iPad Air 2: best iPad ever, but only a modest evolutionary improvement over the Air
Apple iPad Air 2 Review: It's Better, but Is It Better Enough? — I am a tablet lover and, more specifically, an iPad lover. I use my iPad and iPad mini every day for a variety of things …
Staples investigating credit card breach at its retail stores after multiple banks report fraud
Banks: Credit Card Breach at Staples Stores — Multiple banks say they have identified a pattern of credit and debit card fraud suggesting that several Staples Inc. office supply locations …
iPad Air 2 Up to 55% Faster Than iPhone 6, Up to 68% Faster Than iPad Air
A short time ago, we highlighted a new benchmark appearing to show an iPad Air 2 device carrying an A8X chip with a triple-core 1.5 GHz processor and 2 GB of RAM. — While we mentioned that the enhan...
Apple Launches “Maps Connect,” Self-Service Local Listings Portal
This afternoon Apple notified us of a new self-service portal to add or edit local business listings: Apple Maps Connect. It's intended for small business owners or their authorized representatives (...
The iPad Air 2: Thin, Gorgeous, Powerful — and That's Enough
and That's Enough — Hey, kids! It's time to play Apple Announcement Mad Libs! … Yes, it's gotten to the point that we tech critics can pretty much recycle our iPad reviews from year to year. — Thi...
Yahoo Beats In Q3 With Revenue Of $1.09B, EPS Of $0.52
With all eyes on what Yahoo will do with its $5 billion+ in Alibaba cash, Yahoo today reported its Q3 earnings after the close of trading, with sales of $1.09 billion excluding traffic acquisition cos...
Microsoft Lumia to replace Nokia brand, starting in France, global rollout in the coming weeks
Microsoft Lumia will replace the Nokia brand — Microsoft started dropping hints about its plans to kill off the Nokia and Windows Phone brands last month, and now the company is ready to make it off...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with a Notification Center
Microsoft released its first Windows 10 Technical Preview just three weeks ago and the software maker is now ready to issue a fresh update. If you're already testing Windows 10 then a new preview bui...
Nexus 6 hands-on: supersized, even by today's standards, with much improved camera
The Nexus 6: hands-on with Google's phablet — After watching Apple unapologetically release the gigantic iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung release the fourth iteration of its massive Galaxy Note …
GT Advanced To Sell Furnaces for Cash to Pay Back Apple, Says Fortune
Fortune columnist Philip Elmer-DeWitt a short while ago tweeted from the courtroom in Springfield, Massachusetts that one-time Apple (AAPL) supplier GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) has agreed to pay o...
Apple Pay Shown to Work Internationally Using U.S.-Based Credit Cards
Apple Pay launched on Monday with iOS 8.1, allowing iPhone 6 and 6 Plus owners to make contactless payments via NFC with Touch ID for authentication. — Though the initial launch is occurring in the ...
Sexist French Uber Promotion Pairs Riders With “Hot Chick” Drivers
“Who said women don't know how to drive?” the Uber blog post asks. The post was deleted after an inquiry from BuzzFeed News. — Yesterday, Uber's Lyon office unveiled a new promotion with an app cal...
Google Play Music adds Songza's contextual playlists for All Access subscribers, Material Design UI
Google brings Songza's best feature to Play Music — But only All Access subscribers get to use it — After purchasing Songza for an undisclosed sum earlier this year …
Google beefs up 2-step verification with physical USB Security Key option in Chrome
Google today announced it is beefing up its two-step verification feature with Security Key, a physical USB second factor that only works after verifying the login site is truly a Google website.
Former Microsoft exec Bob Muglia raises $26M for Snowflake, a data warehousing startup
Bob Muglia is floating in the clouds, or should we say on some snowflakes. The longtime Microsoft veteran — who left the company in 2011 after 23 years, including a stint as the president …
HP to announce Sprout, a computing device combining a large display, touch surface, 3D scanner, and overhead projector
HP Will Unveil New Computing Product Called Sprout Next Week — When Hewlett-Packard announced it would split in two — one company devoted to PCs and printing …
Google exec: Chromecast V2 is coming; users have cast 650 million times
Google's Mario Queiroz said that 650 million people have now hit the cast button. An API for developers will let them build custom apps for Backdrop. — Three months ago, Google claimed that Chromec...
New Social Network Tsu — Which Pays Users Who Post — Raises $7 Million
Which Pays Users Who Post — Raises $7 Million — New social network Tsu believes it can get you excited about seeing advertisements. (Seriously!) — That's because Tsu, which launched on Tuesday wit...
Google Acquires Firebase To Help Developers Build Better Real-Time Apps
Google today announced that it has acquired Firebase, a backend service that helps developers build realtime apps for iOS, Android and the web that can store and sync data instantly.
Nielsen partners with Adobe to rate all online content, from videos and podcasts to articles
Nielsen Will Soon Rate Everything on the Web, From Videos to Articles — The Nielsen ratings have long held huge sway over the business of television, but television isn't like it used to be.
EMC Said to Absorb VCE Joint Venture as Cisco Reduces Stake
EMC Corp. (EMC) is buying out much of Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO)'s stake in joint venture VCE, which sells high-end data center equipment, according to people with knowledge of the matter. — EMC will...
Raspberry Pi Founder Shows Off Incoming Touch Panel For Making DIY ‘Pi Pads’
Eben Upton, the founder of the Raspberry Pi microcomputer, has shown off a new piece of hardware that's likely to expand the ecosystem around its single board computer — namely a touchscreen display.