Is Facebook’s Internet.org the Anti-Net Neutrality in Action?
The idea sounds great—provide Internet access for the millions of people in developing areas that don’t have it. But in the process of putting that knowledge at the fingertips of that underserved community, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s Internet.org has drawn a bright line between the haves and have-nots. Zuckerberg’s plan, developed with manufacturers such as […]
Microsoft replaces Live Mesh with SkyDrive in Windows bundle
Live Mesh users, read the Windows Essentials 2012 fine print. Microsoft is doing what some had feared in latest services bundle — replacing it with SkyDrive, which still doesn’t offer the same set of features. Microsoft yesterday released a new bundle of free services meant to complement Windows 7 and Windows 8. Now known as […]
Tim Cook: ‘I’ve never really felt the weight of trying to be Steve’
“Steve’s legacy will always be in the DNA of the company, of bringing in the best people,” Cook said. “I wouldn’t get overly focused on who does what piece.” In a live interview at the D10 conference tonight in Palos Verdes, Calif., Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked once again what it’s like to fill […]
Miami Valley crime lab losing business to state
Three area police departments have dropped contracts with the Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory, and there is concern others will follow, threatening the viability of a lab that currently provides evidence analysis for 100 jurisdictions in southwest Ohio. The departures provide the first evidence that the downtown Dayton lab, which employs 26 other folks, is […]