If you can’ beat ‘em, sue ‘em, right? That’s the general motto of the U.S. these days. Though in fairness, sometimes it is warranted. In the scope of the cellular world, something needs to be done across varying fronts as consumers often get the shaft. But justice does prevail from time to time as it did in the case — a pre-trial settlement that has AT&T giving customers something that they actually want. Unlock codes… The...

Want to hear something stupid? Alrighty then — in Germany, private citizens will soon be able to be fined for open WiFi networks to the tune of 100 euros ($126 USD). No password, no money. Pretty straight forward. If you look at it at face value, it seems like the government protecting citizens from themselves (and their technological incompetence). But in reality it’s just the government sticking their nose where it doesn’t belong. There are various...

I’m just now working my way through Crysis: Warhead and let me tell you, it’s amazing. After seeing the screenshots of Crysis 2, I’m waiting on the edge of my seat literally. So it can be understood that when I say I’m upset and worried of Crysis 2′s future and story plot when it’s lead writer is facing 2 years in US Federal prison. No, Peter Watts didn’t get busted dealing, murdering, raping, or stealing. According to the stand...

In the digital age, the way we consumer music has changed. Gone (for most anyway) are the days of driving to the record/music store, buying that physical disc, and then driving back home to unwrap and listen to your new collection of songs while flipping through the album art. Nowadays, we download songs a-la-carte and rarely if ever are just listening to a song. With MP3 players being a common household item now, we can listen to music and do pretty much any other task...

Score one for common sense today. The basis of the internet is that the flow of information should be unencumbered and open to all. As more and more businesses finally get around to making the move online however, paywalls, false restrictions, and other types of anti-consumer/greed driven policies are being thrown up all over the place. Not only that, but common sense has been thrown out the window. In numerous cases over the last several years we’ve seen rather...