Self-driving cars could cut down on injuries by 90%, save $450 billion
The thought of thousands of autonomous vehicles flying down our highways might be a frightening one, but it could also be a permanent solution for …
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Spotify-Tango collaboration takes messaging apps in a whole new direction
Tango and Spotify are kicking off a collaboration aimed at offering a new music sharing opportunity for Tango messaging app users. Anyone using Tango can …
Sprint operating loss widens in Q3 as subscribers continue to head elsewhere
Sprint on Wednesday morning reported results for the third quarter, marking the first time the company posted earnings results since being acquired by Japanese carrier …
Oculus Rift virtual reality mobile headset coming to Android devices
One of the most exciting upcoming video game accessories is the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. The Oculus Rift has been hailed as the next …
Apple to reportedly tap LG for iWatch display
Life’s about to be good for LG’s smartwatch display supply business. The Korea Herald reports that Apple plans to tap LG Display as its main …
New consoles could send game sales soaring to $93 billion this year
By this time next month, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will be sitting on store shelves all across the world… provided they both don’t …
Bipartisan bill unveiled to curb the NSA’s spying powers
Given that surprising new allegations of National Security Agency spying seem to pop up every day, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers has now decided that …
Barnes & Noble rumored to announce new Nook on October 31st
Amazon has cornered the eReader market with the Kindle: The company unveiled a few refreshed devices in September, just a month after reports indicated Amazon would …
Great news for Microsoft: Lumias start to break through in the U.S.
One nugget buried within Nokia’s less-bad-than-expected earnings report released Tuesday was that the company’s Windows Phone-based Lumia devices may finally be breaking through in the …
Video: Netflix mulls streaming movies the same day they hit theaters
Netflix is continuing to exhibit unprecedented growth as its lineup of original programming expands. Having already raked in more subscribers than HBO in the U.S., Netflix …
Video: GTA V time-lapse showcases the living world of Los Santos
Over a month after its release, gamers are still deeply immersed in Grand Theft Auto V, the fastest selling game of all time. Between a …
Motorola’s Project Ara: The modular phone you can own forever
As the strange, exciting Phonebloks social media campaign reaches its potentially explosive conclusion, one major smartphone company announced its intentions to jump on board the …
Why Samsung may get the last laugh with the Galaxy Round
Samsung’s Galaxy Round has been dubbed a useless gimmick by many in the media but maybe we’re just not looking at the device the right …
And the surprise dark horse bidder for BlackBerry is… Facebook?
How’s this for a counterintuitive merger: A mobile device company that plans to focus its efforts more on the enterprise market coupled with a consumer-centric …
Meet the man who advises Google, Facebook and LinkedIn on tax dodging
If there’s one thing that Silicon Valley executives love more than having fancy product launch parties it’s avoiding taxes by funneling profits through Ireland. Bloomberg …
iTunes Radio users are returning to Pandora in search of better tunes
When Apple first announced iTunes Radio, many people assumed that the inclusion of a full-fledged streaming service within the most popular music store on the …
BlackBerry says it will bring ads to BBM for Android, iPhone soon
We have good news and bad news, BBM fans. The good news is that BlackBerry has confirmed its plans to bring new features to its …
Amazon’s MatchBook aims to drag paper book fans into the digital age
Even some people who relish having the latest cutting-edge gadgets have had a hard time giving up their large collections of old-school paper books. Amazon …
Smartphone shipments surge in Q3 as Apple falls further behind
Smartphone shipments surged to a record high in the third quarter, but Apple continued to lose ground as lower-cost devices proliferate in emerging markets. Research …
20 million new BBM users in a week – what does it mean?
BlackBerry just announced that it has added 20 million iOS and Android users to its BBM messaging service in one week. This rockets BBM’s total monthly active user …
iPhone 6 with 5-inch 1080p HD display reportedly launching next year
Apple’s new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c aren’t even two months old and we have already seen a half-dozen iPhone 6 rumors pop up since …
Reading between the lines: Get ready for an exciting 2014 for Apple
Monday night on Apple’s earnings call, CEO Tim Cook talked about new product categories in his opening remarks. While this isn’t new news, his further …
Leaked specs again show what a beast Google’s Nexus 5 will be
If you didn’t believe the previous 512 leaks, hopefully the 513th will convince you: Google’s upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone is going to be a snarling …
Apple’s Q4 in charts
Apple posted its fiscal fourth-quarter results on Monday and Wall Street was not impressed. Apple’s results were strong indeed, however growth is slowing significantly, margins …
WSJ: Google’s smartwatch will launch in the next few months
Following Samsung’s critically panned Galaxy Gear, Google is next in line with an answer to Apple’s nonexistent “iWatch.” According to a report on Tuesday from …
Nokia narrows Q3 loss as Lumia sales spike
Just in time for the sale of its handset division to Microsoft, Nokia has posted yet another net loss in its third-quarter earnings report released …
Here’s how digital game-sharing works on the PlayStation 4
When the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One were first announced, the ability to share physical copies of games was rumored to be in jeopardy. This …
EU asks Google rivals to weigh in on proposed antitrust deal
Google’s long battle with European antitrust regulators may be winding down but it won’t be over until the company’s rivals have their say. The Wall …
Qualcomm: Surface 2 is easily outclassed by ‘brilliant’ Lumia 2520
Qualcomm has taken sides in the battle of Windows RT tablets. CNET reports that Qualcomm product management senior vice president Raj Talluri thinks that Nokia’s recently …
Apple charged €12 million for unpaid iPad copyright taxes
The French society of authors, composers, and music publishers (SACEM) is currently awaiting a huge tax payment from Apple. According to French tech site PC …
