FAA Bans The Use Of Drones To Deliver Packages | TechCrunch

The FAA made it plain this week that Amazon, or anyone else for that matter, won’t be able to deliver packages using a drone in the near future. In a document soliciting feedback regarding drone policy — a “Notice of Interpretation with Request for Comment ” — the FAA calls “delivering packages to people for […]

Netflix blames slow speeds on Verizon, other Internet providers

WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Netflix Inc is telling customers that Verizon Inc and other Internet providers are to blame for slow speeds as the video streaming service pushes to avoid paying for faster delivery of its movies and TV shows. Netflix has been calling on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to do away with fees […]

Amazon stirs smartphone launch talk with June 18 event | Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO Wed Jun 4, 2014 5:56pm EDT   A zoomed illustration image of a man looking at a computer monitor showing the logo of Amazon is seen in Vienna November 26, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Leonhard Foeger SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc revived speculation about its next major product on Wednesday, using a mysterious YouTube […]

Exclusive: A Microsoft Smartwatch Is Coming | Forbes

Microsoft is the latest technology giant preparing to jump into the wearables market, with plans to offer a sensor-rich smartwatch that measures heart rate and synchs with iPhones, Android phones and Windows Phones, Forbes has learned. It’s a surprising development in the ongoing conversation about wearables that till now has been dominated by Samsung and […]