AT&T wants to track your illegal downloads, ban access to file-sharing sites
A new AT&T patent awarded in mid November describes methods through which the Internet service provider may track the privacy-related habits of customers and assign …
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Windows 9 concept: Saving Windows from itself with a focus on ‘little things’
After hearing that Microsoft may bring back the Start menu button to Windows starting with the next major release, codenamed “Threshold,” a user imagined some …
68% of Americans projected to own an iPhone by 2017
Apple’s iPhone lineup is losing ground to Android globally when it comes to smartphone market share, with the latest numbers suggesting Android’s share of the …
How to make money by turning your Android phone into an SMS spambot
We’ve heard a lot about Android security flaws this year but what happens when Android users voluntarily allow third parties to turn their smartphones into text-messaging spambots? BBC …
BlackBerry may have burned through $800 million last quarter alone
Just about everyone expects BlackBerry’s next earnings report to be a complete horror show, as the company’s fruitless effort to take itself private scared away …
Inside the NSA: Former NSA cyber spy shares his story
This has been a very rough year for the National Security Agency. Morale is reportedly at an all-time low as revelations on the extent of …
The 10 worst video game consoles of all time
In the relatively brief history of video game consoles, we have seen many more failures than successes. Consoles have failed for various reasons, from poor …
Video: iPhone 6 concept imagines an EYE ID retina scanner
The same design team that imagined the iPhone Air and curved iPhone 6c concepts has also worked on an iPhone 6 concept that would offer …
The biggest threat to Samsung’s gadget empire
Samsung’s rise to become one of the world’s true smartphone powerhouses has been one of the biggest stories in tech over the past couple of …
Is this Microsoft’s next big Windows Phone update? [updated]
Now that the Nokia acquisition is all but finalized, Microsoft is back at work improving Windows Phone. The latest leaked image from @evleaks shows off …
The 5 craziest robots in Google’s growing android army
With news breaking late last week that Google has acquired cutting-edge robotics firm Boston Dynamics, we thought it would be a good time to check …
New report may expose Samsung’s secret weapons for the Galaxy S5
Recent reports have suggested that Samsung is hard at work on multiple new versions of its 2014 flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5. This shouldn’t come …
AT&T slammed for shamelessly whining about smartphone subsidies
Does it seem just a tad ridiculous that a company that regularly crows about its strong revenue and earnings growth is also complaining about the …
‘Extremely popular’ Surface Pro 2, Surface 2 sold out at retailers
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2 tablets are selling very well, according to Mashable‘s checks with various retailers where the devices are sold out with …
How to replace a cracked Nexus 5 screen yourself
When it comes to smartphones, is there anything worse than the feeling you get as your phone slips out of your hand and plummets towards …
BlackBerry set to lose two more senior execs as dismal earnings loom
BlackBerry is expected to report earnings for its November quarter on Friday that show substantial declines across the board. Most significantly, perhaps, the vendor is …
Video: Steam Machine beta unboxing, gameplay, teardown and specs
Valve on Friday shipped Steam Machine beta units to 300 lucky developers, with some of them already posting details – including image galleries and hands-on videos …
Mayer on mail issues: Yahoo ‘really let you down this week’
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer on Friday posted an apology on Yahoo’s official Tumblr blog for the extended Yahoo Mail issues that affected many users for …
Santa may have a Retina iPad mini for you after all
Santa may have an easier time finding the Retina iPad mini in stores this Christmas than initially anticipated, as Apple’s online store has dropped shipping …
Next-gen tablets could be the final nail in portable consoles’ coffins
Smartphones and tablets may not deliver the gaming quality you get from dedicated portable consoles such as the PS Vita and the Nintendo 3DS… but …
Charter’s Time Warner Cable merger bid could come next week
What’s the opposite of a Christmas miracle? How about a merger between two of the largest cable providers in the United States? Bloomberg reports that …
iOS 7.1 beta 2 hints iOS in the Car is on its way
Apple’s big push to integrate itself even further into your daily life might be right around the corner. When the latest iOS 7.1 beta was …
Google kills ‘accidental’ Android feature that kept user data private
Sorry, Android users — Google isn’t going that extra mile to help you keep your data private after all. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, just one …
‘Younity’ is a Snapchat for everything
Younity is a new service from Entangled Media that brings Snapchat-like sharing features that apply to all the possible files users would have on their …
Why Android is the key to Google’s plan to rule the world
Like a lot of major American companies, Google has had some issues dealing with the Chinese government. In fact, Google hasn’t invested any resources in …
Facebook keeps track of every message you type – even ones you don’t post
Every social network user has at some point typed something they knew they’d regret sharing and has promptly erased it before clicking “post.” However, Slate’s Jennifer …
WSJ: Sprint may try to buy T-Mobile in early 2014
When Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said that 2014 was his company’s time to make waves, he wasn’t kidding. The Wall Street Journal reports that Sprint …
The Galaxy S4 has become the only Android phone that matters
While it’s not surprising that the iPhone 5s has dominated smartphone sales at major American carriers since its release this fall, it is somewhat surprising …
How Microsoft could bring back the Start menu without killing Metro UI
The biggest controversy surrounding Windows 8 has been about the so-called “Metro” user interface that lets users navigate their PC through a set of Live …
Your entire world will soon be connected
Intelligent connected machines and services that surround us – effectively known as the “Internet of Things” (IoT) – will become a $309 billion business by …
