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Valve increases security for its Steam Family Sharing system

Valve has decided to increase the security for its Steam Family Sharing system even before the system is actually released. Although the new method is a bit more painful to set up,...

Venture-backed companies generated $56.5 billlion in exits this past year

Last year saw 107 IPO exits, the most since 2007, and while the number of investment deals went down from 2012, the amount of money invested into companies went up. Venture-backed...

3.4 million Ford owners eligible for SYNC AppLink upgrades

Good news if you;re the proud owner of a Ford vehicle 2010 or later, you're now eligible for a free SYNC AppLink upgrade. SYNC AppLink is basically a piece of in-car technology that...

DoJ spends over $500 thousand to make its LinkedIn account look nice

The government has never been know for its intelligent spending habits, but this takes it to a new level. The U.S. Department of Justice has spent over half a million dollars for...

Schools and small businesses make more use out of 3D printing than techies

Techies really enjoy creating silly, awesome contraptions with 3D printers, but schools and small businesses are actually making use of the technology. 3D printers allow small businesses to produce their...

Researchers use Twitter to help search for time travellers

A group of researchers at Michigan Technical University have began scouring the internet for evidence that time travellers from the future are among us. When Facebook and Google+ failed to offer...

Pandora finally adds long requested alarm feature to Android

Pandora has finally added the long requested alarm feature to its Android app after having the option exclusively on iOS devices. The app will wake you up to a station of...

Company backed by Ryan Seacrest gets sued by BlackBerry

BlackBerry is suing a company that has backing from Ryan Seacrest. BlackBerry feels that the company's Type keyboard, a BlackBerry-style keyboard that can slide onto an iPhone, bears too much...

Vine finally releases a web version of the popular video sharing app

Vine has finally released a web version of the popular video sharing app,  the company announced on its blog. The mobile version and the web version are almost identical except that the web...

Acer rolls out $1100, all-in-one PC that runs on Android

Acer must be out of its mind because the company has released a $1100 version of what is essentially the guts of an Android phone put inside of a 27-inch...

Company turns your quirky ideas into reality and pays you for them

Have you ever had a crazy idea that you're sure would be successful but lacked the ability to make it a reality? Well thanks to a new company called Quirky,...

T-Mobile CEO bites back in response to aggressive new AT&T initiative

T-Mobile CEO John Legere shrugged off AT&T’s latest bid to win over his customers, saying their poaching bid amounts to a “bribe” that won’t fool anyone. Earlier on Friday, AT&T announced...

Samsung’s Chairman urges to company to abandon old habits

Samsung investors have shown concerns about Samsung’s future outlook as they drove the company shares down by about 10% in 2013 despite Samsung’s record-breaking earnings results. In his annual speech at...

Mac Pro is not only eco-friendly, but energy efficient too

According to Apple's environmental report, the company's new Mac Pro is not only environmentally friendly, but weighs less and consumes less power than its predecessor. The device weighs 84% less...

Rot-proof Katrina-relief houses in New Orleans are, ironically, rotting

As a part of a relief effort for victims of Hurricane Katrina, Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation 100 energy-efficient,  eco-friendly houses in New Orleans. Parts of the homes were built using an...

What can Apple learn from the Galaxy Gear?

Most people are convinced that Apple will release its own smartwatch sometime this year, but the company should take notes on the Samsung Galaxy Gear's poor performance in order to avoid...

We could begin seeing more community solar gardens pop up in the U.S.

Solar power is arguably the most promising alternative energy source, but not everyone can put solar panels on their house. Be it because they don't own the house or don't...

PC makers to announce “PC Plus” laptops that run Windows and Android

Microsoft had grand plans for Windows 8. The company intended to create a single, unified operating system for all of your devices. Obviously that didn't work out very well. While...

Flyterra is the first company to test commercial drones in the U.S.

It's only been a few days since the Federal Aviation Administration approved drone testing in six states but one company has already started. Flyterra, a New York City-based drone company, will be...

OnBeep is working to combine wearables, bluetooth, and smartphones

Jesse Robbins, the founder of Opscode, has launched a new startup called OnBeep whose purpose is as of yet, still a mystery. The startup appears to be working on ways to...