Microsoft admits its data centers are vulnerable to NSA spying
Although Google has said that it’s deployed end-to-end encryption between its data centers to keep out the prying eyes of the National Security Agency, it …
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A quick guide to PlayStation 4 launch exclusives
After a long year of waiting, Sony has finally delivered the PlayStation 4, which is currently begging you to spend the weekend with a DualShock …
HTC One successor said to feature 5-inch 1080p display and KitKat
Back in April, we called the HTC One the closest thing the world has ever seen to a no-compromise smartphone. Four months later when we …
UBS says iPad is a disappointment
Apple’s new iPad Air and Retina iPad mini have widely been called the best tablets ever to have debuted in their respective categories. In the …
Why Apple wants to squeeze every last dime from Samsung
Why is Apple so insistent on squeezing every last dime it can out of Samsung over patent infringement? Well, apart from the obvious greed factor …
Pfizer ditching BlackBerry due to company’s ‘volatile state’
It’s become pretty obvious that BlackBerry’s fruitless search for “strategic alternatives” did the company no favors. AllThingsD reports that pharmaceutical company Pfizer has advised all …
Next-gen console war begins as Sony finally unleashes PlayStation 4
The next-generation has finally arrived. You’ve waited for months, read all the coverage, watched the unboxing videos, fought with fanboys in the comment sections of …
Google Books wins major victory for fair use
Google has had plenty of run-ins with authors, publishers and distributors of books over the past several years, some more positive than others. But in …
U.S. government requests for Google user info have tripled since 2009
The FBI and other law enforcement agencies have gotten more and more hungry for Google users’ data over the past four years. Google said on …
Carriers finally unveil Isis mobile wallet now that no one cares about mobile wallets
Remember a couple of years ago when Google Wallet looked poised to launch a wave of mobile payment platforms powered by NFC? Well that didn’t …
IBM’s Watson will soon do much more than beat people in Jeopardy
The days of IBM’s Watson supercomputer being satisfied with being a Jeopardy champion are over. IBM announced on Thursday that it is creating a cloud-based open …
You can now buy a custom-designed Moto X from Verizon for $50
Motorola and Verizon are offering a very tempting stocking stuffer for early holiday shoppers. 9to5Google notes that Verizon customers can now design their own Moto …
FCC unveils new way to keep your carrier honest
You can’t go an hour without hearing an ad from wireless carriers about how they have the fastest, biggest or best 4G network, but do …
Why a $1 billion cash injection may not be enough to save BlackBerry
BlackBerry has certainly bought itself some time with the $1 billion cash injection it received from Fairfax Financial and its partners but there’s no guarantee …
Here’s what Facebook learned from the failed Home experiment
No one was interested in Facebook Home — not smartphone owners, not smartphone vendors. Facebook even had to provide disgruntled Home users with a step-by-step guide to disable …
Apple’s ‘star witness’ during patent trial is Samsung
On Wednesday, we learned that Apple had lowered its demands in the patent suit in an attempt to come to some kind of middle ground …
Samsung reportedly working on Galaxy phone with wraparound display
The Galaxy Round is Samsung’s first commercial attempt to bring a curved display to its smartphones, but the next evolution of the new technology might …
Unless you’re Apple or Samsung, selling smartphones means losing money
You have to wonder how long it will be before some unprofitable smartphone vendors quit the market. AppleInsider points us to the latest data from …
Apple releases iOS 7.0.4
Apple has just released its iOS 7.0.4 update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch lineups. The new software version is now available to all …
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 …
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 …
BBM set to hit Wi-Fi iPads and iPod touch beginning today
BlackBerry’s BBM service shocked the world when it finally went cross-platform last month. While many thought it would be dead on arrival, the app rocketed …
The best thing about Android just got even better
People love Android for dozens of reasons. The wide range of functionality, the hundreds of thousands of apps, the versatility afforded by Google’s open source …
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 …
Retina iPad mini stock checker back online – until Apple tears it down
The Retina iPad mini is expected to be in short supply through the holiday season and into 2014, so those looking to purchase Apple’s tiny …
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 …
Windows Phone leaves BlackBerry in the dust, Android still dominates in Q3
Fresh evidence emerged Thursday that Windows Phone has steamed past BlackBerry to establish itself as the world’s No. 3 smartphone OS. New data from Gartner …
Pay TV services bleed subscribers in ‘worst 12 month stretch ever’
Cord-cutting has become even more of a headache for pay television providers over the past year. The Wall Street Journal points us to a new …
Nokia unleashes new app to make Lumia cameras even better
New hardware is playing a big part in Nokia’s plans over the next several months, but one compelling piece of first-party software that the company …
Sony’s iOS, Android PlayStation app is the perfect PS4 companion
We’re still a couple of days out from the PlayStation 4 launch, but you can prepare yourself for Sony’s second screen experience by downloading the …
