New poll shows Google’s Glass, robots and self-driving cars are tough sells
According to a recent survey, Americans are excited for futuristic technology that you might see in a sci-fi novel, but are anxious about how we’ll …
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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 …
Why now is the time to buy as much Apple stock as you can
Apple’s stock has been stuck in the doldrums for some time now, as people lament the death of Steve Jobs, the supposed lack of innovation, …
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 …
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. …
Microsoft is giving Cortana Google Now-like powers
In addition to creating its own voice-based virtual assistant that can stand its ground against Siri and Google Now, Microsoft appears ready to offer even …
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 …
Banksy’s latest work ‘Mobile Lovers’ has been torn down – but for a good cause
One of famed graffiti artist Banksy’s most recent works is a commentary on how distracted we all are by constant connectivity. Dubbed “Mobile Lovers,” the piece …
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 …
HTC One (M8) shipments seen reaching 3-5 million in Q2
Shipments of HTC’s new flagship One (M8) smartphone are expected to fall between 3 million and 5 million units in the second quarter this year. …
Google doesn’t have ‘any plans to bring Google Fiber to New York’
It was too good to be true after all. Speaking with Ars Technica on Wednesday, a Google spokesperson made it clear that there are no …
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 …
Who are we to judge disaster selfies?
When camera phones begun proliferating back in 2002, many predictions were made about how they might shape future. But nobody really saw funeral selfies or post-crash ER …
Forget 5G – 10Gbps WiFi is coming next year
The 5Mbps, 10Mbps or even 20Mbps download speeds we see now are fast, and the 5G data speeds we have been promised down the road are …
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 …
Internal Samsung document: We need to beat Apple to survive
The second U.S. Apple vs Samsung patent trial marches on, with the South Korean giant now making its case in the San Jose, California, court. …
Steve Jobs’ death ignited Samsung’s anti-iPhone marketing fire
New evidence from the second U.S. Apple vs Samsung patent lawsuit has revealed that Samsung was somewhat afraid of starting a clear, full-fledged anti-iPhone marketing …
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 …
Why you should expect your favorite websites to crash over the next few weeks
If you find yourself unable to access your favorite websites over the next few weeks, don’t worry: The Internet isn’t broken, it’s just undergoing very …
Google admits just how much it scans our Gmail
Even though Microsoft’s Scroogled campaign against Google might have been a flop, it did raise some legitimate questions on behalf of users who might not be …
Job listing hints Google is eyeing New York City for Fiber expansion
A job opening on Google’s website this week might be the first sign that Google Fiber is finally making its way to New York City. Geek.com came across the listing …
An inside look at the top-secret lab where Google makes its craziest products
Google Glass. Self-driving cars. Weather balloons that deliver Internet connectivity. These are just some of the wild and crazy projects that have come out of …
Get ready for even more data caps after the Comcast-TWC merger
As if we didn’t already have enough reasons to be wary of the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable, GigaOM gives us a new …
It seems that Microsoft’s ‘Scroogled’ campaign has finally died
Scroogled, we hardly knew ye. Or actually, it seems that we knew ye pretty well and just didn’t like ye. ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley reads …
Would you trust Facebook to be your bank?
It’s been a long time since Facebook was just a social media platform, and now the empire is looking to expand into yet another field. …
Netflix streaming speeds see major boost after Comcast payouts
Surprise! Paying off Comcast does have its benefits. Less than two months after coming to a peering arrangement with Comcast where it agreed to make regular payments …
Maker of Android flashlight app with 50M downloads avoids fine after selling location data
This past December, we reported that a popular Android app called Brightest Flashlight could do more than just shine light. Brightest Flashlight was a simple …
Here’s when to watch tonight’s rare ‘blood moon’ eclipse
We’re just hours away from witnessing the first of a super-rare tetrad of “blood moon” eclipses but it might start a little too late for …
Google acquires drone-making startup Titan Aerospace
Google announced on Monday that it would be acquiring Titan Aerospace, a startup that develops high-altitude, solar-powered drones. Titan Aerospace was previously courted by Facebook …
13 of the most memorable things Steve Jobs said
Apple’s iconic co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs was essential to the company’s successes, both in its early days and especially after he was hired back to …
