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Google’s motto is “Don’t be evil.” But what would it mean for democracy if it was? That’s the question psychologist Robert Epstein has been asking in a series of experiments testing the impact of a fictitious search engine — he called it “Kadoodle” — that manipulated search rankings, giving an edge to a favored political Continue Reading →

For years, many a music fan has wondered what we first posited back in 2008: “Can I resell my MP3s?” After all, as we’ve pointed out in the past, nearly all digital good sales are really licenses rather than sales as conventionally understood. The question here is, can such a license be bought and sold Continue Reading →

Play ball! It’s Opening Day, so Shelly Palmer talked to Bob Bowman, the President and CEO of Major League Baseball Advanced Media. The two talk about the best app on the planet, MLB At Bat, and why it works so well. They also talk about MLB.tv and the realm of streaming video and television blackouts. Continue Reading →

T-Mobile recently announced it would no longer force customers into two-year contracts, instead offering monthly plans starting at $50. That price point includes unlimited talking and texting and 500 MB of 4G data and unlimited 2G data after that. For $70 a month, just $20 more, you get unlimited 4G data for a single phone. Continue Reading →