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Google buys Bump to share anything between your phone and laptop

Google just bought Bump, the app for iPhone and Android that transfers files, photos, and videos between your phone and your laptop. Terms of the deal were not released. The...

Can Sprint make the iPhone 5C free?

Apple caught flak for pricing its "low-cost" iPhone 5C about as much as the one it replaces would have cost anyway. Not to mention that the price of the 5C...

Before first smartwatches take off, Samsung may be working on another

Samsung may have just unveiled its Galaxy Gear smart watch with much fanfare two weeks ago, but it may already be working on the next generation of the device, according...

Why the real Box Notes target isn’t Microsoft Office

In the past week-plus, Apple announced plans to make its iWork office suite free for iOS users, and Box has fielded a preview of its own collaborative note-taking technology. On...

Is the iPhone 5S a harbinger for the next iPad?

By now the drill is familiar. Apple rolls out the next iPhone. It has a few hardware upgrades that make it better, faster, and more feature rich. And then we...

Apple keeps slipping as new iPhone orders start

Apple shares continued to slip Monday on concerns about early demand for the company's newest iPhone. THE SPARK: Apple is now taking orders for one of its newest iPhones. The...

Chinese internet companies are starting to eat each other

China’s top web companies are on an acquisition blitz this year. The latest big stake grab comes in the realm of search engines, with Chinese web giant Tencent confirming today...

Beyond the IPO: Twitter’s next chapter

Twitter has lots of users. It wants a lot more. That is, in part, why it is planning a massive overhaul of its mobile apps, designed to make the service...

Trading bots create extreme events faster than humans can react

High-frequency trading is the practice where automated systems search for minor differences in price of stocks that can be exploited for small financial gains. Executed often enough and with a...

With IPO imminent, Twitter’s ad challenge looms large

It may be official that Twitter plans to go public, but let’s not forget there’s nothing official at all about its revenue model. It is still very much a work...

Google Glass no longer requires tethering plan for smartphone data sharing

An Explorer Edition of Glass is already a pricey piece of tech, and smartphone tethering plans required to give it a mobile Internet connection have only made ownership that much...

Americans growing more addicted and frustrated with technology

Americans have a very conflicted relationship with technology. According to a new Harris Interactive poll, 71% of Americans believe that technology has improved their overall quality of life, with 65%...