On Friday, February 13, 2015, a Mississippi federal judge, Judge Henry T. Wingate, held a hearing to determine whether or not Google had to turn over documents in response to a subpoena issued to it by Mississippi Attorney General, Jim Hood. The 79-page subpoena in question was issued in October 2014. It ordered Google to …
Good news for Apple fetishists – now even your car can be anointed with Steve Jobs’ blessing! This past week, reports began circulating that the monolithic technology developer, responsible for such greats as iTunes and the iPhone, had entered the arena of automotive design. “People familiar with the matter” have indicated that Apple now has …
In the United States, there has been a resurgence of heating homes with wood heaters. This trend is due to economic pressures and the movement to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Internationally, nearly half of the world’s population uses biomass-fueled stoves to cook. It is estimated that these cookstoves contribute to approximately 4 million …
The Innovation Act was reintroduced this month by Rep. Bob Goodlatte in an effort to reform U.S. patent laws. The bill is focused on addressing patent trolls; however, some are concerned the bill overreaches and threatens innovation. Typical patent trolls are companies that purchase as many vague patents as possible with the objective of suing …
Federal regulators at the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced on February 5, 2015 that were planning to reclassify broadband internet as a utility to ensure net neutrality. The FCC and internet service providers (“ISPs”) have been struggling with the idea of net neutrality as digital media and internet usage continues to increase demands for internet …
Qualcomm, Inc., has agreed to pay the largest fine in China’s corporate history to settle an antimonopoly claim based on its activities within the Asian superpower. Click here. The San Diego based tech company manufactures computer chips used in smartphones, including those made by Apple, Samsung, LG, and Sony. Click here. Many consider the company …
The ideas, views, and opinions contained in this article belong solely to the author and are not representative of the views of any organization the author is associated with. Reports have emerged from sites like Reddit about e-cigarettes infecting computers with malware. Malware is any software used to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information, or …
The American war on drugs has a well-documented track record of disproportionately impacting racial minorities and the poor. That’s why the arrest, trial, and conviction of a man who called himself “The Dread Pirate Roberts,” a reference to the 1987 movie The Princess Bride, is noteworthy. Ross Ulbricht now stands convicted of federal money laundering, …
In an evolving world where people use technology to communicate more and more, the legal world has to make changes to keep up. For instance, text messaging and online chatting are becoming main forms of communication for many people, which are both much different than face-to-face communication because you cannot hear the tone of the …
Radio frequency identification and microchips have become much more accessible and prominent in everyday life. Whether it’s to keep people from stealing in stores, or to locate the home of a lost pet, RFID chips have a wide range of use. However, some people in the technology world believe that microchips are about to become …