Microsoft Office users on iOS and Android can now create and edit content without an Office 365 subscription
More Office. Everywhere you need it. — In March, we announced Office for the iPad®, a major step in commitment to bring Office to everyone, on every device and anywhere they need it.
WireLurker not as great a threat as the potential for weaponizing its underlying technique
What You Need to Know About WireLurker — Mobile Security company Palo Alto Networks has released a new white paper titled WireLurker: A New Era in iOS and OS X Malware.
Facebook launches initiative to fight Ebola: prompts for user donations, health info, and communications services in targeted regions
Coming Together to Fight Ebola — By Naomi Gleit, VP of Product Management and Chris Daniels, VP of Internet.org — In times of crisis …
Home Depot reports hackers accessed 53M email addresses via stolen vendor username/password
Home Depot Hackers Exposed 53 Million Email Addresses — Hackers Used Password Stolen From Vendor to Gain Access to Retailer's Systems — The hackers behind the massive credit card breach …
Amazon Echo Is A $199 Connected Speaker Packing An Always-On Siri-Style Assistant
Amazon has a new product that doesn't really have any current equivalent form any other tech company - a connected speaker called Echo that's always-on, listening for commands that its virtual assista...
Motorola Droid Turbo review: battery lasts for days, amazing 21MP rear camera, oversaturated display
Droid Turbo Review: Motorola's Amped-Up Moto X Excels Where It Counts — Motorola barely let the 2014 Moto X sink in before announcing essentially a beefed-up version of the same.
Silk Road 2.0 seized by agencies including FBI, Europol; alleged operator Blake Benthall charged with narcotics trafficking, money laundering, hacking
Feds Seize Silk Road 2 In Major Dark Web Drug Bust — A year after the Silk Road 2 came online promising to revive the Dark Web drug trade following …
Lytro Branches Out from Photography, Offers Unprecedented Access to Their Tech for $20K
The folks at Lytro have always believed that light field technology is the future, and not just for photography and storytelling. They believe that anything with a lens and a sensor can benefit from ...
Google pitches “Spotlight Stories” movie format to Hollywood: video captured by a 360-degree camera rig is viewed on Android with user-controlled perspective
Google's Bleeding Edge Interactive Movie Format Blows Minds, Seduces Hollywood A Listers
Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg: on Messenger, building new things, organic reach, and why he wears the same shirt every day
Q&A with Mark — Today Mark Zuckerberg took part in his first public Q&A. Watch the full video here.
WhatsApp update shows read receipts, leaked image suggests future VOIP feature
Although this isn't an actual update to the app, WhatsApp is now sporting a nifty new feature that—although small—might make a big difference in how users of the messaging app stay in touch with their...
Zynga's Q3 loss $57.1M compared with $68K loss in same period last year as it struggles to generate new hit
Zynga's Loss Widens as Company Struggles to Generate a New Hit — Game Maker Lost $57.1 Million in 3rd Quarter, Compared With $68,000 Loss a Year Ago
OnBeep unveils Onyx, a wearable walkie-talkie for $99; connects via Bluetooth to iOS/Android app
This Is The Onyx, A Real-Time Wearable Communicator Inspired By ‘Star Trek’ — OnBeep, a year-old startup based in San Francisco, raised $6.25 million earlier this year to build a dedicated piece …
LG G Watch R Now Available on Google Play for $299.99
Google has made the G Watch R from LG available through Google Play this morning, priced at $299.99. LG's next Android Wear-powered smartwatch features a full circle display, as well as a Snapdragon ...
Basis Peak review: This is the band to buy if you obsess over heart-rate and sleep tracking
AT A GLANCE — The Basis Peak is a vast improvement over the Basis B1, that oh-so-promising but still quite imperfect activity-tracking wristband from early 2013.
Joyent, Canonical open-source container technologies Manta, SmartDataCenter to take on Docker
Joyent open-sources its core technology — Cloud pioneer Joyent throws down the gauntlet to the bloated world of OpenStack with fresh open source releases — Not all the action is happening at the O...
The Verge's Casey Newton appointed senior editor for Silicon Valley to focus on culture and companies, not rote funding stories
The Verge appoints a Silicon Valley editor — Casey Newton is The Verge's new Silicon Valley editor, the technology publication announced Wednesday.
Microsoft releases free Antimalware for Azure
Summary: The service, using the same engine and signatures as Microsoft's other offerings, is now available to most Azure virtual machines. The software is free, but use of it may cost money. — Mic...
Shippable raises $8 million to help companies accelerate software development
Shippable founder Avi Cavale wasn't looking for cash. But investors just kept calling, especially after they learned how quickly the company's user base was growing. Those calls have resulted in new...
AOL Q3 Beats The Street On Sales Of $626.8M, Falls Short On Income Of $121.8M
AOL (owner of TechCrunch) this morning reported its earnings for Q3, a mixed result that saw it beating estimates on sales but only matching on earnings, and missing on operating income (OIBDA) …
Opera Brings Video Compression To Its Mini Browser For iOS
Last February, Opera acquired video optimization service Skyfire, and now it is starting to bring some of the service's features to its mobile browser, starting with Opera Mini 9 for iOS, which is lau...