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Summary: Google's recent update Android 4.4.2 didn’t bring many changes, but it did break off a privacy feature that slipped into KitKat by accident. Praise for what some thought was a a new privacy feature in Android called the App Ops has turned to criticism after Google cut off access to the...

Instagram Direct vs. Snapchat: Which is Better for You? - Which Network Is For You? Tags : Apps Software Internet Android iPhone iPad Windows Phone Smartphones Windows Browsers Gaming More Social Networking Security Photo Music 0 ) { %>...

See Full Image The PS3/360 generation lasted quite a long while indeed, perhaps even longer than everyone initially anticipated. The Xbox 360 launched way back in 2006 and the PS3 came out a year later, and because the new systems didn't arrive until just a few weeks ago, "generational...

The latest mobile handset announcement from LG seems like a strategic dance move – one step back and two steps forward. LG has announced the LG Gx for Korea, which basically marries the hardware – with some boosts of course – of the LG Optimus G Pro and the software features of the latest LG...

First Posted: Dec 15, 2013 02:21 PM EST (Photo : Facebook / Sprint) Two of the biggest cellular phone providers, Sprint and T-Mobile, have announced that they are considering a merger for the first quarter of 2014, and the announcement has left some critics wondering if the move is, indeed...

Ever since Facebook snatched Instagram from the outstretched arms of Twitter, the two companies have sparred continuously, feature for feature. Frankly, it’s been pretty entertaining. In response to Instagram, Twitter launched its own filters, but failed to capture the character of Instagram. In...

Gamers whose allegiance lies with either the PlayStation or the Xbox systems have had to endure a seven-year wait before any new console releases, unprecedented in an industry so reliant on the success of the next freshest game or gadget. Their prayers were answered last month — and, indeed...

News December 15, 2013 07:27 PM ET Computerworld - When it wants something, Google doesnt just stick its toe in the water. No, it simply dives in head first. Less than two weeks after reports circulated that Google has been buying up robotics companies for the past six months as part of an...

What's This? By Molly Horan2013-12-14 15:30:27 UTC Now that Instagram has rolled out its own form of private messaging, there's yet another, more way you can send that photo of your cat wearing slippers. See also: Darth Vader Selfie Brings the Force to Instagram Staring at all of the app icons...

For some unlucky users, Yahoo's email service has been down for nearly a week. The problem first began at 10:27 PM PT last Monday, and since that time, Yahoo's team of engineers have been working feverishly to fully restore service. Things are taking longer than expected because the issue is...

©youtube Google has snapped up the creator of the world’s fastest running robot and other eerily realistic animal-like machines supplied to the US military. The internet company’s acquisition of Boston Dynamics is latest in a string of robotics acquisitions in a mysterious initiative led by...

With the holidays just a few days away Amazon has now made it easier than ever to pickup a new Kindle Fire HDX. Amazon has introduced a new promotion called, “Get Kindle Fire HDX Now, Pay Over Time, A New Convenient Way to Pay”. By agreeing with the promotion you will make your first payment at...

By Shane Cole Apple continues to dominate smartphone sales with their flagship iPhone 5s and mid-range iPhone 5c as the handsets took two of the top three sales slots at every major U.S. wireless carrier for the third month in a row. Source: Canaccord Genuity The Cupertino...

Those looking to pick up a next-gen console before the holidays can try the game retailer starting Friday. December 13, 2013 2:07 PM PST (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Xbox One and PlayStation 4 demand is currently sky high, each console racking up sales of 2 million units within weeks of...

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Passengers on this JetBlue flight were among the first to fly after the government relaxed restrictions on gadgets while taxiing. Could in-flight voice calls be next?(Photo: JetBlue) Tags U.S. Department of Transportation Tom Wheeler Federal Communications Commission SHARE 63 CONNECT...

December 14, 2013 12:02pm EST If you're one of the one percent, you're not very lucky – at least, if you're a member of that seemingly small fraction of Yahoo Mail users who were locked out of their accounts for quite some time this past week. Small fraction, we note, but not small count...

Boston Dynamics The Atlas robot, by Boston Dynamics, is here to help you. Google’s robotics division just got a lot bigger with the acquisition of Boston Dynamics, a company that makes four-legged walking robots for the military. The New York Times reported the acquisition yesterday, although...

The facade of a Sprint store. They're still everywhere. Sprint is mulling a $20 billion-plus acquisition of T-Mobile US, if you believe the rumors. The potential acquisition, reported yesterday by the Wall Street Journal, would combine the current #3 and #4 wireless carriers (by revenue) in the...