Yes We Can: Obama to announce major changes to NSA spy programs this week
President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign slogan “Yes We Can” now takes on a new meaning as a new report reveals that the public outcry surrounding …
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This is why passwords need to die
Every other week it seems like we have to create new passwords that are increasingly complex and difficult to remember, with more requirements for capital …
The Boy Genius Report: Why Home Automation is Being Disrupted
The entire home automation industry is about to be upended by startups. Companies that are starting out small have a clear and concise vision: one …
Video: Terrifying plane crash captured on GoPro camera from inside cabin
It’s every air traveller’s worst nightmare, and one passenger aboard a flight off the coast of Kalaupapa, Molokai in Hawaii recently gave the world a first-hand …
Leaked photos finally reveal Nokia’s $7.2 billion phone
Reports have suggested that Nokia and Microsoft had been in talks for years before the Redmond, Washington-based company finally agreed to absorb Nokia’s phone business. …
Video: Is this the best iPad commercial of all time?
After using’s Bryan Cranston’s voice to promote the iPad Air’s slimness in a TV ad that ran in the days following the tablet’s official announcement, …
Sprint gives up on chasing T-Mobile’s Uncarrier 2.0 plan after just four months
Just four months after Sprint’s “One Up” program was introduced, the carrier has quietly killed the initiative. Introduced as a delayed response to T-Mobile’s Uncarrier …
Hackers attack Neiman Marcus, others in Target-like fashion
Target was not the only retail chain under attack during the 2013 Black Friday hack, with Neiman Marcus and other unnamed retailers confirmed to have …
Yahoo ad malware attack far greater than anticipated
The malware attack that took advantage of Yahoo’s Java-based ad network around Christmas Eve was far greater than anticipated, the company confirmed in a post (via …
The PC is dying a death by a thousand cuts
The latest Gartner numbers on PC sales released Thursday were truly atrocious as they showed that overall PC sales declined by just under 7% year-over-year, …
Swiss watchmaker Swatch isn’t afraid of the rise of smartwatches
Popular Swiss watch maker Swatch says it’s not afraid of competing against smartwatches only with regular watches, even though more companies are creating their own such devices …
Could Google Glass soon show up in your doctor’s office?
As we’ve noted before, Google Glass could have important applications that go far beyond the consumer electronics market. And now Bloomberg reports that Google’s X …
Forget Wii U: Nintendo sold more than 16 million 3DS games in 2013
It remains to be seen how well the Wii U sold in its first full year on the market, but at least one Nintendo console …
Amazon wants to sell you a Kindle from a vending machine
Amazon wants to know if it can turn the Kindle into an impulse buy, and it’s using CES attendees as test subjects to find out. …
Despite hot sales, iPhone 5s, 5c may not be winning fresh converts
The competition in the smartphone world might finally be making Apple sweat. According to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel, the iPhone’s market share in Great …
New gadget turns your iPad into a 3D scanner (and costs just as much as an iPad)
Just as it has for the past few years, the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show brought us hundreds of different cases, cameras and other accessories …
Chen on why he wants challenge of running BlackBerry: ‘I am abnormal’
New BlackBerry CEO John Chen definitely gets points for honest self-reflection. In an interview with Re/code, Chen admits that taking on a company facing as …
iPhone: Apple’s Trojan horse into the business world
Apple’s iPhone has not only become the company’s best-selling device, but also a useful weapon for the company in its “attack” on the corporate world. …
Hail to the chief: Chen now locked in as BlackBerry CEO
Here’s some very good news for BlackBerry: John Chen is now locked in as the company’s long-term CEO. The New York Times reports that BlackBerry …
Broadcasters are taking online TV service Aereo back to court
Despite a flurry of lawsuits, streaming television service Aereo is still online — but broadcasting companies aren’t done fighting quite yet. Bloomberg reports that the …
NSA-thwarting alternative to Google search has a record year
You probably assume that Google holds a monopoly on Internet search. Think again. According to a blog post, DuckDuckGo, the search engine that doesn’t collect or …
Dear Google: Please stop trying to make me use your terrible social network
OK, Google, I rely on your for a lot of things. Not only are you my default search engine but you’re also my primary email …
Samsung scared to challenge Google, Apple in the U.S.
Even though Samsung will launch its first Tizen smartphones in a few months, the company will not sell them in the U.S. this year, as …
Poll: Are you going to buy a 4K TV?
Pixels, pixels and more pixels… that was the takeaway from the world’s top TV makers at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show. Samsung, Sony, LG …
The fine print of T-Mobile’s newest ‘Uncarrier’ offer
T-Mobile once again shook up the mobile world this week when it announced that it would pay off the early termination fees of any new …
Samsung is developing gadgets that you’ll control with a wink and a nod
Why bother touching your smartphone when you can just nod at it? Galaxy Club has uncovered a new Samsung patent that describes a new gesture …
Android is no longer enough for Sony
Sony has confirmed in an interview that a single mobile OS strategy is not good enough for its mobile goals anymore, even if the collaboration …
Samsung says OLED TVs won’t be affordable until 2017 or 2018
The International Consumer Electronics Show is always huge for TV makers and 2014 was no different. We saw the latest and greatest from all of …
Video: iPad Pro concept proposes ultra-slim 12.9-inch iPad with 4K display, Touch ID
The designers at SET Solution responsible for various concepts showing potential Apple products including iPhone Air, iPhone 6c and iPhone 6 with retina scanner have …
Workers rioted at Samsung’s newest factory and it’s not even open yet
We learned late last year that Samsung is planning to keep its operating margins high by slashing its labor costs by building a new $3.2 …
