Not many know that Apple had a \"third founder\" who gave up his stake for $800 (it would\'ve been worth at least $17 billion today). Or that Cisco was named for San Francisco. Or that Twitter used to be called twttr? Let\'s take a stroll through the A to Z of computing trivia, Neatorama style!
A new Internet protocol designed for interplanetary transmissions is bringing its delay-tolerant magic to Earth. Google\'s Android does a lot more these days than just smart phones and nifty mobile gadgets. An Internet pioneer is using the platform to launch a interplanetary Internet protocol on Earth that could harden wireless networks against....
Beginning Nov. 15, Verizon subscribers looking to get out of their smart-phone contracts early will pay $350 for the privilege. That early-termination fee is double the current one, but Verizon insists is justified because of the higher prices of today\'s phones.