“2013 was a great year for T-Mobile. Its Uncarrier party shook the wireless industry, and it soon became one of the most talked about companies.”
Ancient patent troll case against Motorola leaves jurors too baffled to reach a verdict
“If the name “Intellectual Ventures” (IV) sounds familiar, that’s because the firm went on a suing spree over patents a few years ago. One of them, a two-year-old lawsuit against Motorola, finally went to court last month, but it’s already hit a snag: the judge just declared it a mistrial.”
Twitter offers researchers data grants to study your 140-character LOLs
“There’s a veritable wealth of data to be gleaned from the world’s tweets, but apparently it’s not so easy for researchers to get a hold of.”
Cisco: The U.S. officially enters the gigabyte era of mobile data consumption
“Mobile users the world over came close to doubling their mobile data consumption between 2012 and 2013 as average monthly usage peaked well over 1 GB in the U.S, and several other countries, according to Cisco Systems’ new Visual Networking Index report on global mobile data trends.”
Not that the meals stopped, but since it’s been a while since I thanked Applied! Thanks Applied!
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Google’s Open Source VP9 Codec to Be Supported Almost All Hardware Makers
“Finally, we’re going to see an open source video codec take over the web and video streaming.”
Don’t like Twitter’s new design? Here’s how you can change it
“Luckily, the author of Bootstrap, Mark Otto, has made available a script that allows users to change the design themselves.”
Record Companies’ Lawsuit Against Vimeo Heads Toward Appellate Showdown
“A copyright infringement lawsuit against Vimeo, owned by Barry Diller’s IAC, has taken another step forward after a federal judge in New York issued a new ruling on Tuesday.”
Amazon Prime Was Too Good to Be True After All
“The price of “free” two-day shipping is about to go up. That was the message from Amazon executives last week, who said that shipping costs would probably force them to raise the price of the company’s popular Amazon Prime program. Now $79 per year, the cost could go up $20 to $40 more.”
Two Espressos Enhance Your Long-Term Memory
“Many of us would he hard-pressed to function without our morning coffee, but now there’s compelling evidence that it could actually help enhance your long-term memory.”
