Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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CES 2015: The Internet of Things, All the Time
Every January, tens of thousands of journalists, tech executives, developers, startup kids, hardware freaks, and gamers descend on Las Vegas for the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES),… -
When Your Shopping Bot Becomes a Lawbreaker
Who’s responsible when a bot breaks the law? A collective of Swiss artists faced that very question when they coded the Random Darknet Shopper, an online shopping bot, to purchase random items fr… -
Can Google Glass Survive 2015?
Google Glass was supposed to be the Next Big Thing, redefining wearable electronics as an era in which people walked around with computers strapped to their faces. Instead, there’s a growing sens… -
Why Email Isn't Going Away Anytime Soon
Email’s not going anywhere, according to new data from the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project. Of the 1,066 adult Internet users surveyed by Pew in September 2014, some 61 percent reported em… -
Jump-Start Your Tech Job Search from Scratch
It’s a brand new year, and by all indications the economy’s doing pretty well, which means that a lot of people will begin looking for a new, possibly better job. If you’re one of those job seeke… -
'Wolf' Topped 2014's List of Most-Pirated Movies
It’s easier than ever to pirate online content, a fact that’s compelled millions of people to download movies illegally. Piracy-tracking firm Excipio recently put together a list of the most-pira… -
Tour 'Minecraft' Creator's Mansion... In 'Minecraft'
Markus “Notch” Persson released the Minecraft beta in 2010. Although he intended the world-building game as a fun side project, it quickly grew into an international phenomenon, enriching him to… -
Sorry, Your Online Privacy Is Doomed: Report
What’s the future of privacy? The Pew Research Center (a nonpartisan think tank) recently asked 2,511 privacy experts and “Internet builders” to offer their predictions on how security and privac… -
Does Anyone Want a BlackBerry 'Classic'?
For a long time, BlackBerry tried to compete with Apple’s iPhone on the latter’s terms, building a progression of touch-screen devices that never really seemed to hit with either businesses or co… -
Google Cardboard: The Android of VR?
When Facebook dropped a cool $2 billion to purchase virtual-reality firm Oculus VR earlier this year, it was seen as a way for CEO Mark Zuckerberg to take an early position in what could become o…