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The Unlimited Data Plan Dream is Dead

We have reached the end of the end of unlimited data, with Verizon CFO Fran Shammo announcing that the grandfathered in unlimited 3G data holders will have to relenquish their wealth of data when they migrate over to the 4G network.

By Dashiell Bennett

May 10, 2012

The U.S. Navy's first large scale electronic computer to be installed in a naval shipyard, is now in service at Mare Island Shipyard, March 20, 1958, Vallejo, Calif.

The U.S. Government Has Collected More Data Than It Could Ever Possibly Read

Few large organizations are better at collecting data than the federal government, but actually making sense of it all is one challenge they might not be up for.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

May 3, 2012

Lies You Can Get Away with on Facebook (and Lies You Can't)

As Facebook has become more hegemonic, about a quarter of its users have started crafting fake personae, fudging some personal details on the social network in order to, they say, protect their privacy and data, according to a new Consumer Reports survey.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Apr 18, 2012

The Totally Made Up Spectrum Crisis

Wireless carriers are begging the government to give them more spectrum, claiming a coming shortage because of data-hungry cell-phone users.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Mar 21, 2012

The iPad Is Turning Everyone Into Expensive Data Superusers

With the iPad selling like too-warm cakes (get it?!) and the expansion of 4G LTE networks we are all turning into very expensive super-users.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Feb 7, 2012

With Its Own iPhone Scandal, Path Has Officially Made It

We'd like to congratulate smartphone only, micro-social network Path on its first mini-scandal, as it signals a sort of ascent to relevance in the social networking world.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jan 6, 2012