3D printing at home could have health risks, says study
While industrial 3D printers often use ventilation shafts and filters to evacuate airborne particles, commercially available printers are often set up in environments with little or no thought about t...
Android 4.3 code reveals granular app controls and 4K support are coming soon
As developers get their hands on the latest version of Google's operating system, Android 4.3, we're discovering some hidden features of the platform that hint at what's to come. Android Police repor...
IDC: Apple, Samsung lose smartphone market share as Lenovo and others see greater growth
Apple and Samsung have both reported their financials for Q2 2013 so, as is customary, analyst firms are now putting out their estimates for the quarter. IDC is out of the blocks …
Sky's Now TV box is a £9.99 Roku clone that streams iPlayer and more
BSkyB started investing in Roku last year and it's leveraged that involvement to develop this new Now TV set-top box. Going on sale today for just £9.99 (including shipping), it brings a rebranded Ro...
Handwriting Feature Added to Google Translate Homepage
Google today rolled out its Google Translate handwriting feature for the Web, allowing users to draw the phrases or words they need translated when a keyboard can't do the trick. — Handwriting has b...
SolidFire Raises $31 Million, Says Its SSD is Now Cheaper Than Disk
SolidFire is on, er, fire this month. It had a major customer win with Colt and now it tops the month off announcing that it has raised an additional $31 million in funding. The company also unveile...
Nielsen: Online display ads grew 26.3% in Q1 2013, but TV ads still dominate
Mad Men TV advertising guru Harry Crane — Good news for advertisers and services that rely on display advertising technology: Display advertising on the web grew by about 26.3 percent for the first ...
Samsung Dethrones Apple in Smartphone Profits
Apple has fallen off the profit throne. — Last quarter, Samsung Electronics made more money selling handsets than Apple for the first time, according to a report by Strategy Analytics. — Samsung's...
UK Porn Filter Will Censor Other Content Too, ISPs Reveal
On Monday David Cameron told his citizens that by the end of the year broadband subscribers will be required to go through a compulsory system which will decide what they can and cannot see on the Int...
Timehop, The Place To Reminisce Online, Raises $3M Led By Spark Capital
While present-focused social networks like Facebook and Instagram make plenty of room for the narcissists in us, there's not really a dedicated and focused place to reflect on the past.
Best Buy, Amazon, and Walmart selling the new Nexus 7 four days early
Having already launched its pre-orders ahead of the official Nexus 7 announcement, Best Buy is keeping up the habit of preempting Google by making the new Android slate available early.
When ‘Smart Homes’ Get Hacked: I Haunted A Complete Stranger's House Via The Internet
“I can see all of the devices in your home and I think I can control them,” I said to Thomas Hatley, a complete stranger in Oregon who I had rudely awoken with an early phone call on a Thursday mornin...
T-Mobile goes $0 down for all devices, including iPhone 5 for $27/month
As part of its new un-carrier strategy, T-Mobile USA today announced that it will begin a new deal tomorrow: $0 down for all devices. Now, eligible customers can receive a phone with no money down an...
Yahoo Plans Splashy New San Francisco Digs (And Dreams of Neon Billboard's Return)
According to multiple sources close to the situation, Yahoo is close to signing a lease for a splashy new San Francisco outpost to keep up with the fast growth of other Web companies that have opened ...
Apple's Boston-Area Team: Working on Speech in Nuance's Backyard
It's been one of the Boston-area tech industry's more intriguing questions for months: Just what is Apple doing here? — Today, we've got an answer. — Apple has assembled a small team of notable na...
Personalized Financial Planning Service LearnVest Raises $16.5M From Accel, American Express And Others
LearnVest, a personalized financial planning program, has raised $16.5 million in strategic funding from existing investor Accel Partners, and new investors: American Express Ventures …
Apple's Developer Center returns after 8-day outage due to security breach
After being down for more than a week due to an embarrassing security breach, Apple has brought its Developer Center back up. — Apple took the site down last Thursday, eventually notifying developer...
AWS Adds SDK Support For Windows Phone And Windows Store Apps
Amazon Web Services continues to enhance support for Microsoft workloads with added SDK support for Windows Phone and Windows Store Apps. — According to the AWS blog, the new support comes with a De...
Apple is America's computer, tablet, and smartphone brand of the year
It's been years since the company was Apple Computer Inc., but America still loves Apple. — Just not only for its computers anymore. — Apple has been declared America's computer brand of the year ...
Mailbox's First App, Orchestra To-Do, Is Shutting Down
Before being acquired by Dropbox for $100 million, before its app became one of the buzzier startups of 2013, the team at Mailbox had been known for Orchestra, a simple to-do list app with tasks you c...
Agreement Calls for Mobile App Privacy Disclosures But Does It Have Teeth?
Sample screens disclose what is collected and how it is shared (Source: NTIA) — A new voluntary code has been tentatively established to assure greater transparency in the types of information apps ...