How To Opt Out Of AT&T's Plan To Sell Everything It Knows About You And Your Smartphone Use
Your smartphone knows a lot about you. It's with you all the time. It knows which apps you use. It knows which websites you visit. And it knows your gender, your age, and even how fit you are.
European watchdogs order Google to rewrite privacy policy or face legal action
European watchdogs threaten tech company with legal action over 2012 policy which ‘violates commitment to transparency’ — Privacy watchdogs in the UK, Germany and Italy have told Google to rewrite …
AdBlock Plus lets some advertisers pay to play
The hugely popular browser extension charges a fee from big advertisers such as Google to let some ads go through — If you use AdBlock Plus to keep your Web browsing experiencing free of annoying cl...
European PRISM anger gains momentum with fresh cloud warnings and data threats
There's no stopping the slew of PRISM reactions coming out of Europe, and they're getting more serious by the day. Yesterday we had the first senior European politician suggesting citizens shun U.S. ...
Amazon and Barnes & Noble slash prices on tablets in Europe
Consumers in Europe are getting better deals on tablets this week, as both Amazon and Barnes & Noble dropped prices on their devices. — Barnes & Noble, which sells Nook products only in the U.K. and...
Glass Boutique app store, MP3 player, Lock-screen & more revealed
Google's recent XE7 update for its Glass Explorer Edition already shows signs of an unactivated locking system for the wearable, as well as a “Boutique” app store and media player. The official chang...
‘Restore The 4th’ galvanizes over 100 nation-wide protests against NSA, PRISM, and government spying
“Stop the surveillance! Restore the fourth amendment!” — It's the largest online protest since SOPA. And perhaps an even larger offline protest, as protestors galvanized by the Restore …
HTC profit down 83 percent from last year despite flagship launch
HTC has just announced its unaudited results for the second quarter 2013, and they're not pretty. Despite launching a much-lauded flagship smartphone, the HTC one, the company made just NT$1.25 billi...
Japan's DoCoMo holds out to iPhone mania, but at what cost?
NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan's largest mobile provider and a pioneer of the mobile Internet, is one of just a few holdouts among the world's big mobile carriers not offering Apple's iPhone to its 60 million ...
BBC to end 3D TV experiment with ‘Doctor Who’ special later this year
For the past two years the BBC has been experimenting with 3D television, but the technology hasn't quite caught on the way the corporation would've hoped. Because of this, 3D programming will be put...
Who will get Hulu? No clear answer at close of latest bidding
The Hulu rumor mill churns on. Friday marked the deadline for would-be buyers to submit bids for the over-the-top TV service but, even with the reported departure of one big contender, it's hard to s...
Xbox Live Public Beta for new Xbox 360 dashboard and Points replacement opens
Microsoft has thrown open applications for its next Xbox Live beta, giving Xbox 360 gamers the opportunity to have early access to the new Microsoft Points replacement and more.
Moto X not on agenda for upcoming Google event, says source
A popular podcaster claims to have received a personal invite to an exclusive event from Motorola's Guy Kawasaki. — See any hidden messages here? — Despite speculation that Google could be plannin...
Bing Audio, Windows Phone's built-in music matching service, rolls out to 14 new countries
I was watching an old episode of Breaking Bad the other day when they played this soulful tune I couldn't quite place. I just knew I loved it and wanted to hear it again.
FCC officially approves Softbank buyout of Sprint and Sprint buyout of ClearWire
As previously rumored, the FCC has officially approved Softbank's purchase of Sprint and, furthermore, Sprint's purchase of the rest of ClearWire. Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn and commissione...
Michael Dell, Silver Lake Said to Rule Out Raising Offer
Michael Dell and Silver Lake Management LLC won't sweeten their $24.4 billion offer to take Dell Inc. (DELL) private, people with direct knowledge of the situation said. — Dell and Silver Lake are r...
Microsoft develops 3D touchscreen with tactile feedback
By adjusting resistance against a person's touch the screen can make some objects feel heavier than others — Details of a touchscreen showing 3D images that can be felt and manipulated have been pub...