For Kodachrome Fans, Road Ends at Photo Lab in Kansas – NYTimes.com
Dec 31, 2010 Technology
On Thursday, at a photo studio in Parsons, Kan., the last Kodachrome processing machine in the world will be shut down to be sold for scrap.
Verizon iPhone reportedly coming ‘after CES’
Dec 31, 2010 Technology
Will we finally see a Verizon iPhone in 2011? Almost definitely. But with Android coming on strong, does it matter as much? Apple’s about to find out.
Skype Adds Video-over-3G Capabilities to Its IPhone App
Dec 31, 2010 Technology
Skype has updated its free iPhone app, adding the ability to make video calls over 3G mobile networks. The updated app is available for download from Apple’s app store, Skype announced Thursday.
Americans turn to technology to control impulses
Dec 31, 2010 Technology
Have we entered an era in which electronics serve as mother, cop and coach, because we can’t manage our own desires?
Apple Rejects Manhattan Declaration Again
Dec 31, 2010 Technology
Apple rejected Manhattan Declaration again – an app that denounces homosexuality and other anti-religious behaviors.
China makes Skype illegal
Dec 31, 2010 Technology
China has made Skype illegal, according to state-run media, as the country
continues to shut itself off from the rest of the world.
University To Banks: Stick Your Censorship
Dec 31, 2010 Technology
It feels as if everyone has told bankers where to get off in the past couple of years. That’s certainly the case with a letter written by Cambridge University, though this time it’s not a criticism of irresponsible lending and investment. Instead Britain’s banks have been told to go whistle after demanding that a student’s thesis be censored.
Who Wins and Loses Under the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules
Dec 31, 2010 Technology
With its rules on network neutrality, the FCC has protected the current state of the Internet, left the future of the web unregulated and punted on most of the challenging issues that lay before it — from requiring wireless networks to be open to allowing managed services.
What Was the Biggest Internet Outage of 2010?
Dec 31, 2010 Technology
If anything, 2010 was the year when our reliance on web technology went through the roof. And as our usage went up, so did our expectations of uptime and reliability — as evidenced by the near-panic that set in as these 10 services went (temporarily) down.
Hackers obtain PS3 private cryptography key due to epic programming fail? (video)
Dec 31, 2010 Technology
The 27th annual Chaos Communication Conference already hacked encrypted GSM calls with a $15 cellphone, but there was a second surprise in store this morn — the souls who unlocked the Nintendo Wii’s homebrew potential (and defended it time and again) claim to have broken into the PlayStation 3 as well. Last we left the black monolith, Sony had won a round, forcing the community to downgrade their firmware for any hope at hacking into the console. Well, the newly formed fail0verflow hacking squad says that won’t be a problem any longer, because they’ve found a way to get the PS3 to reveal its