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The True Cost of Piracy [Infographic]

In 2010, the Government Accountability Office announced that previous reports on the cost of piracy could not be substantiated. So what does piracy cost us?

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Is Apple’s Brand Morphing At The Retail Level?

There are a few clues that Apple will be changing their retail strategy in the coming year as they expand their retail empire within Target stores.

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Un-Printer Inventor: This Could Work

Researchers at Cambridge University and the Bavarian Laser Centre published a paper last week on how laser radiation can be used to remove the toner from laser-printed pages. But could the technique ever be environmentally feasible? A lead researcher on the project thinks it could – and sooner than you’d think.

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Sparrow’s Advisor John Maeda Shows Importance Of Design Centered Startups

My email situation is a serious mess. I’m sure you can relate. I have four different Google Apps accounts and an Outlook account. I’ve given up on checking all but.

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Sqoot Apology Round 2: “We Can Do Better”

Yesterday we reported that sponsors of the “Boston API Jam” were pulling out after the host, daily deal API service Sqoot, listed women as an event ‘perk’ ( See more here).  After being berated with criticism by both.

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Comedians Continue To Cut Out The Middle Man

This week Aziz Ansari released his newest stand up special titled Dangerously Delicious for download exclusively on his website. Ansari is the third comedian now to cut out the middle.

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Sponsors Pull Out of Boston API Jam Over Sqoot’s Sexist Event Copy

New York-based daily deal API service Sqoot may not be able to recover after the worst startup PR crisis in recent history. Sqoot just lost the majority of the sponsors.

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2012 Retro Handheld Roundup

This year will see at least two new gaming portables hitting the market with the GameGadget and SNK’s slick NEOGEO handheld. With mobile gaming running rampant on smartphones everywhere, and.

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NetZero To Offer Free Mobile Broadband. Sort Of.

Last-generation internet provider NetZero announced today that they will offer one year of free mobile broadband to users who purchase a mid-range 4G modem. The company has framed the new.

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A Lawyer’s Take On The Apple Siri Lawsuit

Apple is currently being sued by Chinese writers, 13 people who are suing a number of mobile companies – including Apple – and a guy from Brooklyn who is pissed.

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