New version of Android really going to be called Kit Kat?
Google is all about ads. And it just made about the biggest advertising move possible in Android’s tooth-rotting naming scheme: The latest version of the mobile OS is not going...
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Xbox One arrives on Nov. 22 in 13 markets
Microsoft will release the Xbox One on Nov. 22 in 13 global markets, the company said Wednesday. The follow up to the Xbox 360 will be made available on the...
New Zealand’s next political powerhouse may be Kim Dotcom
On September 1, Kim Dotcom published a tweet suggesting he has plans to enter the political arena. TorrentFreak caught up with the Internet entrepreneur who told us that a political...
Why Nokia didn’t sell its patents to Microsoft
Nokia may have sold its handset business to Microsoft Corp, but by hanging on to its valuable patent portfolio, the Finnish company could also get a big future payoff at...
Nymi bracelet uses your heartbeat as a password
Forget eyes and fingerprints. The Nymi bracelet wants the future of biometric password protection to be your own unique cardiac rhythm. Future authentication methods need to be a lot harder...
Windows 8 more widely used than OS X, IE still on the rise
In July, Windows 8 passed Windows Vista in market share. In August, it passed every single version of Apple's OS X, combined. Internet Explorer 10 grew sharply, too, with almost...
How a Google+ GIF Can Get You In Trouble During the Sochi Olympics
I know it may seem like there is a simple answer to this question but due to the recent guidelines from the International Olympic Committee regarding photos and videos, the...
Microsoft can kiss other Windows Phone vendors goodbye
The software giant says it will continue to license its operating system after it buys Nokia, but its other partners aren't likely to stick around long. If companies like Samsung and...
Amazon officially announces new Kindle Paperwhite, shipping on September 30th
Amazon has officially announced the new Kindle Paperwhite — just hours after the company accidentally put the page live earlier today and then pulled it down immediately. It looks like it has the...
Where To Sell Your iPhone 5 For the Most Money
We scoured the internet's resellers to find out which ones will give you the most dinero for your device. The good news is, you can still get some money back...
KitKat mocks Apple with Android 4.4 parody video
The next version of Android will indeed be called "KitKat," and PR teams at both companies have clearly been working overtime in preparation for today's surprise announcement. KitKat's Google+ page has already received a...
Is Stephen Elop the next Microsoft CEO?
Stephen Elop wasn't able to save Nokia, but he may be tapped as Microsoft's potential savior. Microsoft is buying Nokia's mobile phone business for $7.2 billion, and Elop stepped down as...
Study: Hashtags are a turn-off on Facebook
Are Facebook hashtags useful in accelerating a company’s post’s viral reach? A recent study by Facebook analytics service EdgeRank Checker states that posts with hashtags do not have as great of reach than those...
New Android system named ‘KitKat’
The tech giant, which is known for nick-naming its Android mobile operating systems for smartphones and tablets after desserts, has for the first time chosen a brand-name candy for its...
Employees Reveal 16 Awful Things About Working At Facebook
Various engineers, software developers, and anonymous sources from Facebook's front lines divulge the details about the worst things about working for the social network. From the lack of office professionalism...
Syria and Egypt Strife Sparks Rash of Cyber Attacks
Syria's civil war and political strife inEgypt have thrown up new battlegrounds on the Web and driven a surge in cyber attacks in the Middle East, according to a leading Internet...
Record Labels Ask Providers to Collect Illegal Download Data
BT, Virgin Media, BSkyB and Talk Talk are being asked to sign up to a voluntary code for policing illegal downloading Broadband providers are being asked to create a database...
You’ll Never Believe Which Magazine Has the Most Digital Subscribers
All those people staring at their tablets on airplanes, the buttons to their Economist app conspicuously displayed—are they more likely to spend the flight actually reading theEconomist, or slingshotting irate avians into green...
Do Microsoft employees use Google at the office?
I am studying at Purdue University. Companies come here to hire students for full time and internship positions. Like many others, Microsoft too came. I attended the talk by Microsoft employees....
Shipments of New iPhone Models Begin Arriving in the U.S. Ahead of Next Week’s Media Event
With Apple having issued invitations for its September 10 media event where it is expected to introduce its next-generation iPhone 5S and 5C models, MacRumors has learned from a reliable source that the company...