Fall of an icon: Nokia’s device division to be officially acquired by Microsoft on Friday
The end of an era is fast approaching. Microsoft announced on Monday that it will finalize its acquisition of Nokia’s devices and services division on …
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Samsung really, really wants to show you that it’s innovative
If there’s one thing in the world that is guaranteed to drive Samsung crazy, it’s alleging that the company isn’t innovative. And now Samsung is going …
Ex-Microsoft engineer invents a new machine to help you brew the perfect batch of beer
Home brewing is rewarding but it’s also often fraught with peril — if you don’t thoroughly sterilize all of your equipment or if you drop …
Now Android fans can play one of the greatest computer games ever on their tablets
Old-school RPG fans still get nostalgic when you bring up Baldur’s Gate, the classic Bioware D&D-based adventure that set the standard for computer RPGs when …
Watch this incredible video of Elon Musk’s reusable rocket in action
One of the problems with space travel is how wasteful it is — the rockets that help propel space shuttles into the atmosphere fall off …
Finally, Apple Maps is good for something
Sure, Apple Maps might send you into a death trap in the Australian outback or onto an airport runway, but it does do things that …
Biometrics expert slams Apple and Samsung fingerprint scanners as unsecured ‘gimmicks’
It’s pretty safe to say that computer science Professor Willy Susilo won’t be relying on a fingerprint scanner to keep his mobile phone secure. In an …
New Samsung transparent displays blur the line between virtual reality and the real world
Although Samsung often gets tagged as a copycat in the realm of smartphones, the company really does produce some remarkable innovations, particularly in the realm …
Research shows it’s ‘blind luck’ that asteroids haven’t destroyed a major city yet
Well, here’s something happy to think about as you head into the weekend. Phys.org brings us word that three former NASA astronauts are going to …
Ex-Apple CEO Sculley admits the very obvious: Forcing Jobs out was a mistake
It’s safe to say that former Apple CEO John Sculley has some regrets in his career. In an interview with The Times of India, Sculley …
You can now get the iPhone 5s for just $99 on contract
The launch of the iPhone 6 is still months away but that doesn’t mean you can’t get some incredible deals on the iPhone 5s. Case …
HTC scores a major coup against Samsung, hires the man behind its killer ad campaigns
Is HTC finally, at long, long last, going to get a decent marketing campaign? The Wall Street Journal reports that HTC has officially brought on Paul …
You can see exactly where your Facebook friends are in real time, but only if they let you
Facebook on Thursday took the wraps off of a new feature that, depending on your perspective, is either incredibly cool or incredibly creepy. For this …
Longtime iPhone devotee heaps praise on the Galaxy S5’s camera
iPhone fans are fanatically loyal to their favorite device but they can also give credit where it’s due. iMore writer Allyson Kazmucha, who writes obsessively …
Verizon sends email on customer’s behalf without telling him as part of sleazy PR campaign
Sleazy astroturf campaigns are nothing new in the corporate world but Verizon may have just taken things to a whole new level. Ars Technica reports …
The FCC needs to call AT&T’s bluff and dare it to boycott a major spectrum auction
Earlier this week, AT&T did the carrier equivalent of threatening to take its ball and go home if it doesn’t get exactly what it wants. …
Hackers make Siri vastly more useful by modifying it to control Nest, Spotify
Siri is getting a lot of competition from Google Now and Microsoft’s Cortana these days, but some young hackers have just made Siri much more …
Apple is getting ready to release iOS 7.1.1 to fix multiple bugs
Have you noticed some annoying bugs that cropped up after you installed iOS 7.1 onto your smartphone or tablet? Don’t worry, because apparently Apple has …
New Google technology tears apart CAPTCHA puzzles
If there’s one thing more annoying than passwords, it’s CAPTCHA puzzles that websites use to screen out robots from registering for accounts. However, Google has …
More evidence that T-Mobile is putting a scare in the wireless industry
It used to be that Verizon and AT&T could happily divvy up new subscribers every quarter while perpetual losers T-Mobile and Sprint would see their …
Educators warn tablets are wrecking kids’ motor skills
Tablets are terrific tools that are also fun to use but there are definitely limits to how much you should let your children interact with …
New report sheds light on why Hulu is an absolute mess
Is Hulu even trying to compete with Netflix anymore? There are days when you really have to wonder. While Netflix is offering up a barrage …
One-time Bitcoin king Mt. Gox nears the end of the road
Sorry, Bitcoin fans: You’re never, ever, ever getting all your precious pieces of cryptocurrency back from Mt. Gox. The Wall Street Journal reports that Mt. …
Sen. Franken looks to recruit Netflix in his quest to kill the Comcast-TWC merger
Senator Al Franken (D, Minn.) has been one of the most vocal critics of the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable and now …
Google whiffs on Q1 2014 earnings with EPS of $6.27
This past quarter hasn’t been the most eventful one in Google’s history but analysts were still expecting it to be a profitable one with a …
LG’s so-called ‘Galaxy S5 killer’ could launch in July
Releasing a new flagship smartphone has become tricky because you don’t want to release it too closely to new Samsung flagships that launch in the …
Does BlackBerry finally know what it’s doing again?
It’s way too early to declare BlackBerry on the comeback trail, but Wired nonetheless finds a lot to like in the company’s recent investment in …
Not even Tor can keep you safe from Heartbleed
So here’s some sort-of good news: Cybercriminals might be just as freaked out about the Heartbleed bug as the rest of us. Trend Micro analyst …
Video: Man gets kicked in the face by a conductor while taking a selfie in front of a speeding train
No, you probably shouldn’t take selfies when standing in close proximity to large vehicles that are hurtling toward you. Gawker points us to a new …
Microsoft brings back Clippy… but don’t worry, it’s not what you think
Unlike some tech companies out there, Microsoft has the ability to laugh at itself. WPCentral has found that asking Microsoft’s new voice-enabled personal assistant Cortana …
