NYT editorial board calls for clemency or a plea bargain for Snowden
Edward Snowden, Whistle-Blower — Seven months ago, the world began to learn the vast scope of the National Security Agency's reach into the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the United Stat...
Alleged Snapchat hackers explain how and why they leaked data on 4.6 million accounts
The individual or team claiming responsibility for SnapchatDB has responded to The Verge's requests for comment the morning after the database went online, containing a leaked collection …
Skype's Twitter, Facebook, and blog hacked by Syrian Electronics Army demanding an end to spying
We're not even through the first day of 2014 and cyber attacks are back again. Earlier today, some person(s) breached Skype's security and hacked its Twitter account, Facebook page, and blog.
Hackers allegedly exploit Snapchat security hole and leak 4.6m usernames and phone numbers online
If you're a Snapchat user, then you might be interested to know that someone may have found a way to save the usernames and phone numbers for 4.6 million accounts.
Amazon starts charging sales tax in Indiana, Nevada, and Tennessee
New Year Rings in Sales Tax for Amazon Shoppers in Three States — Attention Amazon.com shoppers in Indiana, Nevada and Tennessee: Starting Wednesday, you'll have to pay sales tax on your purchases.
Google to Discontinue Sharing App Bump and Flock on Jan. 31, 2014
Back in September Google acquired popular sharing tool Bump, with reports the former paid at least $30 million to acquire the company. At the time, Bump said their app along with their photo sharing ...
AOL Sells Winamp And Shoutcast Music Services To Online Radio Aggregator Radionomy
Some more detail on the fate of Winamp and Shoutcast, the legacy digital music services that owner AOL (which also owns TechCrunch) originally planned to shut down but then halted pending a sale.
Google Glass won't succeed as a consumer product in 2014 due to high expectations, cost, more
Scoble says Google Glass is doomed — First, I love headlines that stretch the truth a bit. No one outside of Google got their Glass before March of last year.
WSJD launches, announcing signature tech conference held Oct. 27-29 in Laguna Beach, CA
Introducing WSJD — Welcome to WSJD, The Wall Street Journal's new home for technology news, analysis, commentary, daily buzz and consumer-product reviews. — This new section is the latest example ...
Re/fresh, Re/think, Re/imagine...Re/code. Our new site is up. Full launch is midnight ET Jan. 2.
Christmas spike: iOS Downloads and Revenue grew by more than 50%
Next to kisses under the mistletoe and turkeys for dinner, a new Christmas tradition has emerged over the last couple of years: a global spike in download and revenue figures in the app stores.
Attack On Twitch Streamer Shuts Down Riot And EA Servers, Attracts Police
It started a game of League of Legends, and ended with a swarm of cops pointing guns at the player and accusing him of having hostages held against their will in his home. — Welcome to the world of ...
The Best iOS And Android Apps Of 2013
Congratulations, Planet Earth! We made it another 365 days without crashing into the sun. Go team! — It's the end of the year, and that means three things: booze, ridiculous sunglasses with number...
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 pass 10% market share, Windows XP falls below 30% (Updated)
With the release of Windows 8.1 to the world in October, Microsoft ended 2013 with two full months of availability for its latest operating system version. While Windows 8.1 is certainly growing quic...
Welcome to the Age of the Upgrade
Everyone is an early adopter now, and it is glorious — As the 1980s came to a close, a curious thing happened to American consumers: they began to really understand what the word “upgrade” meant. T...
Hypedmusic shuts down after receiving cease and desist notice from RIAA
Free music streaming app Hypedmusic shut down this month after receiving a cease and desist notice from the recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Luke Li, the developer of the app, explai...