The U.S. Government Is Losing The War Against Hackers
Executive assistant director of the FBI Shawn Henry, who after more than two decades is preparing to leave the bureau, said in an interview with…
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File-Sharing Site RapidShare Deemed Legal By Court
RapidShare is widely known as an invaluable tool for the illegal sharing of copyrighted digital material. Much like Megaupload, which was shuttered earlier this year…
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The 'Phablet' Is A Hit: Samsung Galaxy Note Sales Top 5 Million
BGR reviewed the Samsung Galaxy Note in February and while there were a number of features we liked about this phone/tablet hybrid, we found it…
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Apple Offers Refunds To Duped iPad Buyers In Australia
Apple's hot new iPad tablet has been a massive global success. The company recently announced that it sold more than 3 million new slates in…
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Digital Music Sales Grew 8% In 2011, Now Total 31% Of Industry Revenue
The past year was a good year for the music industry as sales rose to their best highest point in eight years. According to the…
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Sony Eliminates Two Divisions, Restructures Electronics Unit
In a effort to cut costs and improve its financial situation, Sony is eliminating two divisions at its main electronics unit, promoting three executives and…
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Facebook Is Too Friendly; New App Helps Users Make Enemies
At its core, Facebook is a social network built on the premise that people want a central location where they can keep track of and…
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Intel's Market Share Surges To 10-Year High
Intel in 2011 achieved its highest annual market share in more than 10 years, according to market research firm IHS iSuppli. The chipmaker's market share…
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Online Movie Streaming In U.S. To Top DVDs For The First Time In 2012
Online movie streaming in the United States is expected to top both DVD and Blu-ray use for the first time ever in 2012, according to…
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Online Porn May Soon Be Banned In Egypt
Censorship and the Internet are topics that have gone hand in hand since the birth of the World Wide Web more than 20 years ago.…
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RIM: 'Grim And Getting Grimmer'
Research In Motion is set to report its results for the fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year on Thursday, and Wall Street is bracing itself…
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Microsoft, Nokia Commit $24 Million In Bid To Buy Developer Attention
Many industry watchers argue that software ecosystems now present one of the biggest hurdles to mobile platform owners looking to combat the mobile juggernauts that…
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Senate Bill Looks To Prevent Employers From Asking For Facebook Logins
It isn't uncommon for companies to scan through the Internet looking for information on potential hires. Young job seekers, however, have found ways to avoid…
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Ex-Google Employees Embark On Mission To Stop Google From Tracking Users
"Don't be evil" is an unofficial motto first uttered by a Google executive during a meeting years ago, and while it started as a playful…
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Only 10% Of Consumers Would Consider Banking With Apple, Bizarre Study Finds
We weren't aware that the possibility of Apple entering the banking industry was so real that it warranted a study to measure consumer interest, but marketing…
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Twitter Turns Six; 140 Million Active Users, 340 Million Tweets Per Day
Exactly six years ago Wednesday, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey published the first post on his new service Twttr. "Just setting up my twttr," Dorsey wrote in…
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MIT Scientists Create Ultra-Fast Camera That Can See Around Corners [Video]
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created an ultra-fast camera that can see around corners, Digital Trends reported on Wednesday. Once work on…
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Chrome Briefly Passes Internet Explorer To Become Most Popular Weekend Web Browser
Web analytics firm StatCounter on Wednesday announced that Google's Chrome web browser overtook Microsoft's Internet Explorer last Sunday to become the most popular weekend browser,…
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HP Confirms Reorganization, PC And Printer Groups To Merge
Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday confirmed earlier reports of a major reorganization within the company. The firm plans to merge its Personal Systems Group, responsible for PCs,…
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WikiLeaks Founder To Run For Australian Senate
WikiLeaks announced that its founder and leader Julian Assange is planning to run for a seat on the Australian Senate, the Associated Press reported on…
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The Pirate Bay Plans To Host Part Of Its Site On GPS Controlled Drones
In an effort to bypass censorship as well as heat from authorities and copyright owners, The Pirate Bay on Sunday unveiled new plans to "experiment…
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AT&T Relaunches Aspire Program With Quarter-Billion Dollar Commitment To Education
AT&T on Monday announced that it is relaunching its AT&T Aspire program designed to help students graduate from high school and prepare for college and…
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Rattled By Google's Motorola Buy, Samsung Rumored To License BlackBerry 10
Future Samsung smartphones could be powered by Research In Motion's upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system according to a new round of market chatter. Rumors tossed…
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Court Orders File-Sharing Site RapidShare To Monitor For Copyrighted Content [Updated]
A court in Germany ruled on Thursday that RapidShare must implement a system that proactively filters user uploads in order to prevent the illegal sharing of copyrighted…
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Samsung Braces For A Tough Year, Says It Will Step Up Patent Defense Against Apple
After numerous mobile lawsuits from Apple, Samsung CEO Choi Gee Sung explained that the company plans to be more aggressive in securing patents that can…
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Video Game Publishers Need To Embrace Different Pricing Models To Survive, Nexon CEO Says
Nexon, the free-to-play gaming developer behind the hit game MapleStory, sees the traditional publishing model fading away. As game consoles become more advanced, video game…
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New Service Lets Users Try Apple's New iPad For 30 Days Before Buying
A new subscription service allows potential gadget owners to test out new devices like Apple's new iPad tablet before committing to a purchase. YBUY, which bills…
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