Eric David

Eric David is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE, covering the latest trends in social media and gaming. He is an avid gamer and enjoys writing about innovations in the video game industry and gaming culture in general. Eric graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, receiving major honors for his thesis "A Culture of Heresy: Explaining the Resiliency of Catharism and the Church's Response," which is every bit as exciting as it sounds. Eric lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, dog and gaming PC.

Latest from Eric David

AdBlock Plus says it already beat Facebook’s new anti-blocking features

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Considering the fact that Facebook made somewhere in the neighborhood of $6.2 billion off of advertising revenue alone last quarter, it is hardly surprising that the company would want to stamp out ad blockers, but that feat is easier said than done. Earlier …

Google Chrome continues the slow death of Flash in favor of HTML5

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

It is no secret that Google Chrome, and really the entire web browser industry, has had it out for Adobe Flash for some time now, and this week Google revealed its plans to finally phase out the notoriously insecure plugin in favor …

Denuvo’s days as the “uncrackable” DRM may be over

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

It looks like Denuvo Anti-Tamper may be the latest casualty of software pirates’ unending quest for free stuff. A digital rights management (DRM) tool, Denuvo is designed to prevent users from copying or tampering with protected programs, and for a time it …

Google Fiber delays San Jose rollout while it considers the switch to wireless

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

It has been more than a year since Alphabet Inc’s ultra high-speed internet service, Google Fiber, announced that it would be coming to the area around San Jose, California, but despite getting approval from the city to begin construction, it seems that …

Twitch to start streaming Amazon TV pilots, including ‘The Tick’

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Twitch has been the go-to livestreaming platform for gamers for several years now, but ever since it was acquired by Amazon for an astonishing $970 million in 2014, the site has been slowly expanding its scope outside of video games. Now it looks …

UK copyright law threatens 3D printing movement, says Pirate Party founder

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

More and more consumers are jumping on the 3D printing bandwagon as 3D printers continue to become cheaper and more powerful, but according to Pirate Party founder Rick Falkvinge, a recent change to copyright law in the United Kingdom could threaten the future …

Amazon now has its own cargo planes for Prime deliveries

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Amazon has taken yet another step toward total delivery superiority with the launch of Amazon One, a new cargo plane that is dedicated to transporting Amazon Prime orders. Debuting at the recent Seafair Air Show near Seattle, Amazon’s new plane is a …

Watson correctly diagnoses woman after doctors were stumped

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

After treatment for a woman suffering from leukemia proved ineffective, a team of Japanese doctors turned to IBM’s Watson for help, which was able to successfully determine that she actually suffered from a different, rare form of leukemia than the doctors had originally believed. Watson managed …

Moon Express becomes first private company granted permission for Moon landing

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

California aerospace company Moon Express has just become the first private company to be granted permission to attempt its own Moon landing. This marks an important step in the commercialization of space exploration, which has become a growing trend in recent years …

Samsung reveals updated Gear VR with new touchpad and USB-C support

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Samsung Gear VR may not pack the same graphical power as its distant cousin, the Oculus Rift, but Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s mobile virtual reality headset has already seen much wider adoption, and earlier this year, Samsung claimed that over 1 million people …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

AdBlock Plus says it already beat Facebook’s new anti-blocking features

Google Chrome continues the slow death of Flash in favor of HTML5

Denuvo’s days as the “uncrackable” DRM may be over

Google Fiber delays San Jose rollout while it considers the switch to wireless

Twitch to start streaming Amazon TV pilots, including ‘The Tick’

UK copyright law threatens 3D printing movement, says Pirate Party founder

Amazon now has its own cargo planes for Prime deliveries

Watson correctly diagnoses woman after doctors were stumped

Moon Express becomes first private company granted permission for Moon landing

Samsung reveals updated Gear VR with new touchpad and USB-C support

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