CBS CEO admits company wouldn’t suffer at all if Aereo keeps operating
CBS is one of a number of broadcasters enraged that Internet TV startup Aereo is still in business. At one point, the company said that …
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New dual-screen Android phone set to make a splash at MWC 2014
Following the original YotaPhone, which started selling in December 2013, a new-generation device may be unveiled at MWC 2014. Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru reports that the new smartphone is expected to …
Comcast customers’ Netflix streaming woes might be over… for now
The quality of Netflix streaming has tanked over the past several months at several ISPs because Netflix and the ISPs have been wrangling over who …
DirecTV CEO says Comcast-TWC merger would be awful for consumers and competition
Not surprisingly, we can now count DirecTV CEO Mike White among those who oppose Comcast’s proposed Time Warner Cable acquisition. During the pay TV provider’s …
Amazon offering traditional retailers a lifeline they can’t refuse
If you can’t beat them, join them. At least that’s what Amazon is hoping its brick-and-mortar competition will say as it extends an olive branch …
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) review
In many ways Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is as faithful of a sequel to the beloved Super Nintendo series as any fan could hope …
Meet the all-new, completely redesigned YouTube
YouTube just got a massive redesign and it looks a whole lot more… Googly. “The way you watch YouTube keeps changing, so we’re making a …
Surprise: Giving ISPs everything they want hasn’t created a broadband paradise
One thing we’ve heard and will continue to hear over the next several months is that the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger will be an …
Review: The best fitness band in the world is one I swore I’d never even try
The Jawbone UP was the best fitness tracker I had ever used. From design, to accuracy, to the accompanying software, everything about the UP was …
Microsoft in hot water over alleged Windows price-fixing
Microsoft may soon be the focus of an investigation by South Korean regulators into allegations that the software giant is fixing prices in the region. …
Microsoft’s Cortana: A personal assistant who doesn’t stalk you
Microsoft wants its soon-to-be-released Cortana to help you… but only as much as you want it to. The Verge’s Tom Warren has a nice scoop …
WhatsApp could have sold for even more than $19 billion
Facebook stunned the tech world this week when it announced that it was paying $16 billion up front along with $3 billion in vested payments …
New Google app could fix the most annoying thing about public Wi-Fi
If you live in a major metropolitan area, accessing public Wi-Fi is likely part of your daily routine. The only problem with public Wi-Fi is …
Redditor’s new site lets you watch live feeds from 3,000 security cameras
What a strange and wonderful place the Internet is. Anything and everything you might want is just a few clicks away, especially when it comes …
This is what happens when Time Warner Cable is forced to compete
All of the markets where Google Fiber is mulling an expansion are extra lucky: Not only could they soon have the option to sign up …
Is Apple due for a lost decade?
February is typically the most popular time for analysts to release gloomy Apple notes since it’s typically the time when Apple is in between product …
Why Microsoft is smart to let Nokia launch an Android phone
It’s no secret that Microsoft is hurting as the world moves to mobile. Sales of Windows Phones are miniscule compared to the competition, and the …
The most important thing you’ll see today: Internet censorship world map
In developed countries, it’s easy to take the Internet for granted. It’s such a big part of our lives, and access is so readily available, …
WhatsApp’s hidden weakness
WhatsApp’s global success has been nothing short of epic, of course, By now, the app is hitting 450 million monthly active users. It’s a reach …
WhatsApp reportedly turned down $10 billion offer from Google
Why did Facebook just buy WhatsApp for $16 billion? Probably because if it didn’t, Google would have picked up the popular mobile messaging app for …
BlackBerry’s Top Secret Phone Revealed
BlackBerry has been working on a top secret phone internally code-named Windermere, and BGR has learned exclusive details about this peculiar smartphone from multiple trusted …
Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $16 billion
When WhatsApp launched in 2009, no one predicted that it would grow to be a multibillion-dollar company. However, Facebook on Wednesday said that it planned …
Get your free 100GB of cloud storage right here
In celebration of the launch of OneDrive, the Dropbox rival formerly known as SkyDrive, Microsoft is offering 100GB of free cloud storage to the first …
Battle between BlackBerry and Ryan Seacrest’s keyboard company begins
Reviewers love Ryan Seacrest’s Typo keyboard for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5. BlackBerry, not so much. BlackBerry announced last month that it was finally …
The quest to build a better Siri
Since Marissa Mayer became CEO, Yahoo has been on a bit of a roll and has released several well-reviewed apps (Weather, News Digest, Sports, etc.) …
Google Fiber’s latest expansion could really mess with Comcast, TWC
What’s that you’re hearing? Could it be the real stirrings of actual competition in the American broadband market? Google on Wednesday announced it was considering …
Video: Beer drinking has just gotten cooler… and geekier
Beer aficionados who also share a passion for Android mobile devices may be interested in backing a Kickstarter project that aims to leverage the power of mobile …
Here’s why Netflix streaming quality has nosedived over the past few months
Have your Netflix streams been much more laggy or choppy in recent months? If so then you’re not alone. As The Wall Street Journal shows, …
Google mulls major Google Fiber expansion to 9 new cities
Google Fiber is now only available in three different markets but that could soon change very quickly. Google announced on Wednesday that it is considering expanding …
Comcast will throttle Netflix’s traffic at its own peril
Comcast has said repeatedly that it has no intention of throttling Netflix’s traffic and there may be a good reason to believe it’s telling the …
