Toshiba's Chromebook 2 will give you a 13" 1080p IPS display for $330
Toshiba's Chromebook 2 will get you a very nice screen, provided you spring for the more expensive model. — Toshiba — Most Chromebook hardware can be described as “only OK.” The need to compete w...
Sony announces new flagship smartphone Xperia Z3 with 5.2" 1080p display, 20.7MP camera, and waterproofing, coming this fall
Sony announces its latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z3 — We hope you weren't getting too comfy with the months-old Xperia Z2 — Sony …
Google HTC 9-inch tablet may get official magnetic, foldable, keyboard case
Exclusive: Here's The Official Keyboard Case Google And HTC Are Planning For The Next Nexus Tablet [Updated] — Earlier last month, we posted an exclusive story about Google's explorations into a pro...
Lenovo Tab S8: Intel Quad-Core Android Tablet Is $199
In the world of compact tablets, 8-inch is the new 7-inch. As consumers gravitate toward larger smartphones, they're looking at tablets with 8-inch screens as the ideal compromise: big enough to be d...
Twitter's CFO hints that the company's product priorities include group chat, improving search, and surfacing older tweets
Twitter's Product Checklist: Better Search and Group Chats? — A souped-up search engine. An improved algorithm. Group chatting.
Samsung announces 5.7" Galaxy Note 4 and 5.6" Galaxy Note Edge with curved display on one edge
Samsung Introduces the Latest in its Iconic Note Series - The Galaxy Note 4, and Showcases Next Generation Display with Galaxy Note Edge — Offering a new dimension to Samsung's unique Note culture …
Intel reveals MICA, a smart bracelet with semi-precious stones and a 3G radio for under $1K, available end of year
Intel reveals MICA, its first luxury smart bracelet — The bracelet, with a sapphire display and semi-precious gems, was made for the high-end women's accessory market …
In The Fappening's Wake, 4chan Intros DMCA Policy
Every now and again a phenomenon takes the Internet by storm. They're situations that the term ‘going viral’ was made for. A couple of weeks ago it was ice buckets, and since the weekend its been le...
Nokia to release free maps app on iOS, Android that will work without an Internet connection
Nokia Plans to Unfurl New Mobile Map App — New Android, iOS Apps Would Work Without Internet Connection — STOCKHOLM— Nokia Corp.'s mapping business is making a new push to bring …
How Anonymous incited online vigilantism from Tunisia to Ferguson
The Masked Avengers — How Anonymous incited online vigilantism from Tunisia to Ferguson. … “I need to talk about my inner life.” — BUY OR LICENSE » … “Zach is in the gifted-and-talented-and-you're...
Apple design head Jony Ive ahead of iWatch debut: ‘Switzerland is in trouble’
Ahead of Apple's September 9th event that will include the introduction of Apple's first wearable computer, along new, larger iPhones, The New York Times has profiled the existing wearable market. Th...
Google Partners With UCSB To Build Quantum Processors For Artificial Intelligence
Google today announced that it is expanding its research around quantum computing and that it has hired UC Santa Barbara's (UCSB) John Martinis and his team - one of the most prolific research groups ...
Elop: Microsoft gearing up to “mass produce” Perceptive Pixel large-screen touch displays
Microsoft gears up to mass produce large-screen touch displays — Summary: Two years after buying Perceptive Pixel, Microsoft is gearing up to start mass-producing large-screen touch devices.
Box looks to revamp business processes with Workflow; Office 365 tie-in going live
Summary: More than 240,000 businesses, 27 million users, and 99 percent of the Fortune 500 are now actively using the Box platform. — SAN FRANCISCO—After years of striving to revise how employees st...
China Mobile Starts Taking 4.7" and 5.5" iPhone 6 Reservations
Although there are eight days to go until Apple officially unveils the next generation iPhone, China Mobile's Beijing branch is already offering pre-orders for that device. — Sina Tech, a major Chin...
Online fashion giant Zalando confirms Frankfurt IPO plans for 2014, will offer up to 11% of shares
After months of persistent rumours, here's confirmation: European online fashion retailer Zalando plans to go public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange before the end of the year.
Shenzhen trip report - visiting the world's manufacturing ecosystem
Last year, a group of Media Lab students visited Shenzhen with, bunnie, an old friend and my hardware guru. He's probably best known for hacking the Xbox, the chumby, an open source networked hardwar...
AVG Paying up to $220 Million to Acquire Location Labs in Bid to Boost Mobile Efforts
AVG Technologies said Wednesday it is buying privately held mobile security firm Location Labs for $140 million up front, plus as much as $80 million over the next two years.
Projection: phablet shipments to hit 175M in 2014, surpassing portable PCs, and 318M in 2015, surpassing tablets
A Future Fueled by Phablets - Worldwide Phablet Shipments to Surpass Portable PCs in 2014 and Tablets by 2015, According to IDC — According to a new forecast …
Logitech K480 Bluetooth keyboard enables simple switching between three devices, costs $50
Logitech K480 keyboard switches between phones, tablets, computers — Switch toggles between Bluetooth-connected devices — Logitech has announced a new keyboard peripheral, the K480.
Apple stock sinks below $100, losing 4.2%, after analyst downgrade and celeb iCloud data theft
Apple Shares Tank After The Celeb Nude Scandal, And Pacific Crest Tells Everyone To Sell — Rough times for Apple — suddenly. — The stock fell ~4.22% today, dropping to $98.94.
Amazon launches self publishing program for kids books
Summary: Amazon's KDP Kids is modeled after its self-publishing program where authors can retain royalties of up to 70 percent on sales. — In its latest move to generate more original content for it...
Samsung, Philips, Infineon fined 138m euros over chip price fixing
Summary: Samsung, Philips and Infineon Technologies have been slammed by the European Commission for allegedly fixing the price of chips used in SIM cards. — Charlie Osborne — Infineon, Samsung …
Sony reveals Android Wear-based SmartWatch 3, along with e-ink-equipped SmartBand Talk
The company has decided to go with Google smartwatch software efforts rather than its own. — Sony revealed two new wearables at IFA on Wednesday: the SmartBand Talk and the SmartWatch 3, the firm's ...
Samsung partners with Oculus on “Gear VR” virtual reality headset that uses the Note 4, says it will ship to consumers this year for unknown price
Samsung and Oculus partner to create Gear VR, a virtual reality headset that uses the Note 4 (hands-on) — Facebook's Oculus VR is creating the Rift.
Hands-On With The Samsung Gear S Smartwatch
Samsung announced its new curved-display smartwatch last week, but today we were able to get up-close and personal with the new wearable. Unlike most smartwatches, the Gear S has two very special fea...
ASUS' stylish ZenWatch is all about security, remote control and wellness
After its routine pre-show teasers, ASUS' first smartwatch has finally been unveiled at IFA in Berlin. It's no secret that this Android Wear-powered ZenWatch isn't joining the party of circular watch...
Daimler acquires transportation apps RideScout and myTaxi
Daimler moves ever deeper into software and tech for urban mobility with its acquisition of these two startups. — A subsidiary of German car giant Daimler has acquired two startupss — RideScout and ...
Isis Mobile Wallet Rebrands To Softcard To Distance From Miltant Terror Group
Isis, the U.S. mobile wallet platform backed by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, is rebranding. “In a few weeks, Isis Wallet will become Softcard. It's a different name for the same great way to pay,” th...
Interview with ex-Facebook employee Susan Johnson, founder of new Q&A site women.com
What If Men Weren't Allowed on Facebook? — The Internet is an egalitarian wonderland where women are free to voice their opinions, dodge rape GIFs, meet new people, field rape threats …
LinkedIn Sales Navigator Comes To iOS As A Standalone App
LinkedIn over the weekend launched a standalone version of its “Sales Navigator” service, which is now available on iOS only. The addition of the new, native application follows a recent overhaul for...