Gold bling iPhones selling out (and now the rest are too)
The demand for the gold iPhone was through the roof and most are sold out early on launch day. Now, the rest of the colors are following the trend as...
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Will Microsoft’s Surface 2 be a winner?
It's so hard to tell about Microsoft these days. The company used to be a sure thing when it came to releases of new products, but that was in a...
Google: here’s 10GB free if you try Quickoffice now
Google hasn't been known to offer incentives to be an early adopter for new products, but they have been known to start products that never really took off. They're hoping...
New Google logo coming soon to a search engine near you
Nobody wants to be outdone by the likes of Yahoo or Bing, especially not Google. As the "other" search engines rolled out new logos and designs, Google is following with...
All Things Digital and Dow Jones to part ways
The intrepid tech journalism duo of Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg are moving out of the Dow Jones garage apartment. They're looking for something better, perhaps even a full-fledged partner...
Turning off cookies won’t keep you from being tracked for advertising if Google gets its way
Google is often a compilation of contradictions in the way it handles certain issues. That's to be expected from a company so large. The latest contradiction is that they want...
Company gets funding to help Instagram power-users sell out on their feeds
If you can get popular on social networks, you have the opportunity to make money from your "celebrity" status. This has been the case for a long time with most...
WikiLeaks hates ‘Fifth Estate’ movie about founder Assange so they leaked the script
What happens when you make a movie about a man that founded the most powerful whistleblowing organization in the world? If they like what they see, they'll probably applaud. If...
Anger trumps joy on social networking “emotion meter”
Anyone on social networks like Facebook and Twitter get to see a wide array of emotions coming from friends and family. Happy moments, sad moments, angry moments - everything gets...
Piracy went down. Sales didn’t go up. Go figure.
The contention of the music industry is that piracy is what has been hurting sales the most. A recent report shows that piracy is down in some circles, but "oddly"...
Elon Musk posts autopilot Tesla requirements on Twitter
Everyone's Tweeting, right? That must have been the thought of Tesla CEO Elon Musk when he posted the "autopilot" requirements for the automaker on the 140-character or less social networking...
Wireless groups to White House: unlocking all phones isn’t as easy as you think
The White House is making waves and calling for cheers as they push to mandate an open telecommunications system by forcing all carriers to keep their phones unlocked. According to...
7 for 7: tips and tricks for navigating Apple’s new mobile operating system
Tricks are a good thing as long as they help you. Here are seven tricks that you'll want to know when navigating your new operating system. Along with Friday's launch...
Fix for Apple lock screen hack is in the works
There will always be bugs discovered with every new roll out of software, but the security protocols are something that you would hope comes through without bugs. Early loopholes were...
BlackBerry’s popular BBM messaging service launching on Android and iOS this weekend
They may be on the verge of releasing nearly half of their workforce, but it's still business as usual at BlackBerry as they prepare to launch their popular instant messaging...
Privacy settings you need to enable now on iOS 7
Privacy is a hot topic when it comes to mobile devices. As such, it's no surprise that some of the most important privacy settings on iOS 7 are disabled by...
Second screen and controller functionality highlight PlayStation’s upcoming iOS, Android apps
Nintendo put a lot of focus on the ability of the Wii U to have a second screen and an innovative controller. Sony is trying to match them, though without...
Apple’s visionary of the past talks about the future
He was the brains behind the iPod. He helped build Apple to what it is today. He's reclusive to the point that you won't lose geek cred if you don't...
StumbleUpon finds its profitable groove after 10 years
There was a popular meme on StumbleUpon that played on the addictive nature of the social content discovery service that pointed to two things: millions love it but the dollars...
The lockers you didn’t know Amazon had at RadioShack and Staples are being pulled
To some, it was a brilliant idea that would help Amazon reach even more people. To others, it was a quirky idea that was destined to fail. Early indications of...