Snapchat Closes $60 Million Round Led by IVP, Now at 200 Million Daily Snaps
Snapchat, the ephemeral messaging service that has grown extremely popular over the past year, has closed its $60 million dollar Series B round of venture funding, the company announced on Monday morn...
iOS 7 Disables Screenshot Interruptions, Allows Users to Secretly Take Snapchat Screenshots
While we detailed a number of new features of iOS 7 beta 2 earlier today, a MacRumors reader sent us a tip on a small change that has gone unnoticed since the first beta was released on June 10.
Apple's Prototype iPhone 5S Based on New A7 Chip
Last week, we shared a pair of photos of Apple's upcoming iPhone 5S, revealing a few details such as a larger-capacity battery and a new dual-LED flash system for the rear camera. At the time, we had...
Microsoft licenses ‘Age of Empires’ for iOS and Android, but downplays further releases
Microsoft is bringing its games to iOS and Android, beginning with Age of Empires sometime in 2013, reports Japan's Nikkei business daily. The ports are coming courtesy of mobile developer KLab …
Siri takes initiative to learn how to pronounce names in iOS 7
When Siri first launched, many users found lots of names were pronounced incorrectly and couldn't do much beyond adding phonetic spellings manually for each contact. With iOS 7, it appears that Siri ...
Instagram Video and the Death of Fantasy
Over the weekend, I went to a sunset picnic on a rooftop in Brooklyn. The evening couldn't have been more picturesque — a group of stylish women chatting and lounging on blankets, framed against a la...
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1, 8.0 and 7.0 Coming To The U.S. July 7 For $399, $299 And $199
Samsung's new Galaxy Tab 3 line has been official for a little while now, but U.S. availability and pricing was up in the air until today. The relatively cheap tablets are going to be $199 …
Apple investigating new MacBook Air WiFi issues, some customers receiving replacements
Over the past few days, a notable amount of users have complained about WiFi issues plaguing the new 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air models released during the week of WWDC.
Duck Duck Go's Post-PRISM Growth Actually Proves No One Cares About “Private” Search
Look out, Google! Duck Duck Go is on the rise, posting a 50% traffic increase in just eight days. Is this proof people want a “private” search engine, in the wake of allegations the PRISM program al...
Pink Floyd: Pandora's Internet radio royalty ripoff
Internet radio companies are trying to trick artists into supporting their own pay cut. — Great music can inspire deep emotions, and businesses have long sought to harness this power in order to mak...
The 2013 MacBook Air Review (13-inch)
Things didn't go exactly as I'd expected at WWDC. I spent the week before the show at Computex, talking to PC OEMs, who had all just launched their Haswell ULT based Ultrabooks. With a couple of exc...
Samsung denies ‘groundless’ rumor that it is shutting down its PC business
UPDATE: Samsung has denied a report that says it is shutting down its PC business and provided the following statement: The rumor that Samsung is withdrawing from the PC desktop business is groundless...
AOL Reader hands-on: An unexciting but solid Google Reader replacement to rival Feedly
We knew AOL was planning its own replacement to the soon-expiring Google Reader, and now we're able to share a complete look at the upcoming service. — Pitching with the slogan “all your favorite we...
What is behind Snapchat's massive valuation?
Venture capitalists have valued Snapchat at more than $800 million. Why? — FORTUNE — Snapchat is one of the world's fastest-growing mobile apps, with users sharing more than 200 million “snaps” per...
Disruptions: Medicine That Monitors You
SAN FRANCISCO — They look like normal pills, oblong and a little smaller than a daily vitamin. But if your physician writes a prescription for these pills in the not-too-distant future, you might hea...
Device Shipments Up 6% To 2.4B In 2013, Driven By Android Smartphones, Tablets Amid More PC Decline
Gartner today has released its latest figures charting its overall predictions for how IT devices — from PCs to mobile handsets — are going to perform this year and in 2014.