The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS) review
The top-down Zelda games started as console releases on the NES and SNES, but as 3D graphics took precedence, the flatter rendition of Hyrule was …
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Video: Forget smartphones and NFC, ‘Coin’ is the future of payments
Companies are trying as hard as they can to convince us that smartphone-based payment systems are the future, but we have seen little thus far …
Microsoft rumored to have already picked next CEO
Anyone hoping Microsoft would pick an outsider to be its next CEO may be in for a big disappointment. Via CNET, an unnamed source tells …
iPhone 5s sales far better than expected, 5c sales far worse
Apple investors who were worried about the iPhone 5c eating into the company’s margins now have yet another report from the East that should help …
Dropbox out to make Ballmer regret dismissing it as a ‘little startup’
Earlier this year, we predicted that cloud storage company Dropbox would be guaranteed massive success after receiving the reverse-kiss-of-death from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who …
Apple’s additional Samsung patent demands down to ‘only’ $380 million
Apple must look longingly back at the days when a jury awarded it $1 billion in its patent suit against Samsung — ever since, the …
Italian officials investigate Apple for alleged tax fraud
Whenever his company is criticized for setting up elaborate overseas tax shelters, Apple CEO Tim Cook usually replies that his company is playing within the …
Trying to kill online piracy is all but pointless
You can start to see why copyright holders are getting so frustrated playing “whack-a-mole” with alleged piracy websites. TorrentFreak has compiled data from Google’s transparency …
New BlackBerry CEO writes brief open letter to fans
The BlackBerry saga took an unexpected turn recently when the company announced it is no longer interested in a full or partial sale. Instead, BlackBerry fired …
Google ad revenue trumps entire newspaper and magazine industries
Print might not be dead, but it’s definitely fighting for its life, as evidenced by the latest Google ad revenue numbers. According to Business Insider’s …
Microsoft kills morale-wrecking employee ranking system
With the Steve Ballmer era ending at Microsoft, the company has finally killed off stack ranking. ZDNet reports that Microsoft will no longer evaluate its employees’ …
Motorola’s desperation
According to Strategy Analytics, Motorola sold 500,000 Moto X handsets in the third quarter. If true, this would be nothing short of a disaster. Just a few …
Netflix and YouTube are the Internet’s bandwidth consumption kings
It’s not shocking that Netflix and YouTube generate a lot of web traffic but it is somewhat surprising to learn just how much bandwidth they …
Study finds Android users now switching to iPhones more than ever
A new study from market research firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners has good news and bad news for Apple regarding the recent launch of its …
Making the case for keeping Bing
There’s been a lot of chatter lately from former Microsoft insiders and even reportedly from prospective Microsoft CEO candidates about killing off both Xbox and Bing, …
With killing spree looming, Elop’s rivals at Microsoft strike first
Ever since Elop left Microsoft to run Nokia, his rivals back in Redmond have been preparing for his return and likely attempt to seize control of …
Amazon will now deliver packages on Sundays
In a surprising move that could give Amazon another huge advantage over rivals, the company on Monday announced that it will begin delivering packages to …
YouTube cofounder slams decision to force Google+ on YouTube users
Count YouTube cofounder Jawed Karim among those who’s not a fan of forcing YouTube commenters to have a Google+ account. As The Guardian notes, Karim this week …
Mobile devices account for more than a quarter of all Internet traffic
Going all the way back to last May, only 10% of people accessing the Internet did so through a mobile device. According to the latest …
Elop reportedly on board with killing Bing, Xbox as next Microsoft CEO
Members of Microsoft’s Bing team should get their résumés updated if Stephen Elop becomes the company’s new CEO. Unnamed sources tell Bloomberg that if Elop replaces …
BlackBerry board reportedly rejected all proposals to break up company
If BlackBerry’s going down, it looks like it will go down in one piece. Unnamed sources tell Reuters that BlackBerry’s board of directors flatly rejected …
Motorola files patent for terrifying ‘smart tattoo’ technology
Google’s creepier tendencies have clearly made an impression on Motorola, which has now started filing patents for technologies you’d expect to see in Philip K. …
More details emerge on Google’s plans for its mystery barges
Although Google’s mysterious barges right now look like large floating metal slabs, the company envisions eventually turning them into “unprecedented artistic structures” that will have …
Microsoft Office Web Apps now include live, co-author editing
Microsoft Office Web Apps on SkyDrive and Office 365 are finally catching up with Google Drive. In a blog post on Wednesday, Microsoft’s Amanda Lefebvre …
Gigabit fiber goes to Hollywood
Homes and business in Los Angeles will soon be living in the digital fast lane. As Ars Technica reports, Los Angeles plans to issue a …
Spotify is devastating to small artists
The impact of Spotify on artists has been a hot topic in the past year. Another grim new data point comes from Finland, where one of the …
How BlackBerry’s recent failures could help save the company
The BlackBerry saga took an interesting turn on Monday when BlackBerry announced that it had a change of heart. The company took itself off the …
CIA reportedly pays AT&T $10 million a year to access calling records [updated]
Maybe Google, Microsoft and Apple would be less upset about how the National Security Agency’s data surveillance tactics are hurting their reputations if the government …
Former Apple CEO John Sculley nearly bid on BlackBerry
It’s official — we can no longer go a day without learning about a new would-be BlackBerry savior who planned to make a bid for the company. …
Another one-time Microsoft insider urges company to ditch Bing, Xbox
Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen isn’t the only longtime Microsoft associate who wants the company to dump Bing and the Xbox. Barron’s has flagged some more …
