Ryan W. Neal

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Originally from Northern California, Ryan W. Neal came to New York to earn his master's in journalism from Columbia University. He joined IB Times April 2013, and is a writer for the technology section.

He has written for the Santa Barbara Independent, Sacramento News and Review, Summit Daily News, Virgin Red Room, and Forbes Sports Money. He was previously the manager of the blog network at Magnet Media Inc.

When he's not nerding out about tech, he loves sports and snowboarding.

Google Helpouts: 5 Ways Google Can Profit From Its New Video Streaming Tutorial Service

These are five ways Google can make money of its new Helpout service.

Apple iPad Banned In UK? Afraid Of Spying, UK Ministers Remove iPads From Cabinet Meetings

Revelations about secret surveillance capabilities of the NSA and GCHQ are even frightening the governments they work for.

Helium Hard Drive: HGST Ultrastar He6 Packs 6TB Into 3.5-inch Box

How HGST used helium to create a hard drive with more capacity that uses less energy.

Facebook (FB) Earnings Q3 2013: Earnings Just Under Wall Street Predictions, But Mobile Ads Lift Revenue Above Expectations

Investors were impressed, at least initially, as the stock soared more than 10 percent in after-hours trading.

Google Search Tricks & Treats: 9 Halloween Easter Eggs Hidden In Knowledge Graph [Pictures]

Google has hidden Halloween surprises in the Knowledge Graph feature of searches.

Google Glass 2: Does New Earbud Make Smart Glasses Even Less Fashionable? [PHOTOS]

Unfortunately for tech-inclined fashionistas (or fashion-inclined techies), the new model of Google Glass is dorkier than ever.

Adobe Hack Worse Than Reported: Hackers Steal 38 Million Customers' Personal Data, Photoshop Source Code

Adobe finally released data on how bad a cyberattack earlier this month was.

Google Smartwatch Release Date Coming Soon? Galaxy Gear Competitor Almost Ready For Mass Production, May Include Android & Google Now

Google is apparently in talks with Asian manufacturers to being mass production of its smartwatch.

Accidental Bitcoin Fortune: Kristoffer Koch Forgets About $27 Bitcoin Purchase In 2009, Finds They Are Now Worth $866,000

After forgetting about $27 he spent on Bitcoin in 2009, Kristoffer Koch now has enough to buy himself an expensive apartment.

Google Glass 2 Release Date Coming? Google Upgrading Glasses Explorer Edition In November, Expanding Glass Explorer Program

Is the public release date for Google Glass finally approaching?

Motorola Project Ara: Can Google Make 'Phoneblok'-Style Smartphones Possible?

Motorola announced Project Ara, a program to develop a revolutionary new smartphone hardware platform.

3D Printers That Build Entire Houses: Contour Craftings Aims To Print 2,500 Square-Foot-Homes In 20 Hours [Video]

Giant 3D printers developed by a team at the University of Southern California can potentially print an entire home in 20 hours.

Twitter Valuation: Is IPO Overhyped And Overvalued?

While initial analyses called Twitter's valuation conservative, others are saying its IPO price range is way too high.

Facebook (FB) Earnings Preview Q3 2013: High Expectations On Wall Street After Surging Stock, Improved Mobile Ad Products

Wall Street has high earning expectations after shares doubled in the last three months and mobile advertising looks promising.

Samsung Galaxy Gear A Dud? 30 Percent Of Customers Returning Smart Watches To Best Buy

A leaked document indicates that Samsung is concerned with a high rate of return on its Galaxy Gear smart watch.

'GTA 5 Online' Money Problems: 'Grand Theft Auto 5' Hackers Create $973 Million In-Game Cash, Rockstar Delays $500,000 Payout

Rockstar is struggling to get control over the in-game economy of “GTA Online.”

Mozilla Lightbeam: Firefox Add-On Makes Data Tracking More Transparent [VIDEO]

The Lightbeam add-on to the Mozilla Firefox browser hopes to make third-party data tracking more transparent.

Google Breaks 2005 Promise With Banner Ads: Is 'Don't Be Evil' Next?

Google broke a 2005 promise that “there will be no banner ads on the Google homepage or web search results page… Ever.” Will it throw out "Don't Be Evil" next?

Samsung Caught Astroturfing: Taiwanese FTC Fines Galaxy S4 Maker $340,000 For Fake Negative Reviews Of HTC Products

Taiwan's FTC found that Samsung organized an Internet campaign that paid for negative online reviews of HTC products while praising Samsung products.

Samsung Smart Glasses? Korean Patent Application Indicates Plans For Google Glass Competitor

Samsung referred to the device as “sports glasses,” with integrated headphones that would allow users to take phone calls and listen to music.

Innovation Act Of 2013: Bipartisan Bill To Fight Patent Trolls Introduced To Congress

Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-VA, House Judiciary Committee chair, introduced the Innovation Act of 2013, a patent troll-killing bill that has a chance of passing.

Apple giving its suite of apps away for free

Apple Vs. Microsoft: Windows Maker Fires Back At Tim Cook's Decision To Make iWork Free

Frank Shaw, the corporate vice president at Microsoft, took some time Wednesday during a trip to Abu Dhabi to address the Apple announcement.

Facebook Malware: Year-Old 'Big Butt' Scam Resurfaces On Facebook

A phishing scam quickly spread through Facebook on Monday by appealing to users that like big butts.

Apple iOS 7: 85 Percent Of People Haven't Used Siri, 46 Percent Think Apple Oversold Its Release

Apple touted updates to Siri in iOS 7, but Americans simply aren't using it.

Dick Cheney Deactivates Pacemaker Wi-Fi: Former VP Felt Threatened By Hackers, Wanted To Avoid 'Homeland'-Style Assassination

To avoid a possible assassination attempt, Cheney had the wireless capabilities on his pacemaker turned off.

CryptoLocker Virus: New Malware Holds Computers For Ransom, Demands $300 Within 100 Hours And Threatens To Encrypt Hard Drive

A dangerous new walware threatens to forever deny the user access to his or her files unless a ransom in bitcoins is paid to the hacker within 100 hours.

Google Partners With Facebook: Internet Advertising Rivals Agree To Help Each Other Grow Ad Revenue

Is the relationship between Google and Facebook warming?

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