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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...

It’s war! Siri mocks Google Glass

Try saying "OK Glass" to Siri and she now offers responses that are barbed with a tinge of contempt. Prompted by @seanmbrage, the Verge began investigating reports that Siri was...

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...

Apple Confirms iPhone Trade-In Program Launching Today

Apple has officially confirmed that it is launching its iPhone trade-in program today at its U.S. retail stores, according to a Tweet from CNBC's Jon Fortt. While a number of details on the...

Paul McCartney Joins Instagram, Debuts ‘New’ Song

The former Beatle joined Instagram on Wednesday and in his first two posts revealed that new music is on the horizon. The song teased is appropriately titled "New."The single is...

Did Steve Jobs know how to code?

Question from E-mail: I'm a comp sci major (unfortunately not engineering) and a child development minor, so I am a really big fan of everything that you've been doing and am...

New Flickr for iPhone has more filters and some awesome new tricks

For the smartphone shutterbugs out there, Yahoo is rolling out some new hotness. The new Flickr app for iOS brings not only a handful of sweet new filters. It’s also...

Is YouTube Finally Changing Its Logo?

YouTube has begun using a new logo for its apps and social networking accounts. Last Friday, the video service quietly updated its Facebook, Twitter and Google+ pages with a new...

Apple’s iPad mini to be offered by Hawaiian Airlines as in-flight entertainment

Hawaii's largest airline, and the 11th largest in the U.S., Hawaiian Airlines announced on Thursday that it will be offering Apple's iPad mini to passengers traveling on routes served by...

Microsoft Is Said to Be in Talks to Invest in Foursquare

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is in discussions with Foursquare Labs Inc. about a potential investment in the social-media company, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. The talks are at...

Three Months After Being Banned From The App Store, Bang With Friends Returns As “Down”

They’re baaack. Bang With Friends, the Facebook friend hookup app that seemed to be endlessly engulfed in one controversy or another earlier this year, is returning to the iOS App Store...

Dark Patterns: inside the interfaces designed to trick you

When Apple released iOS 6, one of the few new features not enthusiastically promoted by the company was Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) ad tracking. It assigned each device a unique...

Outbox Aims to Send Your Physical Junk Mail to Your Spam Folder

Outbox, a startup that digitizes your physical mail and makes it available on the web and via iPhone, Android, and iPad apps, says that it’s now generally available in San...

Huge iOS Flaw Discovered That Allows Remote App Crashing

Android might be targeted by hackers and malware far more often than Apple’s iOS platform, but that doesn’t mean devices like the iPhone and iPad are immune to threats. A post on Russian website Habrahabr.ru draws attention...