The legal war between the government and the tech industry has quieted down in the weeks since the highly-publicized battle between Apple and the FBI came to an anticlimactic end, but this is only temporary. FBI Director James Comey made it clear on Wednesday that the government will continue to fig
Nextbit wants to solve the problem of storage anxiety on smartphones by using the cloud to ensure that you never run out of storage space, but Samsung has a more traditional solution: just give smartphones more internal storage. That’s easier said than done, however, because it’s no
Although many consumers have acquired a taste for big smartphones and phablets over the last few years, a significant chunk of Americans still prefer smaller handsets. According to a recent survey, which conveniently coincides with rumors that Apple intends to release a 4-inch smartphone next year,
With commercial drones exploding in popularity, and the potential dangers of the emerging technology becoming more evident, the FAA has been trying to come up with a way to crack down on improper drone use. Requiring all of the drones in the United States to be registered with the federal government
You could spend hours debating about which operating system is the best for computers, but one undeniably advantage that OS X has over Linux and Windows is its simplicity and stability. The other two operating systems may be much more customizable or support a wider range of software, but OS X is ea
Valve’s been slowly but surely trying to bring PC gaming to the living room these past couple of years, but there’s been a bunch of roadblocks, not the least of which is the fact that the company’s computer/console Steam Machines have been delayed numerous times. Even when they do
That mysterious countdown that popped up on Pebble’s website earlier this week hit zero today, at which point the company unveiled the Pebble Time Round. As the name implies, the Round is the first smartwatch from Pebble to have a circular face, but that’s not the only thing that separat
Spotify has been facing pressure from record labels to kill off its free, ad-supported streaming service for a while now, but it looks likes the company is finally going to cave in. While the free option shouldn’t be disappearing anytime soon, you can expect some new restrictions to be added i
For years, it’s been standard practice to buy an expensive smartphone from your wireless carrier at a reduced price in exchange for signing a contract that commits you to that carrier for a couple of years. However, more and more people are abandoning this payment method in favor of cellular p
If you use Spotify and like to get drinks from Starbucks, you’ll be pleased to know that the two companies have formed a multi-year partnership that will enable Spotify Premium subscribers to get free drinks and other rewards through the new “Stars as Currency” system at Starbucks.
Music streaming services have always stuck with the standard $9.99/month price point for their premium services, with some offering ad-supported free versions, but Rdio wants to mix things up a bit. Probably in an attempt to gain ground ahead of the release of Apple’s own streaming service, Rd
Good news for cord cutters down in Oceania, you don’t have to use a proxy or VPN to access Netflix anymore! The popular streaming service has officially launched in Australia and New Zealand, albeit with a somewhat limited content package. While the service does offer hundreds of regional tele