Robert Schoon
Google unveiled the Nexus 5 along with Android 4.4 KitKat on Halloween. There was a long lead-up to the Nexus 5's unveiling, including a back-and-forth between tech observers as to whether the handset would be made by Google-owned Motorola or by LG Electronics.
As Twitter is headed swiftly towards it IPO, possible investors face questions about the platform's future, as well as its possible mainstream appeal and usage. Before putting money into Twitter, basically the question is, "What is it really good for?" Well one answer is pretty clear. According to a new Pew Research Center report, over half of Twitter users are using it as a news source.
A lot happened this week in social media: Even if Twitter's IPO ends up flopping, the sensational book describing the invention of the social media servicemay get a movie deal. Meanwhile, Instagram begins annoying its users with advertising and Facebook just isn't cool anymore.
Making the Windows 8.1 update has proven to be a good move for Microsoft. And, with the exception of gamers too impatient to wait for an update to fix a compatibility issue, upgrading to Windows 8.1 has proven to be a good move for Windows users.
While Apple may have the flashier, more well known tablets - including the most recently unveiled iPad Air and Retina iPad mini - Samsung's tablets apparently aren't doing too badly in the U.S. That's according to a recent survey by JD Power Reports, which finds Samsung ranking highest in owner satisfaction with tablet devices.
Google's Chromecast has finally added another app to its lineup of natively-supported services: Pandora radio. Now you can stream Pandora onto your TV using an iOS or Android device, though not through Pandora's website.
When Elon Musk unveiled his revolutionary "Hyperloop" 800 mph, cross-state transit idea in a 50-some page white paper in mid-August, he quickly passed it off as an "open source" project for other designers to make a reality. This hands-off decision earned derision from some, like the Daily Show's Jon Oliver.
Yahoo's denial of willingly giving "direct access" to the National Security Agency may be intact, but that doesn't mean that the NSA didn't have it, according to new revelations from former NSA contractor turned whistleblower Edward Snowden.
The hack attack that Adobe announced early in October is actually considerably worse than originally thought. What was once believed to affect some three million customers' credit card data is now thought to have exposed the encrypted passwords of more than ten times as many customers.
BlackBerry isn't doing too badly, if you only pay attention to one of the company's products: BlackBerry Messenger. The BBM app finally became available for Android and iOS in the past week or so, and it's really taking off. According to BlackBerry, over 20 million new users have signed on.
It seems like something out of a Neal Stephenson novel, but, increasingly, it looks like the large barges floating off the coasts of the United States are truly Google data centers.
Actually, more than you might think, according to the USA Today's interview with the superstar actor on Wednesday, where Kutcher explained his new role developing products for Lenovo.
Now that the second generation iPad mini, or iPad mini 2, has been revealed, we can take a look at the competition to really get a sense of how it stacks up. One of the top competitors, of course, is Google's own second-generation small tablet, often called the Google Nexus 7 2. Here's the rundown.
The second generation of the iPad mini has finally been unveiled, with big improvements in processing power and display specs. But the iPad mini 2 is going to have some major competition this time around, including the newest lineup of tablets from Amazon, called the Kindle Fire HDX. Let's take a look and see how the iPad mini 2 stacks up.
After a rocky start, BlackBerry Messenger is taking off, at least on iOS devices.
