Microsoft opens retooled Envisioning Center By Dan Crabtree On Friday, Microsoft revealed its latest vision of the future, the Envisioning Center.
$11 million X-Wing Kickstarter counters Death Star By Dan Crabtree The Rebel Alliance has responded in kind to the Empire's crowd-sourcing efforts.
Office 365 and Bing experience outages By Dan Crabtree Two of Microsoft's major online offerings, Office 365 and Bing, saw service interruptions in the last two days.
Nvidia's GeForce Experience beta now publicly available By Dan Crabtree Nvidia granted access to the open beta for its PC-tuning program, the GeForce Experience, this Thursday with support for 41 games.
Researchers claim Java still has 'vulnerabilities' By Dan Crabtree Security Explorations researcher Adam Gowdiak posted a message on Friday stating that his team had discovered not one, not two, but three security holes in Java's latest version.
Cloud storage service 'Mega' launches By Dan Crabtree Mega, a cloud storage site and successor to closed file-hosting site MegaUpload, launched today, garnering 250,000 users in its first two operating hours.
Google reports copyright takedown requests spiked in 2012 By Dan Crabtree A post on Google's Policy by the Numbers blog this week indicated that the amount of copyright takedown requests grew ten times between May and November.
Syrian internet access returns after two-day outage By Dan Crabtree After two full days of a complete internet blackout, service has been restored to the majority of the country, although violence continues.
EU, US officials to meet over Google anti-trust case By Dan Crabtree The Wall Street Journal confirmed this week the timing of an upcoming meeting between U.S. and EU officials regarding Google's search dominance.
Apple takes patent fight to six more Samsung devices By Dan Crabtree Apple wants to widen the scope of its case against Samsung to include the Galaxy S3 Mini, the Galaxy Note 2, the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and more.
Samsung tops phone sales in third quarter By Dan Crabtree According to technology research firm Gartner, Samsung outsold Apple and Nokia to claim the highest sales numbers for the third quarter of 2012.
HootSuite accidentally sends out thousands of users' private information By Dan Crabtree HootSuite mistakenly sent out emails containing private email addresses thanks to a glitch with the integration of Seesmic.
Windows Store to sell Mature games By Dan Crabtree Microsoft recently updated its Windows Store policy to include the sale of games rated Mature by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB).
Apple begins building green iCloud data center in Oregon By Dan Crabtree Apple has reportedly started construction on a new $68 million data center that will be entirely powered by local renewable energy sources.
Felix Baumgartner breaks YouTube and sound barriers By Dan Crabtree Speed exceeds 830 mph while views exceed 8 million
Bluetooth gloves make hand-calls possible By Dan Crabtree Amid all of the high-tech gadgetry to appear at IFA this past week were a few smaller developers whose products broke through the chatter, like Hi-Fun with its phone call glove.
Super Angry Birds: a spring-loaded USB slingshot peripheral By Dan Crabtree Two grad students at the Copenhagen Institute of Interactive Design pulled back the curtain on a USB slingshot controller for Angry Birds.
Windows 8 is 'not awesome for Blizzard either' By Dan Crabtree WoW developer adds to the growing list of developer dissent about Microsoft's forthcoming OS
Windows 8 app pricing and distribution models explained By Dan Crabtree The Microsoft Development Network team has released details for Windows 8 software developers highlighting methods and pricing for apps on the new OS.
Google's second-quarter financials reveal rising mobile profits By Dan Crabtree With the release of financial records for its second quarter, Google has signaled a monetary shift towards market expansion through its renewed mobile focus.
Apple's next retina display could be a TV By Dan Crabtree One industry expert says Apple's pixel-count focus is a sign of screens to come
Microsoft rumored to reveal Office 15 By Dan Crabtree Microsoft has sent out invitations to a press event on Monday in San Francisco, and it looks like Office 15 could be the star of the show.
Google IO 2012 rumor: search giant to reveal new cloud service By Dan Crabtree GigaOm dropped the rumor on Friday that at this week's I/O conference Google will be launching an expansion to its cloud offerings with a business-focused virtual serving client.
Windows 8 apps explained By Dan Crabtree In Depth The technology giant is prepping consumers for the Windows 8 overhaul with a few tutorials of connectivity apps in Windows 8.
Data-only plans are "inevitable" in two years says AT&T CEO By Dan Crabtree In a statement Friday, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said that he believes that cellular communication will go exclusively to data transfers in as little as two years.