e-book pricing

Aug 3, 2010
Connecticut's Attorney General announced an investigation into Amazon and Apple's potential anti-competitive pricing of e-books.

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The latest theft site for hackers

Jul 30, 2010
Tess Vigeland talks to Nicholas Percoco of Trustwave, an information security group, about how hackers can get your credit card information during a hotel stay.

Convention hackers told to keep it conventional

Jul 29, 2010
Attendees of this week's Black Hat and DefCon hacker conventions are being told to hush up.

Goldman Sachs to employees: Watch your e-words

Jul 29, 2010
After a string of congressional hearings put Goldman Sachs's e-mails under intense scrutiny, the firm has decided it would rather put its foot down...