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Windows 8 surpasses Vista’s uptake rate — 10 months after launch

Microsoft got some good news Sunday as metrics company Net Applications said Windows 8's user share in August is now larger than Vista's at the same point in the latter's...

People Who Crave Approval More Likely To Be Active Facebook Users

Looking for a little affirmation that people like you? You may be more likely to head to Facebook in search of "likes," according to a new study. People who have...

LG’s New G Pad 8.3 Tablet Will Fit in Your Pocket

Ahead of the IFA 2013 trade show in Berlin this week, LG announced that the pocket-sized G Pad 8.3 tablet will be joining its lineup of mobile devices. The device will be...

Windows 9 rumored for next year, Windows 10 to be ‘cloud OS’

According to an anonymous source who goes by WZOR (and who has been behind numerous Microsoft leaks in the past), Windows 9 will see the light of day in 2014. No other...

Samsung Gears Up To Kick Off Smartwatch Race

Samsung’s Galaxy Gear appears to be a decent enough lead-off batter for the smartwatch line-up; rumors suggest it’ll have a decent internal processor (1.5GHz dual-core), 1GB of RAM, a 4...

Dropbox dismisses hack demonstrated by developers

Two developers have cracked Dropbox's security, even intercepting SSL data from its servers and bypassing the cloud storage provider's two-factor authentication, according to a paper they published at USENIX 2013....

Winners of the Red Bull Illume Photo Contest 2013

The winners have just been announced in the 3rd edition of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest photo competition. The overall winner, top 10 category winners and top 50 finalists...

Facebook tells employees, ‘build something’ — with a table saw

Facebook’s motto may be “move fast and break things,” but the 3000 employees at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, now have the chance to do just the opposite. To...

Microsoft, Google to sue over FISA gag order

Google and Microsoft plan to sue the government, demanding the right to publicly discuss any surveillance requests served up by the FISA court. Stonewalling by the Department of Justice has...

It’s a Dumbphone, But It’s the Nicest Dumbphone You Can Buy

Nokia’s newest handset has a Gorilla Glass screen, an eye-popping 38-day battery life, and is constructed of sturdy aluminum. The catch? It runs a 14-year-old operating system, and is about...

Google’s new “Remind Me” feature for TV shows, authors, and more

Google Operating System has spotted a new "Remind Me" feature that was recently added to Google's search results. Searching for certain entertainment-related terms will bring up a "Remind Me" button...

Foursquare Eyeing New Investment Partner

Make no bones about it, Foursquare has been adrift in rough waters. The company has been struggling to make revenue targets and convince VCs that its long-awaited smart features are worth the gamble. Now,...

Why Apple and Google Sink at Syncing

There's a mobile ecosystem battle raging, with Apple and Google racing to build end-to-end mobile monopolies. According to VisionMobile, "The triumph of iOS and Android is a testament to the superiority...

Massive Solar Drone Could Stay in the Air for 5 Years

A solar-powered high-altitude drone made by Titan Aerospace is intended to be able to remain in flight for about five years. When manufactured, it would have 3,000 solar panels producing...

Why Tesla Cares About Oil Rich Norway

Just off the European E18 highway some 210km south of Oslo lies an industrial park called Brokelandsheia. It is an unassuming cluster of a few hundred workers, a small collection of warehouses, a...

Google Street View is Going Indoors

It’s obvious that Google is interested in mapping just about everything that is mappable via Street View, but even our future overlords they need some help on occasion. Although the company is...

Facebook Profile Photos Could Soon Be Part of a Facial Recognition Database

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc is considering incorporating most of its 1 billion-plus members' profile photos into its growing facial recognition database, expanding the scope of the social network's controversial technology. The possible...

If Not Bill Gates, Who Should Run Microsoft Next?

There’s only one guy in the world who should be running Microsoft right now. Everyone knows his name (rhymes with Gill Bates), and everyone knows why he’d be perfect. Microsoft’s...

Apple’s New Patent Allows For More Government Control

Recently, the social media is buzzing over reports that Apple has invented a new technology that now can switch off iphone camera and wi-fi, when entering a 'sensitive area'.  Technology...

Big, brash and bullish: how Ballmer’s personality kept him at Microsoft’s helm

Remember a sweaty Steve Ballmer jumping up and down shouting "Developers! Developers! Developers!" at a Windows conference? The reason he was quite so sweaty? He was running a 100 degree fever...