Google Play Celebrates One-Year Birthday with Discounts
Google(NEW YORK) — A year ago on Wednesday, Google announced that it was doing away with its Android Marketplace and launching Google Play, an all-encompassing digital download store with apps, movies, music, magazines and books.Google says it has add…
Google Updates iPhone Maps So You Can Find Places, Friends
Google(NEW YORK) — Have you ever gone to a new city and had trouble finding your way around, cursing as you look at pages upon pages of search results to find a restaurant for dinner or just a quick place to grab a cup of coffee and a Danish?Google ho…
Evernote Resets All Passwords After Service is Hacked
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The next time you log in to your Evernote account, don’t be surprised when you are asked to reset your password. The web and app-based digital notebook service reset all user passwords after a “coordinated attempt to…
Outbox: New Service Turns Snail Mail into Email
Outbox(NEW YORK) — Do you still rely on snail mail? Outbox is a new startup that wants to help you “manage your postal mail like email.”The service will send what it calls “unpostmen” to your home mailbox to collect your mail f…
FCC Chairman to Look Into Cellphone Unlocking Ban
Alex Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski says he plans to look into the law that has made it illegal for Americans to unlock their phones, says TechCrunch. According to the tech news site, Genachowski says the “ban rais…
Groupon Ousts CEO Andrew Mason
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Online coupon site Groupon, after a series of losses and missteps, said Thursday that it is replacing CEO Andrew Mason.Executive Chairman Eric Lefkofsky and Vice Chairman Ted Leonsis have been ap…
Entertainment and Internet Providers Launch Copyright Alert System
Youtube/CCopyrightInfo(NEW YORK) — Several groups from the entertainment industry have teamed up with five major American Internet service providers to create something called the Copyright Alert System (CAS). The system aims to educate and diss…
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Now Available for Windows 7
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Microsoft is all about the upgrade this month. After announcing last week that all Hotmail users will be upgraded to Outlook.com soon, the company is now upgrading its browser for all Windows 7 users.&nbs…
Samsung Galaxy S4 to Be Announced on March 14 in New York
Samsung(NEW YORK) — The rumors were true: Samsung will unveil its next flagship Android smartphone — the Galaxy S4 or Galaxy S IVa — on March 14 at a press conference in New York City. The company sent out invitations to members of the press Monday …
Sony Xperia Tablet Z Takes Title of Thinnest and Lightest Tablet
Sony(BARCELONA) — Samsung hopes a pen and software will set its Galaxy Note 8.0 Android tablet apart, but for Sony the difference is in the portability.
Sony has unveiled its Xperia Tablet Z at Mobile World Congress, a large mobile tradeshow in Barcel…
Nokia Debuts Cheaper Windows Phones
Nokia(NEW YORK) — Back in September, Nokia introduced its new Lumia 820 and 920 phones, which brought features like its PureView camera and wireless charging to its Windows phones. But if price is what stood in between you and the Lumias, Nokia …
What’s Next After Nevada Legalizes Online Interstate Gaming
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(CARSON CITY, Nev.) — Now that Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed legislation legalizing online interstate gaming, what’s next for online poker fans in the United States?The state’s legislators and Sandoval rushed …
Judge Grants Hedge Fund’s Injunction Against Apple Inc.
Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A federal court judge in New York Friday granted a request by hedge fund Greenlight Capital to block Apple Inc. from including a measure on its shareholder ballot that would limit the iPhone maker…
Sony Reveals PlayStation 4, Omits Look at Console’s Design
Sony(NEW YORK) — Sony has unveiled the next version of its popular gaming console, the PlayStation 4, which it plans to release in time for the 2013 holiday season.At a press conference Wednesday evening in New York City, the company showcased the sys…
Yahoo Homepage Redesign Gets Personal
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A made-over Yahoo homepage debuted on Wednesday, providing users with a more tailored social experience in the hopes that they’ll linger on the site.Yahoo’s first redesign in four years w…
Tweeting After Death? There’s an App for That
Oli Scarff/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — For those who feel their daily musings merit a global audience, there’s Twitter. But for those who feel the world couldn’t spin on without their 140-character pieces of genius if some tragedy should befall the…
Samsung Galaxy S4 Is Coming
PARK JI-HWAN/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Samsung Galaxy S4, or IV, is coming — that much seems all but certain. But after a tweet from mobile-review.com’s editor-in-chief Eldar Murtazin Monday told us to watch for a “big announcement…
HTC Claims to Reinvent Smartphone with Latest Android Phone
HTC(NEW YORK) — HTC is kicking off the start of Android phone season. At an event in New York City on Tuesday, the Taiwan-based company announced its latest flagship Android phone — the HTC One.”We think it’s time to shake things up in the smar…
Facebook Hacked, Says No User Data Compromised
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Facebook has revealed that it was “targeted in a sophisticated attack” by hackers last month — this not long after Twitter and The New York Times reported that hackers got into their computers.Facebook does no…
Apple Stores ‘Aren’t Big Enough,’ Says CEO
Apple, Inc.(SAN FRANCISCO) — Apple CEO Tim Cook made an appearance Tuesday at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco, emphasizing the importance of Apple’s retail stores.”Some of our stores aren’t big enough,” Cook said …