With IPO imminent, Twitter’s ad challenge looms large
It may be official that Twitter plans to go public, but let’s not forget there’s nothing official at all about its revenue model. It is still very much a work...
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Google Glass no longer requires tethering plan for smartphone data sharing
An Explorer Edition of Glass is already a pricey piece of tech, and smartphone tethering plans required to give it a mobile Internet connection have only made ownership that much...
Americans growing more addicted and frustrated with technology
Americans have a very conflicted relationship with technology. According to a new Harris Interactive poll, 71% of Americans believe that technology has improved their overall quality of life, with 65%...
Three federal agencies wasted as much as $321 million on duplicate tech investments
From dropping your smartphone in the toilet to spilling coffee on your keyboard, most have experienced that sinking feeling associated with wasting money on technology. The U.S. government is no...
Can Google build the universal translator?
When science-fiction writers envision the future of mankind, a number of ideas for improving the world repeatedly pop up. They include free, unlimited energy and spaceships traveling at the speed...
PhoneBloks is a nifty idea that will never happen
It's a physics issue. Signals in modern devices are extremely high speed; the easiest and cheapest way to combat this is to bring components closer together. For example, the wireless...
Have 10,000 Instagram followers? You could stay at this hotel for free
A new boutique hotel in Sydney, Australia will let you stay for free if you have more than 10,000 Instagram followers. The 1888 Hotel, at five stories and with views from every...
Tablets to edge PCs in Q4
The entire connected device market, which includes smartphones, tablets and PCs, will grow about 27.8% this year, but not because businesses and consumers are snapping up new laptops and desktops....
Why Apple went 64-bit with the iPhone 5s
The reasons why Apple put a 64-bit processor inside the iPhone 5s goes way beyond hype. While the applications for it might be limited right now, Apple is paving the...
Out next week, ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ is the biggest ever
Get ready for theft on a massive scale as Grand Theft Auto V — the latest installment in the billion-dollar video game franchise — lands on Tuesday. The highly anticipated...
San Francisco wants to let residents vote on the city’s budget online next year
The city of San Francisco wants to give its residents the ability to propose, debate, and vote on budget items online — now all it has to do is figure...
Siri exits beta with iOS7
With the iPhone 4S launch nearly two years ago, Apple introduced the Siri voice control system to its customers. At launch, Siri was a gimmicky feature at best, being released...
Google, Facebook see no significant impact from NSA revelations
Edward Snowden's unprecedented exposure of U.S. technology companies' close collaboration with national intelligence agencies, widely expected to damage the industry's financial performance abroad, may actually end up helping. Despite emphatic...
Watch iOS 6 morph into iOS 7 with this mind-bending GIF
Kudos to Gadgetlove.com for putting together this montage which shows the shadow-based icon design of iOS 6 — developed under the tenure of former Apple exec Scott Forstall — morphing into the flat design...
Want an NSA.org email address? That’ll be $100
If you always wanted to have an email address that made you sound like a spy, this is your lucky day. You can now get an NSA.org email address for...
How to spot a fake iPhone
Counterfeiters sell $700 billion worth of fake products every year, says Craig Crosby, founder and CEO of the Counterfeit Report, a site dedicated to stopping them, And when it comes to...
Netflix uses pirate sites to determine what shows to buy
This week Netflix rolled out its video streaming service in the Netherlands where it hopes to build a massive user base in the years to come. One of the keys...
Microsoft removes cringe worthy videos aimed at Apple
We’ve received a statement from Microsoft: “The video was intended to be a light-hearted poke at our friends from Cupertino. But it was off the mark, and we’ve decided to...
The crew that hacks you… for the police
In 2001, a pair of Italian programmers wrote a program called Ettercap, a "comprehensive suite for man-in-the-middle attacks" — in other words, a set of tools for eavesdropping, sniffing passwords,...
Why Zynga is on its last leg
In Zynga's July 2011 prospectus to future shareholders, company founder and CEO Mark Pincus outlined his firm's ambitious plan to take over the gaming world. "My kids decided a few months ago...