Google wants to continue scanning Gmail
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Google's attorneys say their long-running practice of electronically scanning the contents of people's Gmail accounts to help sell ads is legal, and are asking a federal...
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How the new iPhone actually helps Hollywood
The new iPhone 5S will make headlines this fall for its better camera, longer-lasting battery and flashy fingerprint-sensing lock. But another device Apple is expected to introduce at a Sept....
Man crosses Twitter and Google Reader to make open source love child
Michael Powers wants to do what so many others have failed to do: build an online social network that’s outside the grip of any one company — and that people...
People are lining up for the new iPhone weeks before it even goes on sale
If you were planning on being one of the first in line to buy the upcoming iPhone 5S or 5C, you’ve been beat. Two guys from Apple reseller Sell Your...
Google in a race vs the NSA to encrypt data
Google is racing to encrypt the torrents of information that flow among its data centers around the world in a bid to thwart snooping by the NSA and the intelligence...
Windows phone 8 updates found on Craigslist
Looking for the latest unreleased smartphone or smartphone OS? Well, aside from the random watering hole, Craigslist might be your best bet. Someone by the screen name of xs2K claims, in...
Facebook’s biggest challenge: Too many people like it
People have gotten used to how the social network works. And that's a problem when the company releases new products. More than 1 billion people across the planet know what Facebook is...
Samsung and Qualcomm fail to launch the smartwatch revolution
Everybody's been waiting for the smartwatch revolution to begin, and for major companies (other than Sony) to unveil their long-awaited offerings in this new era of mobility. Samsung announced this...
Google encrypts data amid backlash against NSA spying
Google is racing to encrypt the torrents of information that flow among its data centers around the world in a bid to thwart snooping by the NSA and the intelligence...
Kim Dotcom teases new music service… BABOOM
December 2011, a month before the criminal proceeding against Megaupload became public, Kim Dotcom first revealed his plans to launch a new service to transform the music business. At the time the...
Is the Web dying?
How is this related to the web? If computing is moving from our laps to our pockets then we could easily look at the usage habits of mobile devices and that...
Mark Zuckerberg helicoptered into Burning Man for one day
Mark Zuckerberg flew in to spend a day at Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz's camp last year, Moskovitz confirmed in a post published Friday on blogging platform Medium and first reported...
Apple will NOT introduce new Apple TV Box next week
There are very, very good odds you’re going to hear about new iPhones at Apple’s event next Tuesday. But if you’re looking for a new Apple TV, you’re going to be...
Amazon will reportedly give away its smartphone for free
The phone would be free, no wireless contract necessary, and sold on Amazon.com or through wireless carriers, according to unnamed sources. Amazon is going to give away its long-rumored smartphone for free,...
Rumored iPhone 5S packaging shows silver ring ‘fingerprint sensor’
We're just days away from Apple's September 10th iPhone event, and the last minute leaks appear to be starting. Chinese site C Technology has published photos of what is claimed to be the iPhone...
Apple plans to finally start selling iPhones in China
Apple Inc. AAPL +0.60% is preparing to ship iPhones to China Mobile Ltd.,0941.HK +1.30% people familiar with the matter say, an indication that a long-awaited deal between the two companies is in place. A deal would cap years...
Yahoo says US sought data on over 40,000+ users in 2013
Yahoo said Friday that it has received 12,444 requests for data from the U.S. government so far this year that covers the accounts of 40,322 users overall. In its first government transparency...
Electronics superstore asks interviewee to dance to Daft Punk during interview
A university graduate says he was left humiliated after being asked to dance to a Daft Punk song during a job interview at an electronics superstore. Alan Bacon, 21, thought working...
Apple gets ready for October release of OS X Maverick
The lengthy Apple [AAPL] product drought is becoming a deluge this Fall, with September's new iPhones and iOS 7 releases set to be followed by an October release of OS X Maverick, likely...
15 most wanted features in the next iPhone 5S
Apple bought biometrics firm AuthenTec in 2012 for $356 million. Since then, the Cupertino, Calif.-based technology giant filed new patents to suggest a sensor could sit behind or near to...