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The co-founder of PopCap has a new virtual reality startup

If for some reason you aren't familiar with PopCap Games, you'll definitely be familiar with some of its games, such as Bejeweled. John Vechey, the co-founder of the company, has launched...

The recording industry has finally adopted a global release standard

The recording industry already has a release day standard, but it varies from country to country. Now, after several months of bickering, the industry has finally adopted a global standard...

Jet is a startup that wants to beat Amazon at its own game

Amazon is the undisputed king of the e-commerce market, especially here in the West. However, a new startup known as Jet may be the closest thing to a real competitor...

Spotify is partnering with Musixmatch to bring lyrics to its app

Spotify's desktop app is, for me at least, the biggest advantage the service has over its competitors as it allows me to save music to my computer for offline use....

The FCC has approved America’s strongest-ever net neutrality rules

The strongest net neutrality rules that the United States has ever seen were approved by the FCC in a highly-anticipated vote earlier today. This vote comes after months of fighting...

Alien 5 will pretend like Alien 3 and Resurrection never happened

Alien was one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever released, and certainly the greatest space horror film. The sequel, Aliens, was just as good, perhaps even better if you ask...

Digg TV makes it easier than ever to watch viral videos

Watching viral videos is now easier than ever thanks to Digg TV, a new mode for the news aggregation service that allows you to create a playlist of Digg videos and watch...

Samsung is making your smartphone’s memory three times faster

Thanks to Samsung, your next smartphone may come equipped with flash memory that's almost three times faster than the storage technology that most of the current flagship smartphones use today....

BuzzFeed has a new app that’s like Tinder for your pets

BuzzFeed may be getting serious about apps but its most recent app is anything but serious. The app is virtually useless for both the users and BuzzFeed itself, but that...

What should you expect at this year’s biggest mobile event?

We're just a few days away from this year's Mobile World Congress, the most important mobile event in the world, and VentureBeat has put together a list of the rends we should...

Let’s hope that these leaked HTC One M9 ads are a cruel joke

Some alleged promotional videos for HTC's highly-anticipated 2015 flagship were leaked earlier this week and responses have been... disappointing. In fact, some fans who been waiting eagerly for the HTC One M9...

Should anyone trust Lenovo after the Superfish adware scandal?

Which would be worse for Lenovo: the revelation that it knew that it was loading potentially dangerous adware onto its computers or that it truly had no idea how risky...

Amazon wants to speed up deliveries using 3D printing trucks

More important than the size of an e-commerce company's product offerings or its prices is how quickly it can deliver those products to customers and for how much. Amazon has...

Comcast may be America’s next mobile carrier

Comcast may be one of the most hated companies in the United States, an honor it has held for several years, but the company has shown that it couldn't care...

Samsung will only pre-load two of its apps on the Galaxy S6. Thank God!

One of the biggest complaints that people have with Samsung devices is that they come pre-loaded with some truly awful bloatware that isn't useful and takes up a ridiculous amount...

Sesame is a smart lock that I’d actually consider buying

Smart locks are an excellent idea: simply use your smartphone to unlock your door rather than having to fumble around with your keys. However, current smart lock offerings aren't at...

Gemalto claims the GCHQ/NSA hack isn’t as bad as it seems

It was revealed last week that the GCHQ and the NSA conducted a joint operation that resulted in the theft of thousands of encryption keys from the world's largest manufacturer of...

Sony just gave us our first look at the Xperia Z4 Tablet

Very little in the way of rumors have been released about Sony's upcoming Xperia Z4 Tablet, in fact the device hasn't even been confirmed yet, but Sony may have accidentally given...

Steam now has over 125 million active accounts

Steam is the undisputed king of PC gaming with the vast majority of digital video game sales coming from its platform. Further highlighting its dominance, Valve has announced that there...

What effect will the Internet of Things have on marketing?

The Internet of Things is opening new doors for companies from every industry, such as marketing. The Internet of Things is all about connectivity and ensuring that virtually everything you own is...