The Switch: Did Congress, the media and the FCC all misunderstand what Verizon said on net neutrality? Verizon thinks so.

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Did Congress, the media and the FCC all misunderstand what Verizon said on net neutrality? Verizon thinks so. In December, Verizon chief financial officer Fran Shammo told a group of investors that if regulators adopted aggressive open Internet rules, they wouldn't stop the company from upgrading its network to provide faster, better service.  Read full article »

What Eric Schmidt meant when he said ‘the Internet will disappear’

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt is making a lot of headlines Friday over a comment he made at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland."The Internet will disappear," Schmidt said during a panel discussion when asked for a prediction on the future of the Web.  Read full article »

Shadowmatic: Try your eye at shadow puppets

ShadowmaticTry your eye at shadow puppetsThis game requires you to look at things a little differently. Shadowmatic, as the title indicates, lets players head back to the nursery and explore the many facets of shadow puppets. Remember being young and convinced that the shadow of the tree outside was a monster? It’s the same idea, though far less scary.   Read full article »

Google Translate: Chip away at some language barriers

Google TranslateChip away at some language barriersGoogle this month released a major update to its Translate app with a super-nifty function that lets you translate signs by simply pointing your phone camera at them. The feature works when translating basic text between English and Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, Italian and German. So if you’re traveling and need to know exactly what that street sign says, this should be a great feature for you. Sometimes the camera has trouble finding words — particularly if you aren’t holding it steady — but it’s not bad for a free app.   Read full article »

Innovations: This device thinks it can be the last smartphone you will ever need

By now, upgrading a smartphone has gotten fairly routine, so much so that it seems like consumers often do so simply out of habit. It’s a costly one, however, with consumers coughing up over $11 billon each year for a new shiny gadget. Much of these expenses are often hidden in carrier contracts.    Read full article »

The Switchboard: The Winklevoss twins want to make the ‘Nasdaq of Bitcoin’

Published every weekday, the Switchboard is your morning helping of hand-picked stories from the Switch team.Join us today for our weekly live chat, Switchback. We'll kick things off at 11 a.m. Eastern. You can submit your questions now, right here.  Read full article »

Innovations: Your neighborhood garbage truck is a gas-guzzler. Here’s why. New cars sold in the United States have become more fuel efficient but your neighborhood garbage truck is still an embarrassment. They generally get between 2 and 3 mpg.Of course, it’s not all their fault. A residential garbage truck is sentenced to a life of stop-and-go driving as it picks up hundreds of trash cans a day. Fully loaded the trucks can weigh more than 60,000 pounds.  Read full article »

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