Pew study shows social media users are more reluctant than others to share their dissenting views, online or off
How Social Media Silences Debate — The Internet might be a useful tool for activists and organizers, in episodes as momentous as the Arab Spring or as trivial as the Ice Bucket Challenge.
JPMorgan, 4 other US banks hacked this month, gigabytes of data including account information stolen
JPMorgan and Other Banks Struck by Cyberattack — A number of United States banks, including JPMorgan Chase and at least four others, were struck by hackers in a series of coordinated attacks …
Apple plans to announce a new wearable with HealthKit and HomeKit integration September 9
Code/red: Apple Plans to Announce Wearable in September — Start the Countdown Timer on Whatever Old-Fashioned Piece of Junk You Have on Your Wrist Right Now Remember back in June when I said Apple h...
Samsung announces Gear S smartwatch with 3G connectivity, 2" screen, dual-core 1GHz CPU, running Tizen
Samsung's Gear S smartwatch doesn't need a phone to get online or make calls — Samsung is taking the wraps off of yet another new smartwatch, but the Gear S has a twist: there's a 3G modem inside.
Instagram describes the tech behind Hyperlapse and its image stabilization algorithm, Cinema
The Technology behind Hyperlapse from Instagram … - We request frames from the decoder at the new playback rate — We simultaneously kick off the Cinema stabilizer on a background thread …
LG G Watch R: 1.3" circular plastic OLED screen, stainless frame, 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor, 4GB storage, available Q4 2014
The LG G Watch R is a round, retro smartwatch with good looks to spare — Great artists steal — LG's G Watch was one of the first Android Wear devices to hit the market …
Windows Threshold will include interactive live tiles and a notification center at launch
Windows 9 (Threshold): Welcome to Modern UI 2.0 — The Start Screen is a feature available in Windows 8.x and is loved by many. Admittedly, it had a rough start when it first entered the market than...
How Many People See Your Tweets? Twitter Opens Its Nifty Analytics Dashboard To Everyone
Back in July, Twitter launched a really nifty analytics dashboard. A bit like Google Analytics for tweets, it allows you to gauge the performance of each and every tweet you sent. How many people sa...
Jessica Alba's The Honest Co. Raises $70M, Preps for IPO
Desire 510 has 64-bit hardware, but 32-bit software; needs 64-bit Android L, due later this year
First 64-bit Android phone has no 64-bit software — When Apple launched the iPhone 5S with a 64-bit processor, it sent the rest of the spec-obsessed SoC world on a race to catch up.
Video and HD Voice over LTE on the way to Verizon in the “coming weeks”
Verizon is the last major U.S. carrier to get the VoLTE ball rolling but the wait is nearly over. Soon, the company will introduce Advanced Calling 1.0 with video calls and HD Voice across its LTE ne...
Apple Fails Again in Bid for Samsung Smartphone Sales Ban
Apple Inc. (AAPL) failed again to win a sales ban on Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) products found to infringe its smartphone patents, even after requesting what it described as a more limited prohi...
Chrome 64-bit browser finally available as a stable version
Google today released a 64-bit stable version of its Chrome browser for Windows systems. The 64-bit support has been in testing since June, and as of Chrome version 37 it has made it to the mainstrea...
Square raising $200M, partly from Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, at $6B valuation
In raising cash, Square heads for $6B valuation: Sources — Square, the payments provider that turns any smartphone into a credit card terminal, is in the process of raising capital …
Google Eyes Giant Offices in Historic Los Angeles Airplane Hangar
A massive former airplane hangar just north of Los Angeles International Airport was home to construction of the world's largest airplane in the 1940s and then hosted filming for movies including “Ind...
IDC: Global PC shipments will only fall 3.7% this year, driven by Chromebooks and XP upgrades
PC market in 2014 a bit less dire than previously thought — The PC market is still a bleak place to be, but not as bleak as expected, according to new figures released Wednesday.
Amazon Opens Up Its Enterprise Cloud Storage Service Zocalo To All
Amazon today announced that it's making Zocalo, its secure document storage and sharing service designed for enterprise use, generally available. The news comes, not coincidentally, on a day when clo...
Luth gathers metadata from smartphones, tablets and PC's, pays participants $100/month
How Much Is Your Privacy Worth? — Despite the outcry over government and corporate snooping, some people allow themselves be monitored for money or rewards. — Anyone paying attention knows …
Instagram describes the tech behind Hyperlapse and its image stabilization algorithm, Cinema
The Technology behind Hyperlapse from Instagram … - We request frames from the decoder at the new playback rate — We simultaneously kick off the Cinema stabilizer on a background thread …