Twitter is now literally a life-saving technology
If Twitter had been around in the 1970s, would Jaws have even been a threat? NPR reports that government researchers in Australia have started equipping …
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Is Samsung poised to rule the tablet market?
Samsung doesn’t have an iconic tablet brand on par with its Galaxy S and Galaxy Note lines of smartphones… but it might not need one. …
Super Bowl XLVIII will be streamed online and to iOS devices for free
Football fans who want to watch this year’s Super Bowl XLVIII online on their computers and mobile devices will be able to do so, Variety …
Samsung’s Q4 profit seen coming in lower than expected
Samsung is in a tough spot: although it continues to sell more phones than any other vendor, low-end devices are dominating the charts, displacing high-margin …
Microsoft might have reason to fear Chromebooks after all
Late last year, we wondered why Microsoft was seemingly wasting its time bashing Chromebooks, the low-cost browser-based laptops that have barely registered in consumer sales …
Is Samsung already preparing to unveil the next Galaxy Gear?
Samsung’s first entry into the wearable tech market left a lot to be desired, but there’s never been any doubt that the company would come …
Microsoft quietly upgrades Surface Pro 2 processor
Despite being launched only a few months ago, the Surface Pro 2 has quietly received a processor upgrade, WinBeta reports. Following the unsuccessful December 2013 …
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Lite specs reportedly leak
We haven’t heard much about Samsung’s lean follow-up to the Galaxy Note 3 since last month, but we might have our first look at some …
Why you should never hire anyone based on their Facebook profile
The person you’re thinking of hiring has posted a bunch of pictures of themselves drunkenly vomiting on their cat on their Facebook page — does …
WSJ: Microsoft CEO prospects fear Ballmer looking over their shoulders
Why is it taking Microsoft so long to find a new CEO? Unnamed sources tell The Wall Street Journal that candidates are worried about the …
T-Mobile CEO slams AT&T for trying to buy back customers
AT&T on Friday announced a new initiative to try to steal business away from T-Mobile, but T-Mobile’s outspoken CEO was unfazed. In a series of …
Samsung plans huge strategic shift in effort to stay on top in 2014
Samsung released plenty of successful products in 2013, but that doesn’t mean it plans to settle for complacency in the new year. According to The …
Samsung tipped to launch new Nexus 10 tablet at CES next week
Samsung will reportedly announce a new version of the Nexus 10 CES 2014 in a few days, Digitimes says, without disclosing sources for its report. Samsung happens …
Apple’s upcoming 12-inch iPad may hammer the notebook market
Apple and Google have both already done a lot to shake up the traditional PC market but don’t expect either of them to stop anytime …
BlackBerry finally takes on its biggest threat: Ryan Seacrest
Just one day after dumping Alicia Keys, BlackBerry has gotten itself tangled up with yet another celebrity. BlackBerry has filed a lawsuit against Typo Products, the …
iPhone 5s now just $125 at Best Buy, iPhone 5c still free
Christmas might be over but sales from big box retailers are still going strong. December is always a huge month for smartphone sales but those …
Acer thinks the world needs a $1,100 Android desktop computer
Although PC OEMs as a whole did poorly last year, Acer seems to have been hit harder than most. According to numbers released by IDC …
T-Mobile CEO’s 2014 resolution: Transform the wireless industry
T-Mobile’s chief executive John Legere is known to be bold and boisterous, and it looks like he has no plans to quiet down in 2014 — …
Facebook sued for invading users’ privacy
Two Facebook users this week filed a class action complaint against the social network, Ars Technica reports, alleging that the messaging system inside Facebook is …
This could be the most amazing thing coming to CES next week
Forget Google Glass — connected eyewear is about to get a serious adrenaline shot next week when Bellevue, Washington-based Innovega shows off augmented reality contact lenses …
Snapchat knew for months about major security hole but failed to fix it
Snapchat on Thursday confirmed that millions of user accounts were compromised in a recent breach that exposed phone numbers and user names. Anonymity is a …
New report says 4.7-inch and 5.7-inch iPhones both coming this year
Apple will reportedly launch bigger iPhones this year, with displays that measure both 4.7 and 5.7 inches diagonallys, C Technology said on Chinese social network …
NSA isn’t content with current spying powers, wants quantum computer
The National Security Agency (NSA) is apparently developing its own quantum computer that will be able to crack most types of encryption, reveal documents provided …
LG’s G Flex ‘banana phone’ headed to AT&T and T-Mobile
2013 may be behind us but it looks like some of the smartphones that debuted last year aren’t quite ready to retire just yet. In …
AT&T offers T-Mobile customers up to $450 per line to switch
It’s official: T-Mobile has gotten under AT&T’s skin. AT&T announced on Friday that it will offer T-Mobile customers up to $450 per line when they …
The empire strikes back: AT&T to reportedly offer $200 to T-Mobile switchers
Late last month, a rumor surfaced that T-Mobile planned to absolutely wreak havoc on the wireless industry this year by offering to pay off subscribers’ …
NSA scandal has spawned an industry for spy-proof smartphones
“A crypto war is coming to your pocket,” The Wall Street Journal says in a new report detailing the spy-proof smartphone initiatives of several security …
This year’s World Cup will showcase mind-blowing advances in robotics
The first ceremonial kick at the opening 2014 World Cup game taking place in Brazil later this year may be delivered by a paralyzed teen …
Meet the Wi-Fi hotspot that doubles as a video projector
In this digital age, we expect all of our devices to multi-task as much as we do. Our video game consoles need to serve as …
You might actually be able to afford a 4K TV this year
Ever since they were first unveiled, ultra high-definition televisions have been little more than a pipe dream for the average consumer. With prices soaring as …
