Julius Genachowski, who has served as FCC Chairman since 2009, is stepping down. The FCC has announced on its website that Genachowski will be leaving his position “in the coming weeks;” an official meeting will be held later this mor…
For many of us, Google Reader fading into oblivion means we’ll need to hunt down another source for our daily news fix. For others, though, the loss is far more significant. As Quartz is today pointing out, Reader has become a critica…
In a bid to increase oversight of web usage among its citizens, Iran is reportedly clamping down on Encrypted Virtual Private Network (VPN) systems. According to Reuters, Iranian web users are reporting that various VPNs — which…
The BBC has condemned jamming of its World Service shortwave radio system in China. The corporation says it’s received reports that attacks on shortwave frequencies are “being timed to cause maximum disruption to BBC World Ser…
Four Iranian ayatollahs have condemned mobile internet provider RightTel for undermining the country’s religious foundation and encouraging immorality. Al Monitor reports that RighTel, which holds exclusive rights to 3G covera…
The United States Navy and the Obama administration have denied Iran’s claim that it captured a ScanEagle surveillance drone in December, 2012, but according to the Fars News Agency, Iran is insistent that it has put clones of…
Iran unveiled a new “super” stealth fighter jet on Saturday, boasting advanced features and an original design — but according to critics it might be a hoax, or at least something much less impressive than what Iran has …
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to be the first Iranian to go to space, and he’s willing to make the necessary sacrifices. The Iranian president made the declaration at an exhibition of the country’s space achievements in Tehran thi…
After Iranian-controlled news agencies reported on Monday that the government had successfully launched a monkey into space and recovered it, concerns rose that the primate may not have survived its flight. Skeptics pointed to…
The next PlayStation has three touch screens, six processors, 17 cores, and five Bluetooths. It supports six controllers each with three touch screens (totaling 18 touch screens in all), three clouds (in case two clouds break …
