Google Now likely headed to Chrome in near future
It looks like Google at last appears ready to integrate its Google Now personal assistant app into both its Chrome browser and Chrome operating system. …
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Microsoft helps Netflix ditch Silverlight for HTML5
Give Microsoft credit: It’s willing to help companies ditch its own Silverlight video streaming platform for superior alternatives. The Next Web reports that Netflix is …
Sony won’t abandon the PlayStation 3 after the PlayStation 4 launches
Fear not PlayStation 3 owners, Sony has confirmed that it has no plans to abandon its current console when the PlayStation 4 launches this holiday …
Microsoft speeds Office update cycle to just three weeks
The days when Microsoft would wait a whopping three years to push out big changes to its Office productivity software have come to an end. …
Secure new Android messaging service will rival iMessage
CyanogenMod is looking to step up the security in its popular third-party Android software. In addition to an incognito mode to keep personal data secure …
Microsoft: We’re not afraid of BlackBerry, proud to be No. 3 in mobile
A fierce battle is raging among smartphone industry contenders this year, but Microsoft thinks the war has already been won. In an interview with Verge, …
The great 2013 PC sales crash could be even worse than expected
Although there’s some new hope for sales growth in the second half of the year, 2013 has turned out to be an ugly, ugly year …
How to fix your broken PlayStation 3
Sony on Wednesday evening announced that a firmware update is rolling out to fix broken PlayStation 3 consoles. The update is meant to reverse the …
BlackBerry’s comeback momentum hinges on the Q5
The handset industry is waiting for BlackBerry’s May quarter report, set to be released on Friday. But it’s the August quarter guidance that may turn …
Microsoft could get stuck in a ‘boring niche’ if Windows 8.1 flops
The stakes are very high for Microsoft with Windows 8.1, the company’s latest attempt to merge traditional desktop functionality with the mobile features of smartphones …
Siri inventors now developing the intelligent assistant of the future
SRI International, creator of Apple’s voice assistant Siri, is hard at work on a new intelligent assistant known as “Bright” that could one day know …
In the fight to win over Windows haters, Windows 8.1’s new Start button is probably useless
There is no question that the weirdest thing about Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 debut on Wednesday was the Start button. It’s not weird that Microsoft would …
TRYPTpic is the greatest Instagram companion app on the planet
The recent addition of video to the popular Instagram photo-sharing app opened up a whole new world for users looking for new ways to share content. …
Apple outfoxed: Foxconn first to debut iPhone-compatible smartwatch
It seems like we’ve been hearing rumors forever about Apple releasing its own “iWatch” that acts as a key accessory to the iPhone. But apparently, …
Ace Metrix, which loved Microsoft’s Surface ads, says Apple ads are failing
Apple released a new television commercial earlier this month titled “Our Signature.” The spot is one of numerous TV ads currently promoting Apple products in …
Apple blasts ITC for import ban against iPhone 4, iPad 2
Samsung won perhaps its most significant victory to date when it defended an import ban with the U.S. International Trade Commission against various Apple products. …
BlackBerry is back from the dead
BlackBerry has been a source of contention in recent months, as the company struggles back to regain some of its former luster in the ever-changing …
AP: Windows 8.1 fails at its mission
Microsoft’s new Windows 8.1 update has one mission and one mission alone: Get users who were critical of Windows 8 and fearful of switching to …
Apple won’t be allowed to target Galaxy S4 in Samsung patent lawsuit
A judge with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California this week denied Apple’s request to add Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone to the list …
Samsung launches ‘flawless’ curved OLED HDTV with a major flaw
Samsung on Thursday released its new 55-inch curved OLED HDTV in South Korea. The new TV is the first of its kind in Samsung’s lineup, and …
iTunes Radio royalty rates revealed – Apple pays more than Pandora
When Apple was engaged in long, protracted negotiations with record companies over terms for its iTunes Radio service, many assumed that the company was trying …
PC sales expected to pick up in the second half
Microsoft released its Windows 8.1 preview to the public on Wednesday and it remains to be seen how users will respond. As it turns out, …
Cord-cutting catches on: 60 million Americans now rely on free over-the-air TV
Cash-strapped Americans looking to save some money on their monthly bills are increasingly ditching pay television and relying on free over-the-air television instead. GigaOM points …
NVIDIA Shield delayed until July due to a ‘mechanical issue’
NVIDIA’s Android-powered Shield portable gaming console has been delayed until July. The system was originally set to debut on Thursday, however NVIDIA confirmed on Wednesday that …
Apple, Microsoft and Facebook targeted in Europe for NSA spying ties
A European data protection group has filed complaints against Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Skype and Yahoo for their alleged cooperation with the NSA’s Prism surveillance program. …
T-Mobile to debut LTE-Advanced ‘features’ later this year
Dave Mayo, the senior vice president of technology, strategy, finance and development at T-Mobile, revealed at Light Reading’s Backhaul Strategies for Mobile Operators event on …
Verizon reportedly looking to buy Canadian carrier for $800 million
Verizon previously confirmed that it was exploring opportunities in Canada’s wireless market. According to a report from Reuters, the company has made a bid for …
New bill aims to rein in NSA’s snooping powers
With so many people getting caught off guard by the National Security Agency’s massive data collection practices, at least one senator wants to put the …
Google passes Apple, becomes world’s most valuable tech company by one measure
With a market capitalization of more than $374 billion as of Wednesday’s close, Apple is worth far more than Google, which has a market cap …
Instagram for BlackBerry, Windows Phone not coming ‘anytime soon’
Big name companies such as Path, Facebook, Tumbler and Twitter were quick to develop applications for Google’s wearable computing device. Popular photo-sharing service Instagram, however, …
