Skype confirms 3D video calls are under development
Skype said that limitations with current 3D technologies had stopped it launching the feature — Skype has confirmed it has developed 3D video calls. — The news was revealed by a senior executive i...
Microsoft makes latest Surface price cuts permanent
Summary: Microsoft is cutting prices on Surface Pro, Surface RT and touch covers and making those cuts permanent, rather than promotional. — Microsoft has made previously temporary price-cut promoti...
Yahoo Sharpens Its Flickr iOS App With Enhanced Filters, More Camera Tools; Makes Pro Tools Free
Yahoo has just released a significant new update for its Flickr photo app for iOS, a further sign of how it wants to be not just where you go to store and view pictures, but where you create them as w...
More Galaxy Gear details leak: 10 hour battery life, two storage options
We've already heard most of the details on Samsung's smartwatch, the Galaxy Gear, but there's still room (and time) for some more information. The latest leaks from AmongTech confirm what our sources...
Amazon's Push to the Cloud Adds to Server-Market Woes
To understand the challenges facing makers of server systems, look to health-care staffing firm Schumacher Group. — The Lafayette, La., company, has been shifting a growing proportion of its computi...
Dark Patterns: inside the interfaces designed to trick you
These carefully crafted elements are built to misdirect and confuse — Harry Brignull is a London, UK-based independent user experience designer with a PhD in cognitive science. He is also the found...
Here's how one hacker is waging war on the Syrian government
As President Obama weighed U.S. air strikes in Syria this week, a lone American hacker was waging his own attack on the Syrian government. He works a white-collar job in the United States by day, whi...
Gold, Graphite iPhone 5S shells shown on video, structure compared to iPhone 5
In what seems to be a never-ending string of “gold” iPhone 5S part leaks, new high-quality videos analyze what appear to be legitimate rear shells for the upcoming iPhone 5S...
App Annie Index: Apps - Messenger Apps Go To Battle For The World's Messages
The Competition for The Top Messenger App is Heating Up — The App Annie Apps Index brings you the top-performing publishers and apps outside of games across both the iOS App Store and Google Play.
Facebook spam: a $200m business in links alone
Italian researchers uncover price lists for posting third-party links to Facebook fan pages - and calculate that they earn substantial amounts for most popular ones — Spammers posting links on Faceb...
Quantum Cryptography Could Make Your Phone Uncrackable Someday
As the world of cybersecurity becomes increasingly volatile, more advanced solutions to problems like encryption couldn't come soon enough. This is why everybody's excited about a team of British phy...
Three finally unveils 4G rollout plans: The stage is now set for UK's 4G future
Mobile operator Three has finally unveiled its rollout schedule and pricing details for its impending 4G launch, setting the stage for the real 4G battle in the UK to begin. — The operator announced...
EU telecoms chief drops plan to slash wholesale roaming prices
(Reuters) - EU telecoms chief Neelie Kroes has scrapped a draft proposal to cut wholesale roaming fees by as much as 90 percent, a European Commission document seen by Reuters showed, following critic...