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Governments planning to control security tech exports

An international arms control regime is planning to create export controls for some software security tools on the grounds that they might be used for nefarious purposes. An international arms...

Former Pearson CEO first woman appointed to Twitter board

Ever since Twitter first announced its intent to go public and subsequently filed an S-1 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, one sticking point has been increasingly controversial. That is the...

Bluetooth 4.1 to offer improved connections, will be available on existing iOS devices

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has announced the ratification of Bluetooth 4.1, which will enable current devices -- like the iPhone, iPad and latest Macs -- to have a more seamless...

Google may lose major patent case with big ramifications for Android

In an Oracle vs. Google appeal case, the judges appear to be siding with Oracle although there isn’t a ruling in the case yet. In the spring of 2012, Google won the trial against Oracle, which...

House of Representative passes Google-backed anti-patent troll bill

The Innovation Act, an anti-patent troll bill which is backed by both Google and the White House, has been passed by the House of Representatives.  The most unproductive Congress in history...

Microsoft Research and University of Melbourne open center to study social natural interfaces

According to Microsoft this will be "the world's first joint research center dedicated to studying and perfecting the social applications of NUI." That's about as incredibly specific as these sorts...

Kickstarter projects let you charge your iPhone with fire, snap pics in the dark with better flash

A pair of interesting new Kickstarter projects may allow for more versatile uses of Apple's iPhone, with a product for campers that provides electricity-generating campsite cookery, and a strap-on iPhone...

Android’s share of global sales is growing 14-times faster than iOS’s share

Consumers continue to purchase more Android than iOS devices, the 3DS is less popular than the Amazon Kindle, and more than half of the mobile-gaming audience is women. Market-research firm...

Verizon get FCC approval to buy Verizon Wireless stake from Vodafone

Verizon has been working to gain complete control over Verizon Wireless buy purchasing Vodafone's 45% in the company. Verizon has recently received approval for the $130 billion deal from the FCC....

New Starbucks ‘Tweet-a-Coffee’ program has generated $180,000 in purchases

A new Starbucks program that launched in late October allows consumers to buy coffee for their friends on Twitter. As of now the 'Tweet-a-Coffee' program has generated $180,000 in purchases, which...

U.S. Navy successfully launches drone from a submerged submarine

First it was missiles, and now the US Navy can add unmanned drones to the list of things that can be launched from a submerged submarine. The Navy today announced that it...

2015 Ford Mustang will have new tech features to track and adjust performance

Ford's new 2015 Mustang, schedules to go on sale in late 2014, will feature several new apps that track and adjust performance. The new features, which will be controlled by knobs instead...

Microsoft is expanding encryption and legal protection across all of its services

Microsoft has announced that it will be expanding it's encryption and legal protection across all of its services in an effort to push governments to use legal processes rather than “technological brute force”...

China wants Microsoft to continue supporting Windows XP

Windows XP has lasted for quite a while as far as operating systems are concerned but Microsoft will finally be cutting off support for the OS on April 8th, 2014....

New startup lets you decide what happens to your online accounts after you die

Something a lot of people don't consider is what happens to their online accounts after they die. The online accounts of people who have died often times remain public and...

Apple finally signs deal to sell iPhones on China Mobile’s network

China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier with over 700 million subcribers, has finally signed a long awaited deal with Apple to offer iPhones on its network. China Mobile has...

Open source may be next on Facebook’s mobile agenda

After spending the last 18 months retooling Facebook as a "mobile company," the next front is pushing those developments to the open source community. If there were two themes that...

Microsoft Reveals 33 Self-Publishing Developers on Xbox One

With ID@Xbox, developers of any size will be able to self-publish their games on the Xbox One. It could be a great feature for the console, as Sony, Nintendo and...

Samsung is reportedly working on the new Galaxy F Series

According to reports, Samsung is currently working on the new, ultra high-end Galaxy F Series. However, it may be a while before the series is announced, let alone released.  For those...

ASUS tablet that dual boots Android and Windows has passed through the FCC

Several dual-booting ASUS tablets have passed through FCC filing today. The tablers will be capable of running both Android and Windows software. The Taiwanese company is one of a few companies that...