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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Searching for Fairness on the Internet - NYTimes.com

After weeks of being criticized for a proposal that would have divided the Internet into fast and slow lanes, the Federal Communications Commission put forward a new plan on Thursday. While more balanced than its earlier approach, the commission still seems to be leaning toward creating a two-tiered system that could discriminate against smaller companies and restrict consumer choice.
The F.C.C. has been struggling for years to come up with rules to prevent phone and cable companies from blocking or interfering with Internet content. Last month, the chairman of the agency, Tom Wheeler, appeared to throw in the towel when he proposed regulations that would have allowed telecommunications companies to strike deals with firms like Netflix and Amazon for faster delivery of their videos and other data to consumers.
Searching for Fairness on the Internet - NYTimes.com

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

​Google's self-driving car turns out to be a very smart ride - CNET

Don't mock Google's robo-cars. A ride in one shows that you, the driver, may soon be obsolete.



Google's self-driving car turns out to be a very smart ride - CNET

Ordering Google to Forget - NYTimes.com

In a ruling that could undermine press freedoms and free speech, the highest court of the European Union said on Tuesday that Google must comply with requests from individuals to remove links on search results pages to newspaper articles and other web pages that might cause embarrassment.



Ordering Google to Forget - NYTimes.com

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Best pure Android tablets - CNET





Even if you don't know what bloatware is, it doesn't sound like something you want, right? There's a place for tablets running UI skins and proprietary software, but some people prefer a pure OS experience. Here are the best tablets running the raw, clean power of stock Android.


Best pure Android tablets - CNET