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New MacBook Pros start $1,299

Retina display. 15-inch non-retina is gone. The MacBook Pro has some huge things happening. If you've been waiting for the MacBook Pro with Retina display to get a big processor...

Same day eBay deliveries coming to 25 more cities

Sometimes when you want something, you want it now. eBay acquired Shutl to help make that happen for you. In an effort to expand its same-day delivery service to cities...

Apple announced iPad Air, Mini with retina display

The wait is over. Those who just bought an iPad Mini even with the $150 discount may want to exchange it now for the new one, especially if they want...

Is the NSA inside your Apple address book?

The thin line between conspiracy theories and reality when it comes to the NSA is already pretty blurred. We don't want to add to the paranoia, but we really should...

Is Microsoft glass coming?

Google has had a couple of smaller competitors step into the tech eyewear segment, but they haven't had anyone big until Microsoft. Microsoft Corp. is testing prototypes for Web-connected eyewear...

Microsoft had a midnight release of the Surface 2, in case you hadn’t heard

I'll admit it. I had no idea that there was a launch party for the new Surface 2 tablet at several Microsoft stores, including one around the corner from me....

BlackBerry’s BBM had 5 million downloads in 8 hours

They may not be good at making phones, running a business, promoting apps, or staying in the smartphone market, but people seem to love their instant messaging service. BlackBerry's BBM...

Twitter should be concerned about Facebook’s publisher tool

Facebook is for updates, Twitter is for links. That is, at least, how it has been for a while, but as Facebook continues to get more people clicking on links,...

Netflix is hot and is taking their service around the world

They're the talk of Wall Street and the blogging world alike. Now, Netflix will be capitalizing on their success by hitting more remote areas of the world. Netflix announced Monday...

Google takes maps into the business world

Google is finally going to make it easier for businesses to use Google maps, and they're going to make a little money off of it as well. Google is trying...

Gory videos can be posted in protest again on Facebook

Facebook is okay with posting videos of people being beheaded as long as they're out of protest. Facebook has surreptitiously resumed allowing decapitation videos to be posted on its website,...

The needed revival of the iPad

It's hard to believe that iPad sales have fallen as far as they have over the months, but there's hope. We should see something new in a few hours. On...

Google: free the web

They once said they would do no evil. That fell off. Now, at least, they're trying to compensate for their evil ways by doing good. Google Ideas, the New York...

Videos ads are coming to Facebook mobile

We knew it was coming and now it's here. Will Facebook mobile video ads be a benefit or a blight to our news feeds? Facebook continues to roll out enhancements...

#Video: Sony taps into nostalgia for the buildup to the PS4

Those who have been gaming since 1995 will appreciate this video. It takes us through the last three PlayStations and teases us with the upcoming one.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZkMdi3XBhw Do you...

Your own robot just went on sale for $35,000

As robots go, this isn't the type of assistant that you'll see in iRobot. Then again, at least they won't try to take over the world... we hope. Three years...

Netflix to eclipse HBO in subscribers

Just because they have two completely different business models doesn't mean that comparisons between Netflix and HBO are irrelevant. They're going for the same people - those willing to pay...

The bigger problem with the Experian data sale

The sale of massive amounts of personal data by Experian brings up bigger challenges for the whole industry and they all circle around one word: trust. An identity theft service...

Nintendo has ceased production of the Wii

It was a great console in its time, one that far exceeded the excitement, buzz, and sales of its successor. Now, the Wii will no longer be built. Nintendo is...

Google steps into the cyber-defense industry with ‘Project Shield’

Hundreds of at-risk websites have a defense coming their way in the form of Google's latest project. Over its years as an Internet behemoth, Google has learned a lot about...