Samsung Galaxy Tab S: 8.4-inch for $399, 10.5-inch for $499, available in July, still following Apple's lead
Samsung's razor-thin Galaxy Tab S takes another run at the iPad — The 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch Galaxy Tab S tablets arrive next month — For a long time, Samsung's been trying to take down the iPad.
Facebook to use web browsing history for ad targeting, will not honor do-not-track browser setting
Facebook to Use Web Browsing History For Ad Targeting — Company Also Rolls Out Beefed-up Privacy Controls, but Won't Honor Do-Not-Track Browser Setting
Twitter COO Steps Down From Job on Twitter, But Stays as Strategic Advisor
Ali Rowghani, COO of Twitter, resigned from his job at the social networking site, announcing the move in a tweet. But he is not leaving the company — Re/code had reported yesterday that the exec w...
Here's the iPad split-screen app mode Apple is working on in iOS 8 (video)
As we reported in May, Apple is working on a split-screen multitasking feature for iPad apps for a version of iOS 8. The feature, akin to the key productivity function on the Microsoft Surface …
Google in talks with Virgin Galactic for stake in Sir Richard Branson's $2B space tourism venture
Google In Talks To Take Virgin Galactic Stake — Virgin Galactic flights are due to begin this year — Google is in talks with Virgin Galactic about a deal that will hand it crucial access …
Metal Samsung Galaxy F gets snapped next to the Galaxy S5, boasts LG G3-like slim bezels
Somebody, somewhere, appears to have somehow gotten his hands on the yet-unreleased Samsung Galaxy F (previously referred to as Galaxy S5 Prime), and, so far, he's had a fun time teasing us.
Yves Behar-designed smart cup Vessyl measures caffeine, sugar, and calories in beverages, ships in early 2015 for $200
Vessyl smart cup can tell Coke from Pepsi — This powerful, sensor-fitted cup identifies what you're drinking and tells you how it affects your health and hydration needs.
Sources: Ali Rowghani lacked product instincts, had little success with messaging and curation
What Happened Inside Twitter That Led To The COO Leaving The Company — Twitter COO Ali Rowghani is out of the company in something of a surprise. — Although Kara Swisher …
Starbucks starts rolling out wireless phone chargers nationwide
Starbucks plans to install Powermat's wireless charging stations at its coffee stores across the US. After a small pilot run with these “Powermat Spots” — small circles that are seamlessly implanted ...
Amazon's Prime Music service debuts: Ad-free streaming, 90K albums, 1M songs, but few hits
Amazon Turns On Prime Music Streaming, Sans Current Hits — There have been a lot of murmurs that Amazon would turn on a new music streaming service this week, and it looks like that's just what it q...
Exclusive: Google Wants To Collect Your Health Data With ‘Google Fit’
Google is planning to launch a new health service called Google Fit to collect and aggregate data from popular fitness trackers and health-related apps, according to multiple sources with knowledge of...
US will auction bitcoins seized from Silk Road, bidders must deposit $200,000
The United States government announced Thursday that it will sell the nearly 30,000 bitcoins it seized last year from Silk Road, a notorious online marketplace for drugs and hitmen, in a 12-hour aucti...
New study suggests patent trolls really are killing startups
New study estimates $22 billion in VC funding was lost due to troll lawsuits. — Patent reform advocates have long argued that “patent trolls”—companies that do nothing but sue over patents—are harmf...
Intel loses court challenge against $1.44 billion EU fine
(Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Intel (INTC.O) lost on Thursday its challenge against a record 1.06-billion-euro ($1.44 billion) fine handed down by European Union antitrust regulators five years ago for b...
Huawei launches its first webstore in US, starts selling self-branded unlocked Ascend Mate2
Can this Chinese phone giant make it in America? — Huawei launches its first self-branded phone and webstore in the US — If you were to ask the average American consumer to name a company …
Path messages to become ephemeral, will be removed from the company server after 24 hours
Path Is Retroactively Making All Messages Temporary — Super secure social network Path is jumping on the temporary message trend — officially starting today. The 3-year-old San Francisco-based …
Microsoft launches Outlook Web App pre-release for Android, requires KitKat and Office 365 business
Microsoft today launched a pre-release of its Outlook Web App (OWA) for Google's Android operating system. You can download the beta now from Google Play, if you meet the requirements.
Amazon Launches Prime Music Service without Universal Music Group
The Amazon music service you've been hearing about for many months is live. If you're in a rush, here's what you need to know: — *It's free for Amazon Prime members. — *It's just like Spotify and...
NSA: Our systems are so complex we can't stop them from deleting data wanted for lawsuit
This June 6, 2013 file photo shows the sign outside the National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) — The National Security Agency recently used a novel argument ...
Facebook Messenger Adds Tap-And-Hold Video Sharing, Another Snapchat Feature
Why tell with text when you can show with video? Facebook Messenger is diving deeper into visual communication with a new option to instantly record and send short videos, similar to Snapchat.
App Store, iTunes Store, Apple TV features currently facing server problems, inaccessible for some users
Apple's cloud media services are currently facing various server issues that are resulting in content being unavailable for many users. We've received many reports from readers via email …
Feedly suffers DDoS attack as perpetrator tries to extort money [Update: The attack has been neutralized]
Update from Feedly: “We're making some changes to our infrastructure that will allow us to bring Feedly back online. However, these things take some time to put into place …
Firefox 31 beta arrives with search on new tab page, revamped developer tools, and Android runtime improvements
Following the release of Firefox 30 just two days ago, Mozilla today updated its Firefox Beta channel to version 31 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.
SiSense Raises $30M More To Bring Big Data Analytics To Businesspeople
SiSense, a business intelligence startup that is among those making big data analytics accessible to ordinary business users (and not just data scientists) is today announcing more funding: a $30 mill...
Redesigned Skype 5.0 for iPhone Launching Today
Microsoft announced earlier this week that it was close to releasing a new version of its Skype for iOS app with a streamlined design and improved performance. Arriving as projected, the new Skype 5....
Ars tests Internet surveillance—by spying on an NPR reporter
by spying on an NPR reporter — On a bright April morning in Menlo Park, California, I became an Internet spy. — This was easier than it sounds because I had a willing target. I had partnered with ...