White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said President Barack Obama may no longer participate in selfies at the White House after David Ortiz’s sponsored stunt last week. “Well, he obviously didn’t know anything about Samsung’s connection to this,” Pfeiffer said
One man’s photo op is another man’s coin op. Barack Obama invited the World Series champions to the White House Tuesday to generate positive press coverage. The MVP of the World Series instead used the visit to generate positive cash
President Barack Obama’s selfie on Tuesday with Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was part of a Samsung promotion just like Ellen’s “selfie” at the Oscars that became the most re-tweeted photo in history. Soon after Ortiz snapped the selfie
Russian Communications and Mass Media Minister Nikolai Nikiforov says government officials “have swapped their iPads for Samsung tablets in an effort to prevent U.S. electronic eavesdropping.” According to The Moscow Times, Nikiforov said “the disappearance of iPads from Cabinet meetings
We love Twitter, but it’s losing over $1,000 every minute. That’s according to a new website called “Turning a Profit,” which is hosted by worldpayzinc.com, a mobile credit card payments company. The site allows users to click a stopwatch and
AUSTIN, TEXAS–Every year, the education and technology communities converge in Austin for the SXSWedu conference. It is a four day series of speakers and seminars that their website calls “the platform for education’s most energetic and innovative leaders from all backgrounds
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Samsung sought Monday to frame its new Galaxy S5 smartphone as a lifestyle product, as it emphasized a built-in heart-rate sensor and improved camera features over its slightly larger size. One of the main appeals of
Welcome to my Breitbart London tech column. It is an honour to join the roster here. I’m a long time tech watcher, pundit and consultant, having worked in Asia, Europe, America and the Middle East. I’ve mostly worked with big
Russian tennis queen Maria Sharapova may live in Florida and talk with an American accent… but speaking in her home town of Sochi on Wednesday she made it clear her loyalties lie with the country of her birth. The four-time
Inequality is replacing the American dream, because the U.S. economy–thanks to Washington’s mismanagement–is underperforming. America still produces one fifth of the world’s goods and services, but accounts for a much smaller share of global growth. Many U.S. products are no
The day’s (and weekend’s) picks in social media and technology from 1/6/2014: Director Michael Bay walks off stage at CES after teleprompter snafu; fake social media clicks big business; middle schoolers sexting; family blames cyberbullying for teen’s suicide; crop circle
The Big Silly News today is action director Michael Bay abruptly walking off a trade show presentation after a teleprompter malfunction. As awkward as the moment is, Bay did the right thing. The notoriously prickly director chose to walk off
It may indeed be better to be lucky than good for Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck. Colts punter Pat McAfee tweeted a photo of place kicker Adam Vinatieri getting interviewed after the Colts 28-point comeback win over the Kansas City Chiefs
IBTimes UK: Technology giant Apple has reached a deal to sell its latest smartphones, the iPhone 5s and 5c, on China Mobile, the world biggest phone network from January 17, 2014. China Mobile’s expansive network has more than 750m subscribers,
TEXAS – A Bear County Inmate faces an additional charge of possessing prohibited items inside a correctional facility. According to a report, deputies received an anonymous tip that one of their inmates was posting selfies on Facebook. When they searched the
You can make the topic as complicated as you wish if you want to dig deep into the technology involved; however, the bottom line is, if you maintain a Google account on your mobile phone, the default settings most likely
Much like the two dogs facing off in the story about an Eskimo fisherman (the origin of “Two Wolves“), an epic battle rages across our homeland between two disparate cultural ideologies that ironically involves two “Mafias.” A question is posed at
Peter Beinart, writing at the Daily Beast, argues that Anthony Weiner should stay in the race for mayor of New York City (for now). He points out the media’s hypocrisy in defending Bill Clinton’s far worse behavior (without noting that
(AP) 3-D TV falls flat: ESPN to kill 3-D broadcastsBy PETER SVENSSON and RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Technology WritersNEW YORKESPN’s decision to shut down its 3-D channel by the end of the year is the latest sign the format won’t revolutionize entertainment
Since we’ve gotten a bit computer-geeky with a videogame trailer this afternoon, I thought I’d throw in a little review of the Chromebook, which I’ve had since March. It’s one of the best tools a writer could ask for. A
A global rights group launched a campaign on Tuesday to ban Terminator-style “killer robots” amid fears the rise of drone warfare could lead to machines with the power to make their own decisions about killing humans. Human Rights Watch said
The college football playoff system that will take place in 2014 will not be called the AT&T College Football Playoffs or the Samsung College Football Playoffs. When the college playoff system logo and name are revealed next month in Pasadena,
In their latest rush to further emasculate the Second Amendment, many on the Left are taking aim at the Internet. Of course, illegal online sales of weapons and ammunition should be stopped–though the practice isn’t nearly as prevalent as the left would
By JOE McDONALDAP Business WriterBEIJINGChina fined South Korean and Taiwanese makers of LCD display screens $56 million on Friday for price-fixing, joining the United States and Europe in a crackdown on the industry. Suppliers have been hit by American and
(AP) Samsung ordered to pay Apple $1.05B in patent caseBy PAUL ELIASAssociated PressSAN JOSE, Calif.After a year of scorched-earth litigation, a jury decided Friday that Samsung ripped off the innovative technology used by Apple to create its revolutionary iPhone and
Apple has filed an injection against Samsung for allegedly violating Apple patents including functions “that allow users to touch a phone number on a Web page to dial the number, word placement, Siri voice recognition and unified search, and the
HEADLINE NOT FROM 40 YEARS AGO: NEW TV SEASON DELIVERS ‘MUNSTERS,’ ‘BEWITCHED,’ ‘FLINTSTONES’ Outside of the mainstream media, who can roast in hell, I never wish failure on anyone. So I wish all those involved in these reboots luck, but
A US judge denied an injunction that would have prevented Samsung from selling its Galaxy devices in the US during the holiday season.
SCHWARZENEGGER AND WILLIS TO HAVE “SUBSTANTIAL” ROLES IN E”XPENDABLES 2?“ Fine. Great. Cool. The most important addition to the next “Expendables” flick must be a tripod. Loved the first, but the shaky-cam got real old real quick, especially during the
AP: This is a review of the 3G iPhone. No, not the one Apple announced on Monday. The other one. You know _ the one from Sprint and Samsung?