The Windows 8.1 Preview is here!
A couple of weeks ago, Antoine Leblond talked about continuing the Windows 8 vision with Windows 8.1. It continues to push ahead with our bet that the PC industry is going through a shift that is dri...
Windows 8.1 in-depth hands-on: features, apps, impressions and screenshots
The last time we wrote about Windows 8.1, we had lots to talk about, but very little to share in the way of hands-on impressions. You see, though Microsoft unveiled loads of new features, apps and UI...
Sprint announces HTC 8XT and Samsung ATIV S Neo Windows Phone 8 devices
Summary: Sprint is again the last major carrier to carry a Windows Phone device and today announced that two new models will be coming later this summer. — Matthew Miller — Sprint customers only h...
Apple Spells Out iTunes Radio Terms for Record Labels
Ahead of its launch of an online radio service, Apple circulated terms to independent record labels last week, many of them more generous to the music companies than what rival Pandora Media currently...
Cue the fight music: Pandora responds to Pink Floyd's op-ed on lower royalty rates
Internet radio service Pandora has responded to a strongly worded opinion piece recently written by the remaining members of legendary rock band Pink Floyd. — In the op-ed piece, Pink Floyd's member...
iOS 7 includes the ability to control your iPhone or iPad using head movements [video]
Discovered by an anonymous tipster, iOS 7′s “Accessibility” section now includes a feature that allows you to control your iPhone or iPad with left or right head movements.
Mobile giant Telefónica backs Windows Phone in move to stymie Android and iOS duopoly
Spanish mobile provider Telefónica today announced it is to help boost the visibility of Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system in a bid to end the “current duopoly of Android and iOS.”
Can Apple read your iMessages?
About a year ago I wrote a short post urging Apple to publish the technical details of iMessage encryption. I'd love tell you that Apple saw my influential crypto blogging and fell all over themselve...
SSL: Intercepted today, decrypted tomorrow
Millions of websites and billions of people rely on SSL to protect the transmission of sensitive information such as passwords, credit card details, and personal information with the expectation that ...
Pandora and Royalties
(Warning: This is long, but I'd really like to fully articulate Pandora's perspective on royalties, which is simply impossible to do in just a few sentences.) — Over 13 years ago when I started this...
Apple Online Store opens in Russia, establishes direct sales in key emerging market
Today, Apple has finally launched a version of its official online store for customers in Russia. The online store is similar in style to Apple's online stores in other countries.
NSA takes surveillance fact sheets off website
Following a complaint from two senators, the National Security Agency has removed from its website two fact sheets designed to shed light on and defend a pair of surveillance programs. Users now tryi...
IDC: Apple's iPhone sheds European marketshare in Q1, pushed out of top 5 in India
A pair of reports from market research firm IDC on Tuesday showed the iPhone lost ground in Western Europe during the first quarter of 2013, while Android devices bumped Apple's handset out of the top...
Sony Sacrificed the PlayStation 4 Camera to Beat Microsoft on Price
How the camera was cut last minute and left with an uncertain future. — When Sony announced that PlayStation 4 would be priced at $399 to an uproar of applause from the audience at its E3 press conf...
Square branches out into e-commerce with new Square Market virtual stores for US businesses
Mobile and digital payment platform Square has moved into a new market today. It's a bit different than what most people might think — it's an e-commerce play called Square Market …
LinkedIn Gets A Little More Watchful, Now Tells You Who's Viewed Your Updates, And Where You've Been Looking
LinkedIn, the social network used by people for job hunting and making other business connections, is adding two more enhancements to its homepage that highlight one of its creepier …
Cut Clutter: Two Ways to Put Your Inbox on a Diet
Lots of people feel they're drowning in email, with swollen inboxes that make it hard to pinpoint important messages in a sea of annoying marketing mail and unwanted newsletters. — Some major email ...
Recon Jet is Google Glass for athletes and professionals, now available for preorder at $499
Google Glass is for walking around and getting directions to a cafe with perfect espresso. Recon Jet is for kicking your performance into the ultimate high gear and — yes — even saving lives.