Here’s how Amazon is going to compete with Spotify and Pandora
No one was overwhelming impressive by Amazon’s lackluster streaming music offering, Prime Music, when it launched out of nowhere early last month, but the company …
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Adblock Plus: We can stop canvas fingerprinting, the ‘unstoppable’ new browser tracking technique
Canvas fingerprinting is a completely new way of tracking users online for advertising purposes, and reports detailing it claim it’s rather difficult to bypass. Even …
Yosemite and Apple’s best Macs yet are reportedly launching this fall
Apple will release the public OS X Yosemite beta on Thursday, with 9to5Mac reporting that the final version will be released as a free download …
How to make long flights tolerable for just $60
Flying is amazing. You can start your day in Russia, and finish it in Reno. You can travel in relative comfort at over 500 miles …
Windows 9: One OS to rule all devices
Unlike Apple, which thinks merging iOS and OS X would be a “waste of energy,” Microsoft wants one single Windows operating system to be available …
No one really cares about the Amazon Prime price increase
When Amazon first announced the price increase from $79 to $99 for Prime memberships, everyone was up in arms. Looking back at the reaction of Amazon …
How to stop pesky Android apps from annoying you with notifications once and for all
Android’s notification system is without question the best in the business right now. It’s flexible and actionionable, providing a means for users to interact with notifications …
Is Comcast lying about its Internet speeds to prevent service cancellations?
Comcast’s customer care cancellation call crisis continues with a new episode, as IBTimes took a closer look at the claims made during that customer service …
The one way Xbox One is crushing PS4
Sony took advantage of Microsoft’s early missteps to ensure that the PlayStation 4 would come out on top as the new console generation kicked off, …
Android L’s gorgeous Material Design is coming soon to all Android phones… sort of
After a report a few days ago revealed that Google was working on updating its Play Store (desktop and Android app versions) to include its new …
Here’s why many people want their BlackBerrys back after switching to iOS and Android
Following the release of the original iPhone in 2007 and the subsequent launch of Android, many people with work-issued phones spent years asking for their …
iOS 8 beta 5 to be released August 4th, beta 6 on August 15th
According to our sources, Apple is nearing the end of the beta testing cycle for iOS 8. We are told that the company plans to …
Report from solid source points to iPhone 6 release in mid-September
Reports surrounding Apple’s impending iPhone 6 announcement keep rolling in. 9to5Mac reports that Apple is “tentatively” planning to host a keynote address in mid-September to announce the …
Want to start using OS X Yosemite before it launches this fall? Here’s how you can
Developers and people with access to developer accounts have already been able to try out the OS X Yosemite in beta form for more than a …
5 awesome iPhone and iPad tricks you won’t believe you ever lived without
Smartphones have completely changed the ways we work and play, but a problem has developed over the years: there are so many features and so …
The latest new Google Maps feature might seem annoying, but it’s actually terrific
Advertisements can certainly be annoying, but they’re not always a bad thing. Problems arise most often when ads are intrusive or irrelevant, and when they do …
Why it makes sense for iOS 8 and Yosemite to launch separately
Apple’s new operating systems for mobile devices and computers will not launch simultaneously, 9to5Mac has learned from sources familiar with the matter, but that’s not …
Apple denies intentionally compromising iOS security, explains ‘backdoor’ features
Following an extensive security report from an iOS forensic and security expert that questioned some of Apple’s iOS tools when it comes to the user’s …
This is your best chance yet to get your hands on a OnePlus One… but you’d better hurry
Among Android enthusiasts, the OnePlus One is easily the most desirable new smartphone of 2014 so far. It doesn’t have the 2K display from LG’s …
Motorola now wants you to buy temporary digital tattoos to unlock your Moto X
Remember the Motorola Skip? A tiny wearable smartphone accessory that can help you quickly unlock the Moto X and other 2013 Moto Droid handsets? Well, …
iOS 8 beta 4 comes with special roaming setting for Europe
Among the new features added to iOS 8 beta 4, Apple’s latest iOS 8 pre-release version that was released to developers on Monday, there’s nifty a …
This free mod makes Watch Dogs look more gorgeous than ever before
Watch Dogs is one of the best games of the year and a decent showcase title for the new generation consoles, but it still doesn’t …
Netflix will attack six European markets this September
It’s no secret that Netflix to expand in additional European markets this year, but the company has never offered an exact rollout plan for the …
Here’s how T-Mobile might make phone unlocking easier than any other carrier
T-Mobile is reportedly working on a new application that could make phone unlocking a walk in the park, TmoNews reveals, and it could be sold as another …
U.K. has a new punishment-free plan to turn download pirates into buyers [updated]
The British government has apparently decriminalized online piracy, VG247 reports, and pirates who download illegal copies of movies, music and games will no longer be …
The EFF has a new tool that will stop websites from spying on you
Things have gotten to the point where many Internet users are starting to assume that almost every website on the Net is spying on them …
This is how Comcast explains its awful customer care
A call to Comcast’s customer service last week went viral, as a customer who also happens to be a well-known tech blogger recorded the call with …
This is one of the biggest iPhone 6 leaks we’ve seen so far
We’re more certain than ever that the iPhone 6 is less than two months from release, which means the leaks will likely continue unabated until …
Two of the biggest games of the year just received worrying delays
Anyone who bought Battlefield 4 when it released last year could tell you just how broken it was out of the box. EA simply didn’t …
Apple posts monster Q3 profit on $37.43B in revenue, beats estimates
Apple’s stock has been soaring lately, up more than 24% over the past three months. Shares took off in late April when Apple announced a …
