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Google would never try to acquire Uber… would it?

Feb 4, 2015

With Google looking to get into the ride-sharing business and Uber researching autonomous vehicle technology, this encroachment onto each other's...

Yahoo continues to steal search market share from Google

Feb 2, 2015

Becoming Firefox's default search engine has proved to be an excellent decision on Yahoo's part as evidenced by its gains...

How flirting on Skype resulted in the theft of important military data

Feb 2, 2015

It's certainly not unheard of for a man to be tricked into thinking he's chatting with a flirtatious woman online...

Facebook wants to take on Foursquare in the hyper-local discovery area

Jan 30, 2015

Hyper-local search and discovery was made popular by Foursquare but now Facebook wants a piece of the pie. The company's...

Google admits that it messed up with the Nexus 6

Jan 30, 2015

Considering that the Nexus 6 has been sold out practically since it launched back in November it has become pretty...

Qualcomm warns about lower revenue due to losing a “major customer”

Jan 28, 2015

Despite the fact that Qualcomm has described its Snapdragon 810 as the mother of all mobile chips, the company has warned...

Microsoft promises lots of extensions for its new web browser

Jan 28, 2015

Internet Explorer has come a long way over the last couple of years, I'll give it that, but Microsoft's web...

Windows 10 devices smaller than 8 inches won’t have a desktop

Jan 27, 2015

Contrary to certain rumors, Microsoft won't be killing off the desktop when it launches Windows 10, at least not entirely....

Apple ruined Motorola’s fingerprint sensor plans with an acquisition

Jan 26, 2015

When Motorola was working on the Nexus 6 back in 2012, the company was working alongside AuthenTec to bring a fingerprint...

Microsoft’s new web browser will ship alongside Internet Explorer

Jan 23, 2015

When Microsoft announced its brand new web browser, Project Spartan, many assumed that this meant the end for Internet Explorer....

Netflix admits that Popcorn Time is a major threat to the industry

Jan 22, 2015

Popcorn Time is a torrent based "Netflix for Pirates" that makes it incredibly easy to stream pirated movies. The ease...

Windows 10 will close the gap between the PC and the Xbox One

Jan 21, 2015

Despite the fact that Windows powers the vast majority of the gaming rigs out there and the Xbox controls a...