Articles by Nick Kolakowski

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  David Pogue and Yahoo’s “Normals” Problem

  David Pogue takes some nasty shots at other tech publications out there.[/caption] In September 2009, Yahoo’s then-CEO Carol Bartz introduced a new global branding campaign at a high-profile even…
• Kanye West's Attorneys File Suit Over 'Coinye West'

  [caption id="attachment_15861" align="aligncenter" width="618"] The battle over the cryptocurrency could get ugly.[/caption] In a predictable twist, attorneys for Kanye West have filed cease-and-…
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  CES: LG Unveils WebOS Televisions

  [caption id="attachment_15806" align="aligncenter" width="618"] The new LG television interface.[/caption] LG Electronics is using this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to reve…
• How the Coast Guard Uses Analytics to Search for Those Lost at Sea

  [caption id="attachment_15755" align="aligncenter" width="500"] It's a big ocean out there.[/caption] In the early-morning hours of July 24, a Montauk fisherman named John Aldridge fell off a lob…
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  Snapchat Finally Responds to User-Data Breach

  [caption id="attachment_15751" align="aligncenter" width="500"] "Wait, *who* has my phone number?"[/caption] Two days after hackers stole 4.6 million usernames and phone numbers from messaging se…
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  Yes, There’s Kanye West-Themed Crypto-Currency

  In the future, every major celebrity will have a crypto-currency named after him or her. Bitcoin, the world’s most popular crypto-currency, is based on an open-source protocol; and because it’s p…
• Snowden: The Year’s Most Influential Tech Figure

  [caption id="attachment_15654" align="aligncenter" width="457"] A screencap from The Guardian's initial video interview with Snowden.[/caption] Lots of CEOs, entrepreneurs, and developers made he…
• Christmas App Downloads Up, But Devices Reaching Saturation Point

  A lot of people received mobile devices for Christmas, at least according to new app-download data issued by analytics firm Flurry. Flurry’s analysts examined 400,000 apps for any spikes in activ…
• BlackBerry CEO: We Can Save This Company

  [caption id="attachment_15592" align="aligncenter" width="496"] John Chen.[/caption] BlackBerry CEO John Chen has outlined his plan for turning around the beleaguered company. BlackBerry just exp…
• Federal Judge Rules NSA Metadata Collection Legal

  A federal judge in New York has ruled that the National Security Agency (NSA) has the legal right to collect metadata on phone calls made within the United States. In so doing, Judge William H. P…