CBS and Paramount, the two studios that own the rights to Star Trek, announced a list of 10 guidelines for fan film creators this week. The studios are saying that they “will not object to, or take legal action against” filmmakers that follow the new rules (although the studios added that “CBS and Paramount Pictures reserve the right to revise, revoke and/or withdraw these...
Unswayed by Axanar, CBS and Paramount offer 10 rules for fan film makers
4U Storage Pods offer 240TB of storage for 3.6¢/GB
That's a lot of hard disks. (credit: Backblaze)
For the last few years, we've looked at the hard disk reliability numbers from cloud backup and storage company Backblaze, but we've not looked at the systems it builds to hold its tens of thousands of hard disks. In common with some other cloud companies, Backblaze publishes the specs and designs...
Google Fiber ends free 5Mbps Internet offer in Kansas City
This offer from Google is being phased out in Kansas City. (credit: Google)
Google Fiber is no longer offering free Internet service to any customer who wants it in Kansas City.
While Google Fiber is most famous for its $ 70-per-month gigabit plan, customers could also get slow Internet—5Mbps downloads and 1Mbps uploads—without paying a monthly service...
Amazon’s delivery network continues to expand, retailer to offer two-hour delivery in Berlin, report says
Amazon plans...
Amazon flip flops and will offer encryption on Fire devices come spring
Talk about a fast course correction.
Less than 48 hours after pundits and security experts began blasting Amazon for removing the option to encrypt data on Fire devices, the company...
Seahawks want to offer mobile loyalty program next season with discounts for game-day fans
More and more people are using their smartphones at Seahawks games and the team wants to capitalize on this growing trend. Chip Suttles, the Seahawks VP of Technology, spoke at a Seahawks Mobility Summit on Tuesday evening in Seattle hosted by Extreme Networks, a Bay Area-based company that operates the WiFi network at CenturyLink Field which debuted before the start of the 2014-15 season. GeekWire caught up with Suttles after the panel discussion...
Sperm off-switch may offer men reversible contraceptive
With the flip of two switches, men could one day curb their sperm flow and activate easily reversible birth control, according to ballsy German inventor Clemens Bimek.
Bimek, a carpenter who was frustrated with the lack of male-controlled contraceptives, came up with the idea after watching a television show about anatomy. Determined that his sperm shut-off method would work,...
Startup Spotlight: CareCap lets healthcare providers offer flexible payment plans to patients
In his years helping companies get out of financial distress, Nevil Hermer observed a trend. Healthcare deductibles were increasing and employees in need of care were becoming more and more squeezed for money. “Given my background in HR, which has included managing healthcare insurance for...