The best hidden features in iOS 7
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Netflix CEO says torrent piracy in Canada down 50 per cent
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings dropped a surprising statistic during an interview with Dutch website Tweakers last week, as he made the rounds promoting the launch of Netflix Netherlands. When asked if Dutch viewers...
iOS 7 upgraders reporting installation, iTunes issues
Some upgraders are reporting issues trying to install the iOS 7 update, as well as access to iTunes. It's unclear how widespread the issue is. Affected users are reporting that...
Tesla’s ‘autopilot’ car project targets 90 percent of miles driven, three years from now
Electric car company Tesla Motors is working to produce a car capable of running on "auto-pilot" within the next three years, CEO Elon Musk said, joining tech giant Google and...
Microsoft to develop more TV programs as it readies Xbox One
Microsoft Corp. said it will expand its TV programming beyond the show based on its best-selling “Halo” game as it tries to position the new Xbox One console as a...
Occipital mobile 3D scanning tech blows past its $100K funding goal in just over three hours
The folks at Boulder/San Francisco-based Occipital are very much software people — the company’s RedLaser app was a big hit in the early App Store days before the team sold...
Siri: the story of a computer’s voice
GM Voices is nestled on a rolling, leafy road in Alpharetta, Georgia, an affluent suburb of Atlanta. A recording studio specializing in voice-over work, it produces narration for corporate training...
Even in the negative light of the privacy war, Facebook comes out on top
Remember the days when a company would tightly guard its operations lest competitors gain an advantage by divining its trade secrets? Secrecy is alive and well, of course, but there...
Pandora wins versus songwriters in court
Pandora Media Inc. (P), the biggest Internet radio service, won a judge’s order to stop a group representing songwriters and music publishers from narrowing the scope of licenses that allow...
YouTube to start offline video playing on your phone
YouTube streams more than 6 billion hours of video a month. Soon it will let people watch some of those videos even if they’re not connected to the Web. Next...
iOS 7 launches today
Is your iPhone and iPad -- and more importantly you -- ready for a big change? A colorful, bright and more modern-looking change? Today Apple releases its iOS 7 for...
Lily Collins is the most dangerous celebrity for your computer
Harry Potter star Emma Watson is a has-been! The girl we watched grow up as Hermione Granger may have a bright future as an actress and fashion icon, but her...