Articles by Nick Kolakowski

• Sir Tim Berners-Lee: World Wide Web Needs a 'Bill of Rights'

  Sir Tim Berners-Lee, widely credited as the inventor of the World Wide Web, believes that the online world needs a ‘Bill of Rights’ to help protect users. “Are we going to continue on the road an…
• ‘Flappy Bird’ Might Come Back, Says Creator

  Hanoi-based app designer Dong Nguyen only wanted to make a simple mobile game, one that would afford some folks a few minutes of precious distraction while commuting or “working." But the game he…
• Apple’s iOS 8 Will Focus on Improved Maps

  Apple is planning a major map overhaul for iOS 8, according to reports. If verified, such a course wouldn’t prove all that shocking—Apple has spent a not-inconsiderable amount of money over the p…
• Volkswagen Chairman: Cars Must Not Become 'Data Monsters'

  [caption id="attachment_18070" align="aligncenter" width="618"] A cool concept car from Volkswagen. Not shown: its new and amazing ways of collecting your driving data.[/caption] While automakers…
• Security Lessons From Snowden’s SXSW Discussion

  The annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference fills Austin with tech entrepreneurs looking to attract some buzz, but the buzziest speaker at this year’s edition was actually thousands of miles…
• Neil Young’s PonoPlayer: Future King of a Dead Market?

  [caption id="attachment_18035" align="aligncenter" width="618"] A mockup of the Pono player.[/caption] If you follow Apple’s quarterly financial statements, it’s clear the company thinks portable…
• Is ‘Titanfall’ the Next ‘Halo’?

  [caption id="attachment_18032" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Let's admit it, this whole article is an excuse to run a really cool screengrab.[/caption] This week, Microsoft and Electronic Arts…
• Samsung Launches Streaming Radio Service

  [caption id="attachment_18022" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Samsung's Milk Music interface.[/caption] Samsung isn’t a company to let a good trend go unexploited, and so it’s launched a stream…
• Satoshi Nakamoto Denies Being Bitcoin's “Satoshi Nakamoto”

  A California man named Satoshi Nakamoto has denied Newsweek’s claim that he’s “Satoshi Nakamoto,” the mysterious founder of the Bitcoin crypto-currency. “No, no, no, I was never involved,” Nakamo…
• How Does Any Cloud Startup Battle AWS?

  Amazon Web Services has evolved into the 800-pound gorilla of the cloud-infrastructure space, with thousands of clients (big and small) using its resources to power Websites and online services.…