John Niedbala
John Niedbala is the Editor-in-Chief and writer for Fanvive. When he's not working, you'll likely find him on the tennis court or trying a new local restaurant.
Former Uber employee alleges God View is still up and running
Samuel Spangenberg, former employe of Uber, alleges in court documents that Uber employees are able to track anyone using a real-time "aerial" program called God View....
FTC publishes best practices on securing your IoT devices
Just a few months ago the world witnessed a new online threat capable of taking down internet giants like Twitter and Netflix. The source...
Nestlé discovers a new “groundbreaking” all natural sugar
Scientists at Nestlé have discovered a new sugar crystal. In a press release, Nestlé announced that this discovery will allow them to reduce the amount of sugar in their...
Stopping Apple iCloud calendar spam (at least for now)
If you have an iCloud account then it's likely you have been getting spam messages added directly to your calendar. When used for good,...
ATT’s DirecTV Now launches November 30th with plans starting at $35
The DirecTV Now streaming service from ATT will be available for sign up starting tomorrow. They will be joining Google Unplugged, Hulu, and many...
ReachNow by BMW expands services into Seattle and Brooklyn
A new luxury on demand car sharing service will be hitting the streets in a limited US launch starting next month. Where other car...
New FCC rules are a win for net neutrality
In 2015 a battle begun between the FCC and internet providers when broadband was classified as a utility and President Obama urged for the strictest possible mandates...
Instagram is testing shoppable tags in the US
Whether you're waiting for a table at a restaurant or riding in an Uber, you can browse and shop anytime and anywhere from a...
Netflix’s Black Mirror ads target users of ad blockers
Netflix's recent ad campaign has jumped in the middle of a seemingly never-ending cat and mouse game between online advertisers and ad blockers. The targeted ads...
Google Jamboard is a 4K digital collaboration whiteboard
It's almost cringing to think that it was once impossible to have two people edit a document at the same time. Thankfully, long gone...
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Facebook now uses a selfie to prove your identity
The next time Facebook notices suspicious activity on your account, they could be asking you to verify your identity via selfie. The social media...
Google now shows wait times for sit down restaurants and soon grocery stores
Google has once again improved the live search results returned for businesses. Last year Google added the ability to do real time crowd tracking....
No one’s in the driver’s seat of these driverless cars by Waymo
This week, Waymo debuted a public test of their self-driving cars in the Phoenix metro area with one very important thing missing - a...