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Why You Should Fear SOPA

Big Technology has come out against the anti-piracy legislation as censorship. Entrepreneurs have a whole different bag of worries

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Should You Buy a Kindle Fire?

It just might be the best product Amazon has ever released. The burning questions is, should you get one? Inc.com columnist John Brandon weighs in.

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Amazon Acquires Start-up Yap

The e-commerce giant secretly bought the Siri-like speech recognition start-up in September. Let the yapping begin: Amazon.com quietly has acquired a Siri-like speech recognition start-up called Yap

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Nook Tablet Kicks Off Flame War With Kindle Fire

The Nook Tablet debuted today with a boatload of features--1GHz CPU, 11.5 hours of battery life, 16GB of memory, 1GB of RAM--all for $249. Plus, Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch suggested on Monday that every unit comes with a free helping of Amazon smack talk. Normally it's the tech press that ratchets up the drama between companies, emphasizing the heated competition to the point where it might seem NATO and a UN resolution are needed to keep the peace

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How to Be an Absentee CEO

Jared Heyman took a break"a long one"from the company he founded. To everyone's surprise, both he and the company thrived.

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The Great Tech War Of 2012: Ongoing Skirmishes

Fast Company is tracking developments in the increasingly intense competition between Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon to show just how fast the big four are creeping into each others' spaces. Here's what changed in the 30 days since we published The Great Tech War of 2012 . Check back often

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Android Overtakes Apple On Apps,China iPhone Manufacturer Is Cleaning Up,"Steve Jobs" Could Be Amazon Top Seller

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Bluetooth 4.0 Renamed "Smart." The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, responsible for managing the wireless protocol, just sent out a press release stating the new protocol Bluetooth 4.0 has been renamed "Bluetooth Smart." Devices supporting BT4.0 will now sport a special "Smart" logo, or "Smart ready" if they only do a limited version

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TV That Fits Your Life And Doesn’t Make You Dumb

We all have busy lives, and catching all the good shows on TV is one of the things that gets missed in the daily grind. Here's how you can get your television fix, and in ways that are convenient for anyone

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"Steve Jobs" By The Numbers

Just how big will the biography of the late Apple founder be? It's "the biggest nonfiction book of the year," a publishing insider tells Fast Company. Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs

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