As of today, Americans can legally unlock their phones again
It's finally happened: as of today, unlocking your cellphone to work on other networks will be legal again in the US. The White House and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), who helped pass legislation ear...
Beats Music CEO Ian Rogers will oversee iTunes Radio
With Apple-Beats Deal Complete, Ian Rogers To Run iTunes Radio — Now that Apple has officially swallowed Beats, Ian Rogers, the head of Beats' subscription-music service, will also oversee the iPhon...
Google Said to Plan Separating Photo Service From Google+
Google Inc. (GOOG) is planning to give its photo service more autonomy from its Google+ social network as the company looks to attract more users, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Scrap the mystery: High-tech vision for Google barge crumbles in a heap
The barge has been sold and the four-story structure will be dismantled, along with Portland's hope for a new claim to fame. — Google's barge, with a four-story structure that raised curiosity from ...
Exclusive: Google Exploring ‘Google Workshop’ To Take Customized Smartphone Cases To A New Level
Google hasn't exactly had a great track record when it comes to official Nexus accessories. Accessories have been teased or shown off only to arrive months later or not at all (remember that Nexus 10...
Dong Nguyen releases “Flappy Birds Family” with two-player mode, exclusive to Amazon Fire TV
Flappy Bird is back, and now you can play with friends — The creator of Flappy Bird has made good on his promise to bring the incredibly popular mobile game back, this time with a two-player option.
Microsoft files Android patent-royalty suit against Samsung
Summary: Microsoft has filed a contract dispute suit against Samsung over Android patent-licensing royalties. — Microsoft has filed a contract dispute suit against Samsung over what Microsoft claims...
New Twitter experiment provides definitions for some hashtags
Twitter Testing Easier-To-Use Hashtags — Twitter appears to be testing a feature that will better organize its chaotic world of hashtags. — The new feature, seen by The Wall Street Journal in the ...
Take a look at HP's luxury smartwatch
Despite their utility, smartwatches remain a geeky niche item thanks to a certain lack of je ne sais quoi. However, HP is partnering with a retailer called Gilt to build an Android and iOS compatible...
Picture of an HTC One (M8) running Windows Phone found on Verizon's site
Leaked Pic Tips Windows Phone-Based HTC One (M8) — Ahead of HTC's Aug. 19 press event in New York, a photo leaked to PCMag suggests that a Windows Phone-based HTC One (M8) is on the horizon.
Source says no immediate layoffs at Beats, but a large number of positions could be eliminated in the next 3 to 12 months
Beats and Apple Dispute Reports of Layoffs — Apple and a source close to Beats are disputing the characterization in recent reports that a significant round …
Apple $450 million e-book settlement wins court approval
(Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Friday won preliminary court approval for its $450 million settlement of claims it harmed consumers by conspiring with five publishers to raise e-book prices. — In ...
PlayStation Now is a glimpse at the future of gaming — for a price
for a price — The technology works, but the business model doesn't — “Honey, can you turn off Netflix? I'm trying to play Twisted Metal.” — In my life, I never thought I'd utter those words.
YouTube's consumer products lead, who worked on music subscription service, leaves for Spotify
As YouTube Gets Ready to Launch a Spotify Competitor, a Top Exec Heads to Spotify — Here's another change for YouTube's management team, which has been in flux for much of the year …
Airbnb officially closes its $475 million megaround
Airbnb's widely rumored $475 million funding round is now official: The company confirmed the raise in a public SEC filing today. — Named within the filing are previous investors Alfred Lin of Sequo...
Amazon quickens push into tough local services market
(Reuters) - Seattle audio and video technician Todd Mueller showed up last year for what might have been a routine job except for one thing: Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) was taking notes. As he mounted a ...
Vivendi Sells Its 13% Beats Stake to Apple for $404 Million
Vivendi SA (VIV) sold its stake in Beats Electronics LLC to Apple Inc. (AAPL) for $404 million as part of the iPhone maker's takeover of the headphone company. — The stake was about 13 percent, Pari...
Legislative restrictions on popular bloggers come into force in Russia
As of August 1 all blogs having 3,000 daily readers or more will have to follow many of the rules that exist in conventional mass media, such as tougher control on published information or the ban on ...
Chinese employees at Microsoft's Nokia arm protest mass layoffs
(Reuters) - “Hundreds” of Chinese employees at Microsoft Corp's Nokia phone business protested on Friday against mass layoffs that the U.S. tech company announced last month, according to an employee ...