Laptop size is a personal preference. Having owned numerous 15- and 13-inch laptops and used various 11-inch ones, 13 inches is very much my sweet spot: a big-enough screen that I can have a bunch of open windows and a small-enough package that it's not too burdensome to carry around or...
Dell XPS 15 review: A bigger version of the best PC laptop [Updated]
Bernie Sanders lawyers to Wikipedia: Take down our logo, you’re violating DMCA [Updated]
A lawyer representing Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has demanded that several of the campaign's logos be removed from Wikipedia, saying that reproducing the logos violate copyright law. The Wikimedia Foundation has complied with the DMCA takedown notice and removed the notices.
It's fairly surprising that the campaign would seek to ban wide distribution of its logos, which are...
Updated NFL playoff picks: Microsoft Bing predicts Super Bowl champion
Bing Predicts updated its NFL playoff picks after Wild Card weekend, but still thinks the Patriots will win Super Bowl 50. Using models which involve “traditional statistical models coupled with social listening and search analysis,” Microsoft’s search engine laid out its NFL playoff picks...
The Girl Scouts are back at CES, showing off their updated digital cookie sales platform
LAS VEGAS – Last year’s surprise CES exhibitor was the Girl Scouts, showing off their new digital cookie ordering program. The Girl Scouts are back at CES 2016 this year, highlighting Digital Cookie 2.0...
Copyright tribunal slaps Pandora with 20 percent rate increase [Updated]
Internet radio services like Pandora will have to pay more to artists and their representative groups, according to a decision released today by the Copyright Royalty (CRB). The basic per-song rates paid by Pandora will go from $ ...
Judge says FanDuel, DraftKings must stop in NY—but appeals court issues a stay [Updated]
Update (12a, Saturday 12/12): An appeals court in New York has issued an emergency stay of a lower-court's ruling that daily fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings must shut down their New York operations. “The day has ended well and now New Yorkers who love daily fantasy sports can continue to play,” Randy Mastro, DraftKings’ attorney,...
Amazon reveals updated delivery drone design in new photos and video
Amazon today released new photos and a video showing off a redesigned version of its delivery drone. It’s been almost exactly two years since Amazon first announced the “Amazon Prime Air” project and the company today showed off a new prototype drone that will deliver packages through the air directly to customers’ doorsteps in as little as 30 minutes. Here’s...