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Kik now has a full-blown web browser built in to the messaging app

Kik may be the underdog in the market for messaging apps but the only thing that means is that it's going to try even harder than its competitors to attract...

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Imoji wants to bring customizable emojis to the mainstream

As popular as emoji are for personalizing text messages, how personalized can they really be when you can't create your own? This is what an app called Imoji wants to...

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China has been conducting secret mass cyberattacks for a decade

It seems like we're always hearing about the Chinese hacking one person or another nowadays, but the country's campaign of cyberattacks isn't anything new, in fact, a new report from...

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BuzzFeed’s editor-in-chief apologizes for the recent mini-drama

If you haven't been following the mini-drama surrounding a BuzzFeed article this week, here's a quick rundown. BuzzFeed posted an article criticizing Dove's newest ad campaign and then promptly removed it...

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The former CEO of Line just raised $4.1 million for his new startup

Akira Morikawa, the former CEO of Line, has a new video startup called C Channel which launched yesterday. The company aims to be a lifestyle magazine, video website hybrid that focuses...

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The only way to get an Apple Watch is through the Internet

Apple has made it very clear that getting your hands on an Apple Watch at launch won't be as easy as walking into the store. At least during the initial...

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Apple secretly acquired a startup known as Dryft last year

Apple's trademark business secrecy makes it so that we can go months, even years without knowing that the Apple has acquired another company. This was the case with Dryft as well,...

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Augmented and virtual reality could be worth $150 billion by 2020

Perhaps more so than any other technology, augmented and virtual reality are two of those technologies that have been science fiction staples for decades but are now working their way...

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Samsung denies paying people to attend the Galaxy S6 launch event

You know what would be really embarrassing? If you were caught paying people to attend the launch event for your flagship smartphone. That's why it's no surprise that Samsung is...

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Microsoft goes in-depth about the Surface Pro 4 on a Reddit AMA

Microsoft only just recently released the Surface 3 but many people are wondering about the Surface Pro 4, which is expected to be the company's first tablet to run on...

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