Facebook will force you to install another one of its apps
Facebook plans to remove the chat features from its main mobile app and force users to install Messenger on their iOS and Android phones in order …
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Video: You can now control your Parrot AR drone with Oculus Rift
Berlin-based developer Diego Araos was able to connect an Oculus Rift headset to a Parrot AR drone and actually control it by simply moving his head. …
Comcast says it’s ‘bothered’ that its customer service is terrible
During a Senate hearing on the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger Wednesday, Comcast executive vice president David Cohen finally addressed what multiple customer satisfaction surveys have said …
Meet the man anointed to lead the new Motorola
Now that Motorola is no longer a Google company (well, almost, as the Lenovo acquisition is not yet final) and Dennis Woodside, the former Googler named …
Uber takes on Amazon’s drones with bike riders and footmen
Uber is not happy simply “shipping” people from place to place with its transportation services. As it turns out, the company may also be interested …
Facebook thinks you want even bigger ads on your news feed
Facebook on Wednesday announced new changes to the way it displays ads – its bread and butter – on the desktop, revealing it wants to …
Apple’s Ive ousts Greg Christie, designer of the iPhone’s most iconic feature
Greg Christie, a longtime Apple engineer who spearheaded the design of the iPhone’s slide-to-unlock feature, is apparently leaving Apple after repeated clashes with Apple senior …
Comcast makes its case for the TWC merger, says millions of Americans will benefit
The proposed $45 billion merger between pay TV and Internet service giants Comcast and Time Warner Cable has been met with staunch opposition from consumers, rivals and …
The best evidence yet that Apple has gotten too greedy in its war against Samsung
The Apple vs. Samsung patent showdown has mostly been a one-sided affair so far, as juries have regularly awarded Apple massive sums of money at Samsung’s expense. …
Hollywood is suing the now defunct Megaupload and its former employees
Megaupload might be dead, but that doesn’t mean the movie industry is done rifling through its corpse. TorrentFreak reports that Twentieth Century Fox, Disney, Paramount Pictures, Universal, …
One surefire way to help kick depression: Quit using Facebook
If you’re feeling down lately, you should try spending more face-to-face time with your friends and less Facebook time with them. Pacific Standard directs our …
Video: Watch the Navy’s futuristic railgun blow stuff up
The United States Navy is set to deploy its electromagnetic railgun on one of its joint high-speed vessels (JHSV) in 2016. According to the Navy, the weapon uses “an …
The comeback trail: An inside look at HTC’s One (M8) launch
The launch of HTC’s new flagship smartphone was accompanied by some of the most enthusiastic reviews I can recall seeing in recent history. In my …
Comcast named Worst Company in America on the same day it files TWC merger paperwork
Talk about incredible timing! On the same day that Comcast and Time Warner Cable are filing their merger proposal paperwork with the Federal Communications Commission, …
Samsung reportedly sues newspaper over negative Galaxy S5 press
Careful what you say about Samsung’s latest smartphone — the wrong thing could apparently cost you a fortune. Korean-language MediaToday is reporting that Samsung has filed …
Don’t panic: Your Twitter profile will soon look just like your Facebook profile
Now that Twitter is a publicly traded company, it seems to be looking to neighboring social network Facebook for inspiration at every turn. We know …
Twitter may have just bought its own answer to Facebook Home
If no one wants to own a Facebook-centric phone, why should we think a Twitter-centric phone would fare any better? Nonetheless, it seems that Twitter …
Samsung profit slides for second straight quarter in Q1
Samsung is wrestling with the same headwinds as Apple: slowing global smartphone volume growth and falling prices. Bloomberg reports that Samsung’s unaudited results show a first-quarter drop …
How the iPhone actually gave Samsung freedom from carriers
A July 2008 internal Samsung presentation submitted into evidence during the second Apple vs Samsung U.S. trial revealed that the South Korean company realized the iPhone would be …
New Captain America movie with clear anti-NSA message is a massive hit abroad
When the original Captain America movie came out, many wondered how well it would play in massive new Asian markets like China. Would a superhero …
Microsoft has a plan to kill annoying adware once and for all
Microsoft knows how annoying it can be to have an adware program take over your browser and inject extra ads onto the webpages you’re visiting. That’s …
One of the biggest reasons you have no choice when it comes to home broadband
According to data from the Federal Communications Commission, about one-third of households in the United States have no choice when it comes to home broadband …
Here’s a roundup of every major complaint Apple employees have about their jobs
Working at Apple is a dream job for a lot of techies but it’s also clearly not for everyone. Business Insider has done a great …
Here’s when Samsung first realized the iPhone would crush rivals
New evidence presented in the second Apple vs Samsung patent lawsuit reveals that Samsung realized early on that the iPhone would pose a significant threat …
HTC’s revenue finally rises in March, but can’t stop Q1 loss
HTC on Monday announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2014, having recorded the second down quarter of its history as a public company. …
Preview: Nosgoth is a free, fast-paced multiplayer title with potential
As the vampire descended upon me, ripping my frail human body to shreds, all I could think was, “Why didn’t I reload sooner?” Nosgoth kind of …
Incredible new app helps the blind recognize colors and shapes through music
The medical world has been revolutionized by technology again and again, yet even the smallest advancement is still able to surprise and delight us. National …
Google slapped with yet another fine over Street View
Google was handed a 1 million euro ($1.4 million) fine yesterday by Italy and has already paid it, according to Reuters. This time, Google received a …
Patent litigation jackpot: A university won a $1.5 billion suit against Marvell
The smartphone industry is caught in a maelstrom of patent litigation, with Apple, Samsung, Nokia, Motorola and other major companies entangled in a complex matrix …
New tech could put an end to overcrowded public Wi-Fi hotspots
Chipmaker Qualcomm announced on Thursday that it would support MU-MIMO (multi user-multiple-input multiple-output) in its upcoming network equipment and mobile chipsets, according to PC World. Simply …
