Technology News

• Qualcomm: Please don't hate us just 'cause we're so freaking excellent
  Analysis FTC case continues as chipmaker starts defense Qualcomm has launched its rebuttal of antitrust charges by claiming it's just too damn good at its job.
• Wow, fancy that. Web ad giant Google to block ad-blockers in Chrome. For safety, apparently
  How many ad blocks could an ad slinger block if an ad slinger could block blocks? Google engineers have proposed changes to the open-source Chromium browser that will break content-blocking extensions, including various ad blockers.
• We all love bonking to pay, but if you bonk with a Windows Phone then Microsoft has bad news
  Look, the platform is dead. Will you just move on already? Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to honour the memory of yet another Windows mobile technology. The rabidly unpopular Microsoft Wallet for the much beloved Windows Phone is for the chop.