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Snapchat released a significant update to its iOS app today that includes support for a range of new services, including swipeable photo filters. An update to the app reveals support for a range of filters, including "smart filters" that include the current time, temperature, and even how fast...

Fans of Merl Reagle’s crossword puzzles know the crafty wordsmith loves challenges of clues and deduction. In addition to 50 new puzzles, his newest book, “Merl Reagle’s 100th Anniversary Crossword Book,” includes the sleuthing that Reagle and his better half, Marie Haley, started in 1998 to...

This holiday season Nintendo faces a critical test with its Wii U video game console that is pitted against Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One as it seeks to revive flagging sales. Analysts say there's a chance for the Kyoto-based company to stage a turnaround as new game releases...

By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:07pm EST A National Security Agency (NSA) data gathering facility is seen in Bluffdale, about 25 miles (40 km) south of Salt Lake City, Utah, December 16, 2013. Jim Urquhart/ Credit: Reuters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As a key part of a campaign...

December 21, 2013 07:55pm EST Ho ho ho. If you happen to be proud owner of a Windows Phone device, then Microsoft has a little something to stuff into your digital stocking during this holiday season. Well, twenty little somethings. According to emails sent by the company to Windows Phone...

The Internet Society Names Kathryn Brown as New CEOThe Internet Society, a Reston- and Switzerland-based organization focused primarily on Internet policy, has named Kathryn Brown as its new CEO. Brown, who will work out of Reston, succeeds Lynn St. Amour, who announced in February that she...

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The National Security Agency paid $10 million to the security firm RSA to implement intentionally flawed encryption, according to a new report. December 20, 2013 5:03 PM PST An RSA SecurID key fob. (Credit: Via Wikimedia Commons) What's an encryption backdoor cost? When you're the NSA...

Tablets typically have not wandered far from Wi-Fi. But their unique mix of media gluttony and easy mobility are putting the spotlight on the oft forgotten modem. December 21, 2013 4:00 AM PST The iPad Mini Retina with 3G/4G: Have cellular, will travel. (Credit: Apple) In 2010, the iPad...

News & Analysis 12/19/2013 08:15 PM EST 17 comments SAN JOSE, Calif. — Calxeda, a maker of ARM-based server SoCs, said it will close its doors. The startup was one of the first of as many as a dozen companies gearing up low-power, integrated processors using the ARM core. Calxeda could not...

In this July 20, 2010 file photo, a Netflix customer looks for a movie on Netflix in Palo Alto, Calif. (Paul Sakuma/AP Photo) I have a Blu-ray and DVD player, but I almost never use it. For that matter, I rarely watch movies via my cable subscription. That's because I have a Roku on my family...

Apple and Samsung sell more tablets than any other hardware makers.10 Best Tablets Of 2013 (click image for larger view) A majority of consumers stick with gear made by Apple or Samsung. This has been true of smartphones for the past two years, and it is now true of tablets as well. Data from...

Spain’s data protection authority has fined Google $1.2 million and ordered the company to fall in line with the country’s data protection rules without delay. The Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD), said Thursday that Google does not provide users enough information about the...

ReutersThis weekend marks the 100th birthday of the crossword puzzle. On December 21, 1913, Arthur Wynne published a little diamond-shaped grid, along with 30-odd clues, in the New York World. The puzzle didn't immediately catch on, but just over a decade later, it exploded. In 1924, the...

Researchers Break RSA 4096 Encryption With Just A Microphone And A Couple Of Emails - ForbesLog in with your social account: Or, you can log in or sign up using Forbes.

NEW YORK — I was happy watching television shows and movies on my computer — until I realized what I was missing. Streaming video devices such as Roku, Apple TV and Google’s Chromecast project video from Netflix, YouTube and other services onto the big-screen TV. Suddenly, the computer seems...

That Shiny New Microsoft Gadget Is Missing Something—An Outlook.com Account - ReadWrite Getting set up properly with Microsoft's online services is just as important as getting your hands on the gear. (Sponsored by Microsoft) Read Next ?Sponsored by Microsoft. As a promotional post, this post...

News By Agam Shah December 19, 2013 05:53 PM ET IDG News Service - One of the first companies that announced an ARM server chip, Calxeda, has folded operations and is pursuing ways to repurpose or sell its intellectual property. Calxeda commenced operations under the name Smooth-Stone in 2008...

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December 20, 2013 Cam Bunton Ever since John Legere teased Uncarrier 4.0 on his twitter account earlier this week, I’ve been racking my brains trying to decide what it’s most likely to be. In terms of its own plans, value and available products, T-Mobile has done about as much as it can do to...