Google’s Internet balloons cause panic in yet another country
Google’s Project Loon has been around for a while now, but that hasn’t stopped people from freaking out whenever they see one. Today in New …
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Now we know how Apple will make the iWatch into the ultimate fitness device
It’s been a big news week for Apple’s iWatch and now 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman has weighed in with a new report that claims Apple has been …
This might be one other way the iWatch will trump competitors
Both Reuters and The Wall Street Journal have provided several details about the iWatch in recent days, with both publication confirming an October launch for the device. …
New Google search trick will make listening to new music easier than ever
Have you ever done a search for an artist and just wanted Google to fetch you links that would just let you listen to their …
Apple employees now ‘happy in a way they haven’t been’ in a while
Although no one would say that working at Apple is a miserable, soul-sucking experience, the company doesn’t have the same reputation for being as fun …
Acclaimed critic rips apart Amazon’s Fire Phone, calls it ‘dead on arrival’
Bob Lefsetz is best known for his commentary on the music industry, but he branches out from time to time. The acclaimed critic’s analyses on …
Elderly people react to Google Glass in this hilarious video
Young people seem to be having enough trouble wrapping their heads around the possibility that devices like Google Glass may someday be ubiquitous, so you …
WSJ: Multiple iWatch models coming soon with exciting new tech
After Reuters on Thursday revealed that Apple’s upcoming smartwatch will arrive in October, featuring a 2.5-inch display and wireless charging, The Wall Street Journal came out …
What we’ve all been waiting for: Seizure-inducing smartglasses that can send Morse code
If you were looking for glasses that are more obnoxious looking than Google Glass, we may have found just what you’re looking for. Spotted by …
Former FCC Commissioner: ‘We should be ashamed’ of the current state of U.S. broadband
Former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps is not happy with the current state of U.S. broadband service under the watch of former top cable lobbyist and current …
Three possible iWatch features revealed in new patents
In case it wasn’t obvious that Apple is working on some sort of wearable device, now we have three newly revealed Apple patents that detail …
Cool concept imagines the iWatch’s home screen on a 2.5-inch display
We have to admit that we were surprised a bit by Thursday’s Reuters report claiming that Apple’s iWatch would feature a 2.5-inch display, which seems to …
Intriguing Google acquisition hints at big wireless carrier ambitions
We’ve known for a while now that Google has been toying around with becoming a wireless service provider and a new acquisition spotted by GeekWire …
Reuters: iWatch could launch in October with 2.5-inch display and wireless charging
The release of the iWatch may be even closer than we expected. Reuters reported on Thursday afternoon that Apple is planning to launch its smartwatch …
This awesome web browser trick will make you look smarter at work
In case you’re constantly reading stuff online that you aren’t supposed to at work, or stuff you wouldn’t want others to know you’re actually interested …
Here are the 10 most beautiful concepts so far from the Moto 360 design contest
Last month, we combed through the Moto 360 design competition in order to find a few concepts worth highlighting. With the Design Face-Off, Motorola gave its …
HTC investors are furious… because HTC won’t give them free phones
Shares of HTC stock have lost 90% of their value since hitting an all-time high in 2011. But that’s not why investors are angry. The struggling …
This might be the coolest (or creepiest) new social app we’ve seen in months
It seems like each new social app that launches pushes us further apart as a society. Thousands of users posting minutia impossible to care about… ridiculous …
Can BBM revive BlackBerry?
BlackBerry shocked Wall Street on Thursday by delivering a much narrower loss than expected. The company is now growing its cash pile even though it …
BlackBerry posts narrower than expected Q1 loss as smartphone sales improve
BlackBerry on Thursday morning reported earnings that beat the Street’s expectations by a significant margin, suggesting that the company’s cost-cutting measures are paying off more quickly …
Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Apple and Samsung reportedly near a patent truce
Apple and Samsung may be closer to a ceasefire when it comes to their never-ending patent wars, according to a report from The Korea Times. …
Google spills some new details about how Android Wear will work
Google published a video on Wednesday introducing future developers to Android Wear, the platform on which many of the most anticipated wearables will run in …
Elon Musk: Yes, we should fear Terminator-style artificial intelligence
Elon Musk doesn’t invest in many companies, but when he does, you should probably pay attention, especially when that company is an artificial intelligence company. …
AT&T CEO says Sprint/T-Mobile merger isn’t happening
When AT&T tried to acquire T-Mobile back in 2011, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said that there was no way AT&T should be allowed by regulators …
Microsoft busted trying to pay bloggers to write nice things about Internet Explorer
Microsoft has been making a lot of smart moves lately, but this is a blunder that brings back grim memories of the Clippy era. TechCrunch founder …
YouTube prepares paid music service, blocks labels that don’t sign on
After months of speculation, YouTube has finally confirmed the existence of its subscription service for music, but unfortunately, not everyone is on board. As Robert …
Kanye West has a stupid theory about why Apple bought Beats
Kanye West is known for saying and doing some silly things so it shouldn’t surprise us that his take on why Apple “really” decided to …
The senate is still trying to jam through its hugely controversial cybersecurity bill
The federal government refuses to let one of the most controversial Internet bills ever conceived die. CISPA, as it was known when it was introduced in …
Game of Thrones finale shatters piracy records with 2PB of illegal downloads
The finale of the fourth Game of Thrones season shattered all previous illegal download records, TorrentFreak reports. First, a quarter-million people shared a single file at …
New details emerge on Samsung’s Oculus-like virtual reality headset
If there is one characteristic that has defined Samsung over the past few years, it’s the company’s willingness to try absolutely anything. If a rival …
