In a strange twist, Coindesk reports that the IRS has, somewhat indirectly, removed one target from its broad request for data about U.S. users of the Bitcoin exchange Coinbase. It no longer wants data about Jeffrey Berns, a lawyer who…
Windows 10 Gains 14% Desktop Market Share in 2016, Edge Continues to Struggle
From a report by long time Microsoft watcher Brad Sams on Petri.com: With 2016 now behind us, we can take a look at how far Windows 10 has come thanks to usage-share with statistics from Net Marketshare. At the end…
Family Sues Apple For Not Making Thing It Patented
An anonymous reader writes: A lawsuit filed against Apple last week argues that, by not actually making a product that it patented, the company is partly responsible for an automobile accident. According to Jalopnik, James and Bethany Modisette are suing…
Scribd Pulls Digital Comics From Its Subscription Reading Service
Popular ebooks platform, Scribd has quietly removed digital comics from its subscription reading service. According to a report on The Digital Reader, the feature was added in February 2015, and may have been pulled as part of a cost-cutting measure….
Specs of Qualcomm's First ARM Processor Capable of Running Windows 10 Leaks
Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 835’s specs have leaked ahead of its CES reveal. An anonymous reader writes: According to the leaked press release, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 sports the Qualcomm Kryo 280 CPU (quad-core), Qualcomm Adreno 540 GPU, and Qualcomm Hexagon DSP…