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YouTube Trends Map: Find Out Who Else Thinks Kittens Are Funny

by Ryan Moore on May 13, 2013 in Apps

Have you shared the “Riker sits down” video? According to YouTube’s Trends map, odds are that you have. This new service by YouTube (owned by Google) tells you what particular videos are not only trending, but where. Currently West Virginia is loving to share the Sad Cat Diary while Oregon is into “Welcome to the World of Portland” [...]

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Why I Finally Signed Up For Free Wireless Internet From FreedomPop 4G

by Mike Beauchamp on May 3, 2013 in Gadgets, News

You’ve undoubtedly heard the expression “there’s no such thing as a free lunch”. That’s almost always true. That’s also why I was skeptical about signing up for a service that claimed to give you free wireless 4G Internet every month. But, the investigative side of my brain was all over it, and I figured if [...]

VIDEO: This Is What The Internet Looked Like In 1995

by Tyler Riggs on April 29, 2013 in News

The World Wide Web was just a baby in 1995 and because use of the Internet was exploding, there was a lot of fascination among the public about the world of possibilities that came with connecting their personal computers to the broader world via online services. Realizing that 1995 was now 18 years ago, there’s a lot [...]

Here’s What 10 Of The Internet’s Biggest Sites Looked Like 15 Years Ago

by Mike Beauchamp on March 28, 2013 in News

If you’ve never heard of the Wayback Machine, it’s essentially a “time machine” created by archive.org to take you back to different points in Internet history. It’s also a great time waster — you’ve been warned. I put together a list of 10 major websites and went back 15 years. A few of them didn’t [...]

550,000 Miles Of Undersea Cabling Keeps The Internet Connected Across The Globe

by Alison J. Herzog on February 11, 2013 in News

You may have been under the assumption that all of our global internet needs were powered by satellite. And that is where you’d be wrong. Satellites only make up about 1% of the world’s current telecommunications traffic. The powerhouse responsible for connecting us globally comes from a source you probably never imagined possible – undersea cabling – [...]

This Sword Detects Wi-Fi And You Can Build Your Own For Less Than $40

by Morgan Williams on February 5, 2013 in Gadgets

Years ago, the world was fair, the mountains tall, and we didn’t need WiFi at all. Now, we seek it everywhere we go. Thankfully, a blade called Sting has been modified to glow near WiFi. Looks like WiFi’s back on the menu, boys! Forged by the smiths of Gondolin, Sting accompanied Bilbo and Frodo Baggins throughout Middle Earth. In [...]

Here’s How The FCC Plans To Speed Up Wi-Fi

by Joshua H. on January 15, 2013 in Gadgets, News

Big news for anyone who believes that Wi-Fi is the future: The FCC is planning on helping boost the speed and capacity of Wi-Fi networks by increasing the spectrum made available for the wireless protocol. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski said that the new scheme, aimed at increasing speeds and alleviating congestion in [...]

Hey Instagrammers, this app tells you the sunrise and sunset times for any location (and no internet connection needed)

by Joshua H. on December 12, 2012 in Apps, News

I launched another app today I thought you might be interested in. This app is great for photographers, hikers or anyone headed outdoors. The app was designed and built over a weekend in Ogden at an event called Startup Weekend. Two developers, a designer, and a team of business geniuses. Basic Idea We wanted to [...]

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Congressman seeking a two-year ban on Internet-related bills

by Tyler Riggs on November 29, 2012 in News

It’s not often that political subjects are broached here at ZAGG Blog, but a suggestion made this week by a California Congressman is something that should be of interest to anyone interested in tech or gadgets. Republican Rep. Darrell Issa this week suggested that Congress enact a two-year ban on any federal legislation that would [...]

Gogo In-Flight WiFi Gets a Speed Boost (But still no Skype, Pandora, or Netflix)

by Mike Beauchamp on November 13, 2012 in New Technology, News

If you fly Delta, US Airways or Virgin America for your travels, you’ll be pleased to know that GoGo — the in-flight ISP — has upgraded their wireless networks to what they’re calling “ATG-4″ — Air to Ground 4th generation — which brings a nice bump in speeds at 35,000 feet. They’re launching the upgraded service on 25 aircraft [...]