Google announces End-to-End Chrome extension alpha for sending secure emails with OpenPGP
Making end-to-end encryption easier to use — Your security online has always been a top priority for us, and we're constantly working to make sure your data is safe.
iOS 8 Offers Quick Access to Apps Based on Location
Apple outlined several of iOS 8's major features during yesterday's WWDC keynote, but with the operating system now in the hands of developers, details on several lesser known features have been leaki...
Uber driver accused of kidnapping a drunk passenger and taking her to a motel, but wasn't on the Uber system at the time
Uber Driver Allegedly Kidnapped L.A. Club-Goer, Took Her to Motel — A 26-year-old female clubgoer was allegedly kidnapped by an Uber driver and taken to a motel in Panorama City, police said today.
Instagram 6.0 Seduces Pro Photographers With Adjustable Filters And 9 New Effects
“People come to Instagram today to post their photos but haven't come back to edit their photos” Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom tells me. So today Instagram is adding sliders to control 9 new photo effe...
Myspace Is Embarrassing Users With Old Photos to Win Them Back
Myspace wants you back — even if it requires a little blackmail — The social network is emailing users old photos of themselves in hopes of enticing them to return to Myspace. The emails include on...
Touch-first Microsoft Office for Android to beat Windows 8 version to market
Summary: In another example of Microsoft's mobile-first strategy, the company is expected to make the Android version of its core touch-first Office apps available months ahead of the Windows 8 varian...
Kickstarter simplifies rules for campaigns, allows any project that isn't illegal or dangerous, offers “Launch Now” option to skip approval process
Kickstarter's next campaign — The original crowdfunder is loosening its rules and opening the floodgates
Google launches 64-bit version of Chrome, starting with Dev and Canary channels for Windows 7 and Windows 8
Google today announced the debut of a 64-bit version of Chrome for Windows, starting with the introduction of 64-bit Dev and Canary channels for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users.
DirectX creator Alex St John says Metal announcement heralds the end of OpenGL as a gaming API
Apple Ditching OpenGL? — Wow, finally something interesting to say about Apple for a change! Apparently at Apple's recent WWDC event they announced a “competitor” to DirectX called “Metal” …
K.K.R. to Buy Internet Brands for $1.1 Billion
The private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has agreed to buy Internet Brands, which operates a portfolio of websites and software, in a bet that it can help the company expand its services. — T...
Gooooooaal!: Chromecast scores WatchESPN, Major League Soccer and Google+ Photos
Soccer, fútbol, football, jogo bonito—however you say it, there's a good chance you'll be tuning in to watch when the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ kicks off next week.
Details of GCHQ's secret base tapping undersea cables in the Middle East revealed
REVEALED: GCHQ's BEYOND TOP SECRET Middle Eastern INTERNET SPY BASE — Snowden leaks that UK.gov suppressed — Exclusive Above-top-secret details of Britain's covert surveillance programme …
Intel bets on Surface Pro 3-like 2-in-1 devices with “mobile PC” reference design
Intel Bets On Surface Pro 3-Like “2-In-1″ Devices — Today at the Computex event in Taiwan, Intel unveiled a reference design '2-in-1′ device, raising the profile of tablet-hybrids.
A Startup Called HealthKit Isn't Pleased That Apple Is Using Its Name
HealthKit already exists, and it doesn't belong to Apple. — The HealthKit website and Twitter handle both belong to an Australian startup of the same name. It's a global health platform connecting ...
Google Glass frames and shades designed by Diane von Furstenberg for women launch June 23
Diane Von Furstenberg Launches 13 New Ladies' Frames & Shades for Google Glass — A collaboration between Google and legendary designer Diane von Furstenberg will bring more than a dozen …
Netflix ditches Silverlight for HTML5 on Macs too: Available today in Safari on OS X Yosemite beta
Netflix today furthered its plans to ditch Silverlight for HTML5 on Macs, having already done so last year in IE11 on Windows 8.1. HTML5 video is now supported by Netflix in Safari on OS X Yosemite …
Valve shows off updated VR headset prototype with Dota 2 demo
Have you heard? Virtual reality is a thing again. The trend kicked off by the Oculus Rift head-mounted display has ensnared companies like Sony, Samsung, and Valve, and the latter has only recently ...
Cloud HR Startup Zenefits Raises Another $66.5M From Andreessen Horowitz and IVP At A $500M Valuation
Well that was fast. — It was a little more than four months ago that Zenefits raised a $15 million Series A Round from Andreessen Horowitz to power explosive growth in its cloud-based HR platform.
Nexus Q replay: Motorola's $50 Moto Stream flings music wirelessly in your home
Google tried and failed to create a wireless home music streamer two years ago for $200. Now, Motorola may have the answer for one-=quarter of the price. Even better: It doesn't just work with Andro...
Microsoft reorgs its Office business to focus on four new investment areas
Summary: Microsoft's OneNote business is getting a big push in the newly reorganized Office business. Here's what else the company is prioritizing with its latest moves. — Up until last month …
AirPlay on iOS 8 doesn't need a network to stream your media
Right now, Apple's AirPlay media streaming requires an established WiFi network to fly. That's fine when you're at home, but do you really want to ask for a friend's hotspot password just to show vac...
Turkey Unblocks YouTube After 2 Months
Turkey has finally restored access to YouTube, 67 days after the government blocked the video-sharing website. — The Turkey's telecommunications authority (TIB) lifted the ban on Tuesday, removing Y...
Cloudera acquires big data encryption specialist Gazzang
Hadoop software company Cloudera has acquired Gazzang, a startup specializing in encryption software for big data environments. It's Cloudera's first significant acquisition (it bought machine learni...
Google Hangouts go corporate with integration into business apps
If you're not quite sure how serious Google is about wooing business users, here's another indication that it is: the company is working with enterprise-y software companies to put the Google Hangout ...
Samsung Inks $500M Wireless Patent Deal With InterDigital
Some more closure in the ongoing, foot-dragging world of patent infringement, at a very lucrative price: Samsung and InterDigital have signed a patent license agreement and dropped all litigation, act...
Samsung Tizen TV prototype shows what could be in store for the Smart TV
Samsung has shown off a prototype Tizen TV at a Tizen Developer Conference in San Francisco, showing us what could be in store for the company's range of Smart TVs in the future. Although spokespeopl...
Apple's Health Offerings Focus On Data Collection, Not Interpretation
One of the major announcements in Apple's iOS 8 presentation yesterday was the Health app and the HealthKit system that allows developers to feed data into the app. — HealthKit is being billed as a ...
Google announces End-to-End Chrome extension alpha for sending secure emails with OpenPGP
Making end-to-end encryption easier to use — Your security online has always been a top priority for us, and we're constantly working to make sure your data is safe.