Are you a student? Apple will pay you $100 to buy a Mac
Apple’s annual Back to School promotion has returned for the 2014 school season. As always, students who buy a new Mac, iPad or iPhone will receive …
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Google buys music streaming service Songza
Just weeks after Apple’s surprising acquisition of Beats Music, Google announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Songza, another popular music streaming service. Although Google doesn’t …
Woz explains why he sold the ‘worthless’ Galaxy Gear after only a day
Just how truly terrible was the first-generation Samsung Galaxy Gear? It was so bad that even Samsung’s marketing wizards had a tough time making ads …
FTC sues T-Mobile for allegedly hitting customers with hundreds of millions in bogus charges
In what might be the “Uncarrier’s” worst blunder in years, T-Mobile is being sued by the Federal Trade Commission after it was discovered that the provider has allegedly been …
The iWatch’s ‘killer app’ might surprise us all
As speculation surrounding what Apple is going to do in wearable technology with its so-called iWatch grows, excitement is building. However, with watches from companies like Samsung, …
Here’s Google’s latest plan to make Google+ matter
After ten years, Google’s first attempt at creating a social network is finally coming to an end. Google announced on Monday that Orkut would be officially …
Nokia’s destiny: From boots to phones to… boots
The year 1973 was crucial for one for the giants of European industry. That was when Finnish Rubber Works merged with Finnish Cable Works, forming a …
Apple and Samsung: Doomed to be frenemies forever?
Apple and Samsung have been at each other’s throats for years now, bickering over mobile patents and handset design elements in courtrooms around the world. …
Facebook’s creepy psychology experiment is even worse than we thought
Facebook has a ready-made excuse for people who are upset that it conducted a massive psychological experiment on some 600,000 users — they all consented to …
The first Android Wear apps ever are now available on Google Play
As Google confirmed during the keynote at Google I/O last week, Android Wear devices will be much more than expensive digital watches. Although receiving notifications might …
You absolutely have to watch this Taiwanese man put on pants without using his hands once
The Internet is truly a wondrous creation because it gives every one of us the power to show off our talents to the world that might …
Wireless lobbyists are fighting to ensure net neutrality never applies to mobile networks
Though it has been diluted by the Federal Communications Commission in its current form, the idea of “net neutrality” was initially put in place in …
Google won’t let Samsung bring TouchWiz to Android Wear
Great news for people who love the “stock Android” experience: Google isn’t letting Samsung or any other third-party OEMs muss it up on Android Wear, …
Facebook takes heat for conducting massive psychological experiments on users
Surprise! Facebook’s gotten in hot water for doing something creepy. Over the weekend it was revealed that Facebook secretly conducted a massive psychological experiment on …
Things are about to get even uglier for the high-end smartphone market
As it happens, Samsung issued a warning about its upcoming quarterly earnings literally hours before Walmart’s decision to discount the iPhone 5c to $29, apparently permanently. Oddly …
The 4 brilliant new YouTube features that Google revealed this week
While the world’s attention was focused on Google I/O this week, Google quietly announced some terrific new features to YouTube during VidCon. In case you missed it, the …
How to find out if your phone is compatible with Android Wear
Android Wear was one of several highlights from Google’s I/O 2014 keynote earlier this week, as the company showed us that it wants to be …
Another key iWatch hire shows how Apple could put other smartwatches to shame
The smartwatch market has suddenly got very crowded over the last year, in good part thanks to the five different smartwatches Samsung has released in …
Apple isn’t letting Google control your home without a fight
With all eyes on the iPhone 6, it can be difficult to remember that Apple has other hardware aspirations in the pipeline. 9to5Mac reports that …
BlackBerry wages war against its greatest enemy: Media haters
BlackBerry under new CEO John Chen has become a lot more pugnacious than under previous bosses — the company in just the last year has …
Will Google subsidize data to get the next 5 billion people connected?
For as nifty and novel as Glass, Google+, and 60fps gaming on a high-end Android device are, those aren’t items that will truly drive Google’s …
Terrific video gives a closeup look at the most beautiful smartwatch we’ve seen
Most smartwatches that we’ve seen haven’t exactly blown us away so far, but the hardware design team at Motorola really deserves a lot of credit …
The pros and cons of innovating ‘The Google Way’
Google is probably the most unique company that I’ve ever observed, especially when it comes to being vastly more open about its innovation process than …
The one thing about iOS that Android might never be able to top
Google and Apple compete over a lot of things, but one battle between the two companies that deserves more attention is their intense competition for …
The single stupidest Apple prediction we’ve read all year
We’ll be honest: When it comes to stupid Apple predictions, we didn’t think anything could beat Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdry’s declaration back in March …
Supreme Court: Cops can’t search your cell phone without a warrant
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that police will now be required to obtain a search warrant before they can access the cell phone of …
Here’s the quickest way to make yourself disappear from Google
Taking advantage of Google’s new policy concerning your “right to be forgotten” can be a bit complicated, but one website is trying to make it …
Bitcoin has risen from the dead… again
Bitcoin survived a hellish spring period when its value crashed to $320 from winter highs topping $1,000. With the price now hovering around $570, the …
Facebook wants you using its apps at work even more than you already do
Facebook is interested in users relying more on its services while they work, TechCrunch reports, although not for time-wasting activities. Instead, Facebook’s London division is working on …
Messaging mania has shocked tech leaders twice – in 1994 and again now
One of the most unanticipated developments surrounding mobile phones is the fact that people don’t really want to use them to talk to each other. They …
