Microsoft has temporary fix to keep Twitter from draining Windows Phone data
With most plans, you get a limited amount of data. That's not a good thing if you have a Windows Phone with a Twitter app. It drains the data like...
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Samsung to tackle Google Glass
While it's true that patents are never a clear indication that a new technology is on the horizon, this particular patent from Samsung is something we will likely see in...
NSA monitored at least 35 world leaders
The latest report is 35. The reality could end up being a lot more world leaders whose cell phones were tapped by the NSA when the dust finally settles. The...
Microsoft crushed it last quarter
The biggest surprise so far on Wall Street this week: Microsoft. Despite their failures, they were able to be much more profitable than just about anyone expected. Microsoft's revenue and...
Tumblr finally has search that doesn’t suck
Hashtags were made for grouping common thoughts together and to aid with search, not to be the sole method of searching a website. Tumblr didn't know that before, but their...
Amazon has 109K employees, more than Microsoft
Everybody knows that Amazon is huge, but it may come as a surprise to find out just how huge they are. With 109,800 employees, they're bigger than Microsoft. Amazon today...
Here are the details on Twitter’s IPO
They are coming in at around half of where Facebook started last year and their cash ambitions are smaller, but it's not exactly chump change in the tech IPO world....
Should Icahn just leave Apple alone?
Carl Icahn has a lot of money and an axe to grind with it when it comes to Apple. He has been trying to compel buyback action from the company...
A bad experience with Box.com
Mistakes happen. Things get hacked. Data can be lost. This tale is, however, a little different. In this case, Box.com helped make the situation fall apart. Let me start by...
Is BlackBerry faking reviews for BBM?
The one shining positive in the world of BlackBerry, their BBM messaging system, is looking mighty suspicious when one takes a closer examination of the reviews that are popping up...
There’s a 383-inch Surface tablet sitting in the heart of London
What more is there to say? There's a gigantic Surface tablet on the streets of London right now. Good thing Microsoft didn't erect their symbolic buzz-driving display in a place...
Vine brings video editing, draft saving to their social app
There's not a whole lot you can do to edit a six-second video and there's probably not a reason to need to save multiple drafts, but hey, if Vine can...
Possibly worse than the NSA: your boss
Many companies have the technology, resources, and incentive to keep close tabs on their employees. Are they getting too deep into our work affairs to border on spying? Dennis Gray...
The Apple CEO that clashed with Jobs is considering BlackBerry
The "other" Apple former CEO is considering making a run at BlackBerry. John Sculley, the former Apple Inc. CEO who famously clashed with Steve Jobs, is exploring a bid for...
YouTube premium music service could come in 2013
YouTube has been working on a subscription-based music on-demand service at $10/month. We may see it sooner rather than later. YouTube is preparing a premium on-demand music service -- akin...
Can VPNs defend against the NSA?
No. No they cannot. Not yet, at least. Let’s start off by saying that no VPN service can ever guarantee your anonymity 100%. That said, there is good reason to...
75% of AT&T customers own smartphones
When the smartphone rush began in 2008, even the most aggressive estimates put feature phones in the lead until at least 2018. Oh, how wrong they were. You would think...
DARPA offering $2 million to anyone who can build Skynet software
Call it what it is. DARPA's grand challenge to programmer is to build self-healing cyber-security software. If you think about it, self-awareness and the ability to protect itself is essentially...
Is the death of patent trolling near?
"Death" is a powerful word to use, but if this bill makes it through, it would essentially put in too much potential pain for anyone to mess with frivolous trolling...
Pinterest gets more money. Much more.
They've already had plenty of funding, but that doesn't mean that they won't shoot even higher. Pinterest is hot and with this money, there may be no stopping them. According...