FirstpostIt seems that Microsoft could launch a free version of Windows 8.1 in order to boost the number of people using the operating system, reports The Verge. The report quotes sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans…
CNETIn a response to a shareholder suggestion that Apple stop its environmentally friendly initiatives, the typically temperate Apple CEO draws a blunt line in the sand. Nick Statt. by Nick Statt. February 28, 2014 5:04…
Now You Can Search The World’s Fashion With a PhotoMashableWhile ASAP54 has some resemblance to Shazam, the app that tells you the name of a song based on an audio clip, Cecílio notes fashion is…
Los Angeles TimesSunday night’s red carpet preshow, the entire 86th Annual Academy Awards program and “Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars,” will be made available to cable customers in eight major markets, including parts of…
USA TODAYBritain’s surveillance agency GCHQ, aided by the National Security Agency, have intercepted and stored the webcam images from millions of Yahoo chats by users who were not being targeted for any wrongdoing, The Guardian…
Busch Gardens, City of Williamsburg turn to social media for input, decisionsVirginia GazetteAccording to the website Mashable, using social media to “create a community of insiders” is important. The “insiders” feel they understand the inner…
MashableSamsung is launching the second generation of its smartwatch just five months after the first one, the Galaxy Gear, made its debut. But this time it’s a twofer. The Gear 2 (right in the pic…
MashableKIEV, Ukraine — Fifteen people were killed on Tuesday in what was by far the bloodiest day of violence in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev since mass protests and civil unrest began in late November…
Sydney Morning HeraldThis post was originally published on Mashable. We now know that Apple held closed-door talks with Tesla, a meeting of two innovative companies that hints at a number of possibilities. But buried in…
MashableGoogle acquired SlickLogin, an early-stage Israeli startup that had been developing alternative web-login options, the company announced Sunday. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed. Started by three graduates from the Israel Defense Forces,…
Just JaredKevin Spacey and Robin Wright hit the red carpet at a special screening of House of Cards season two on Thursday (February 13) at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. The actors…
Big Shiny Robot!‘House of Cards’ Episode 2.1; (9 out of 10) Starring Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Kate Mara, Constance Zimmer, Sebastian Arcelus, Kristen Connolly; Directed by Carl Franklin, Written by Beau Willimon; A…
MashableKickstarter, a leading crowdfunding site, revealed it was hacked last week. In a blog post published Saturday, Kickstarter said law-enforcement officials contacted the company Wednesday night, and alerted it to unauthorized access by hackers. No…
‘SNL’ Is Reclaiming Its Turf via Social Media — Just in TimeMashableNew social drives that SNL has started this season include: #AskSNL on YouTube, #Freshman15 on Instagram, cast member Twitter takeovers and backstage looks across…
Washington Postepa04072203 Shani Davis of USA in action during Men’s 1000m Speed Skating event in the Adler Shani Davis, shown here in Wednesday’s 1000m, will wear a different Under Armour suit starting Saturday. (Vincent Jannink/European…
CBS NewsWinter Olympics 2014: Bode Miller, Ted Ligety miss out on medals in Sochi super combined skiing. United States’ Bode Miller makes a jump during Men’s super combined downhill training at the Sochi 2014 Winter…
New York Daily NewsAll this time later it is the United States against the Russians in the Olympics, even though they were officially known as the Soviets in the old days. All this time later…
Dallas Morning NewsHansen, a Dallas-Fort Worth television staple since arriving at KDFW (Channel 4) in the early 1980s, says it’s by far the most attention one of his segments has ever gotten. He’s even heard…
MashableFiftyThree, makers of the popular drawing app Paper, may be gearing up for a legal battle with Facebook over its app of the same name. On the same day Facebook announced its app last week,…
Super Bowl XLVIII: That’s a WrapMashableSeattle-seahawks-win2 Seattle Seahawks’ Head coach Pete Carroll holds the Vince Lombardi trophy after his team beat the Denver Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium on Feb. 2,…
BloombergSatya Nadella, SVP of research and development for the online services division for… Read More. Satya Nadella, SVP of research and development for the online services division for Microsoft Corp., speaks during a Microsoft Search…
ComputerworldIDG News Service – Imagine using a separate Facebook app just for sharing status updates with your closest friends, or maybe co-workers. In the next few years, such an app could exist. Facebook, in an…
Christian Science MonitorEarlier this year, California start-up Pebble Technology took the wraps off the Steel, a trussed-up version of its base-level timepiece. Whereas the original $150 Pebble is distinctly gadgety looking, the $249 Steel is…
Latin PostIt’s been a year in the making, but the next phase of Google Glass is about to hit: Google announced its new face-wearable computing devices, Glass, will be compatible with prescription lenses, giving the…
Crave OnlineThere rare, and then theres RARE. The NES’ Nintendo World Championship game is considered one of the most sought after possessions of a video game collector. So how much does one of the rarest…
RegisterFeature The countdown continues as we step through the 10 most important events that have shaped the evolution of the Apple Macintosh over the past 30 years. Click here for Part 1… or read on….
VentureBeatWhile Apple’s core business today is its iPhone and iPad devices, the Cupertino-based gadget maker is celebrating the 1984 device that started it all — and all the Macs that came after it. “Every company…
TheDomains.comStan Schroeder at Mashable covered that now there is a new feature to Google search that will provide more info. You can now find out more about every search result by clicking on the page…
CNETUsers on the Web can now take pleasure — or pain — in the pics that keep on playing. Jennifer Van Grove. by Jennifer Van Grove. January 23, 2014 1:40 PM PST. Follow @jbruin. pinterest…
How Moms And Selfies Can Change The Course Of Social Media’s ‘Beauty Story’Huffington PostWhen Dove launched its “Campaign for Real Beauty” 10 years ago, the campaign was a reaction to the unattainable beauty standards set…
San Francisco ChronicleThey say eyes are the window to the soul, but a handful of engineers and doctors are hoping they’re also a window to our health. Google announced on Thursday that some members of…
The Olympics’ Social Media Secret WeaponMashable“Russia has not yet had their first social media Games and there is no doubt that these Games will be just that for them,” Huot told Mashable in an email….
USA TODAYSpotify’s non-paying users will no longer be restricted by caps after streaming music for several hours. The social music service has eliminated time limits for users, even if they aren’t premium members. “In the…
PBSThe FCC’s net neutrality rules were adopted to guarantee equal access to all sites on the Internet. But an appeals court ruling releases broadband providers from those guidelines, allowing them to prioritize certain traffic. Hari…
USA TODAYGoogle has just acquired the start-up company Nest, and along with it a team of engineers dedicated to creating smarter home devices, with an Apple veteran to lead them. The acquisition will cost Google…
USA TODAYPrepping for the new year, Sony’s Camcorder team brought its A-game to CES 2014. Not only are its mid- and low-end camcorders refreshed, but it’s got a new flagship 4K Handycam that’s finally more…
USA TODAYApple has reportedly purchased the small company that makes a popular photography app, the latest sign the gadget maker is gearing up efforts to innovate through acquisitions. SnappyLabs, the company that makes an app…
MashableApple has acquired SnappyLabs, a one-man Australian startup behind the popular high-tech photo app SnappyCam. The SnappyCam app, which is no longer available in the App Store, let iPhone users capture full-resolution images at up…
USA TODAYSuper Bowl ads are the best. When they’re good, they’re like a sugar rush _ a quick burst of energy that the sponsor hopes will persuade you to consume the product. When they’re bad,…
eWeekAT&T, seemingly motivated by rumors of T-Mobile’s next “un-carrier” move, announced it’s now offering T-Mobile customers up to $450 a line to switch to AT&T. AT&T is offering T-Mobile customers up to $450 per line…
PCWorldSkype said its social media properties were targeted, with a group styling itself as the Syrian Electronic Army appearing to claim credit for the hacks. ”You may have noticed our social media properties were targeted…
BBC NewsThe social media platforms of Skype have been hacked by a group claiming to be the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA). The group posted anti-surveillance messages, including a message telling people not to use email…
Headlines & Global NewsAccording to a new report released by analytics firm Flurry, mobile phone application downloads increased by 91 percent on Christmas day compared to any other day in the first three weeks of…
Fox NewsTechnology giants Google and Apple are about to expand their battle for digital supremacy to a new front: the automobile. Next week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Google and German auto…
NBCNews.comAs Facebook’s popularity surges among generations older than millennials, a new survey shows that teens are doing an about face, moving away from the social media platform in favor of Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat. NBC’s…
ReadWriteA new study claims teens are abandoning Facebook in droves. Even if that’s true, it may not matter. Selena Larson Author: Selena Larson Publish date: December 27, 2013 Section: Social Interaction count: 0 …‘Facebook is…
PC makers plan ‘rebellion’ against WindowsFox NewsFearing rapidly plummeting sales of traditional laptops and desktop computers — which collapsed by as much as 10 percent in 2013 — manufacturers are planning a revolution against Microsoft…
MashableSpain’s privacy watchdog hit Google with a $1.2 million fine for breaking the country’s data protection laws and “seriously infringe citizens’ rights.” The Data Protection Agency found Google guilty of three separate violations for collecting…
MashableSecret Santa is generally an awkward tradition that requires buying gifts for someone whom you barely speak to all year in the name of Christmas cheer. It usually results in random coffee table books or…
Snapchat snaps up $50 millionUSA TODAYSAN FRANCISCO — Snapchat has snagged $50 million in funding for its wildly popular photo- and video-based text messaging service. Venice, Calif.-based Snapchat on Wednesday disclosed the third round of…
USA TODAYEMAIL. Pirates center fielder and NL MVP Andrew McCutchen proposed to his girlfriend, Maria, on Ellen on Wednesday. McCutchen is pretty much awesome at everything, so it’s no surprise he’s also a great romancer….
NBCNews.comNotice a woman punching in code on a mammoth computer on Google today? That would be Grace Hopper, a computing pioneer known as the “mother” of Cobol (Common Business-Oriented Language), one of the first programming…
BusinessweekSony Corp. (6758) sold more than 2.1 million PlayStation 4 game consoles globally since its release last month as Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai seeks to revive the company’s consumer electronics business. About 700,000 units…
BusinessweekMicrosoft Corp. (MSFT:US) said it’s selling every Xbox One player it can make, 11 days after introducing the new game console. Sales are setting records, the Redmond, Washington-based software maker said today in a statement,…
USA TODAYShares of Apple are up 1% in pre-market trading after the company confirmed it acquired the social analytics firm Topsy. The price of the deal wasn’t disclosed, but The Wall Street Journal reports it…
USA TODAYShares of online retailer Amazon are up more than 1% in pre-market trading with the crucial holiday shopping season kicking off. Today marks Cyber Monday, the digital equivalent of Black Friday, where shoppers scour…
abc7news.comA 4-year-old boy cried when he found out he needed glasses, so his mom created a Facebook page to show him glasses are awesome. (KGO) — It’s helping a 4-year-old boy deal with the apprehension…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQjqIcRKaSw Dr Who. Why is the long-running TV Show so popular? At Comic Con and at WonderCon thousands of fans line up for hours to see their favorite characters, and it doesn’t matter who you…
Foursquare, the popular location-based social networ, is broken. This blogger makes such an assertion because someone named JaxonP has managed to fraudulently insert themselves in mayor of Lakeshore Cafe, the popular eatery in the Tresle…
Hollywood, CA – As this blog’s originating from the Loews Hollywood Hotel, the story of how this blogger got to this place, less than a day from the start of the 85th Academy Awards, is…
