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Apple Upgrades Low-Cost iPad Option, Offers Cheaper iPhone 5c

As Google’s Android operating system chips away at Apple’s market share in tabloids and smartphones, the world’s most valuable company announced Tuesday that a newer iPad model will be offered…

Google Launches Android Wear, Voice-Controlled OS for Wearables

Google Inc. on Tuesday announced the initial availability of its Android Wear operating system, a version of its framework for mobile devices that is designed specifically for wearable technology such…

Vimeo Acquires Video-Creation App Cameo

One of Apple’s Best of 2013 Apps Joins Leading Video-Sharing Platform NEW YORK, March 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Vimeo today announced the acquisition of Cameo, a mobile, cloud-based application for…

Healthbook App: 7 Things You Need to Know

Apple is reportedly working on a new app called Healthbook for its iOS mobile devices that would help users track and monitor various parts of their health. 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman,…

Apple Will Reportedly Launch 8GB iPhone 5c

Perhaps spurred by weak sales, Apple is reportedly getting ready to begin selling 8-gigabyte versions of the iPhone 5c that will retail for less than the 16 GB model. The…

Microsoft’s CEO May Unveil Office for iPad on March 27: Source

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Satya Nadella may unveil an iPad version of the company’s Office software suite on March 27, a source told Reuters, potentially using his first major press outing to launch…

Yahoo Stock Surges in Anticipation of Alibaba IPO

Yahoo is benefiting once again from its stake in China’s hottest Internet company, Alibaba Group. Investors latched on to Yahoo Monday in anticipation of a huge windfall from Alibaba’s initial…

Google Hangouts, Drive Go Down for Some Users, Twitter Panic Follows

Monday morning began with a thud for many Internet users who have reported problems with Google Hangouts and Google Drive. Users say they are experiencing issues accessing Hangouts and Drive,…

Nakamoto Hires Lawyer in Newsweek Bitcoin Fight

The man Newsweek claimed is the creator of bitcoin has hired a lawyer in an attempt to clear his name, repeating a denial he made to The Associated Press more…

Adobe to Webcast 1Q Earnings Conference Call

Adobe Systems announced it will webcast its first quarter fiscal year 2014 earnings conference call at 2 p.m. Pacific Time, Tuesday, March 18. According to a release, it is live…

Microsoft Releases OneNote for Macs, Makes it Free

Microsoft Corp. on Monday released a version of its OneNote note-taking software for Macs and added new features and a free tier for all of the software’s users in moves…

ISU Professor Develops Smartphone Security Software

As technology becomes more and more advanced, so do the hacking methods that could threaten the software in computers, phones and even cars and airplanes. The U.S. Department of Defense…

US Lags as Commercial Drones Take Off Around Globe

A small, four-rotor drone hovered over Washington Nationals baseball players for a few days during spring training in Florida last month, taking publicity photos impossible for a human photographer to…

U.K. Users Upset After Apple Changes Voice of British Siri in iOS 7.1

Some Apple users in England are bloody upset after the company changed the voice of their version of Siri. When the Cupertino tech giant released the iOS 7.1 update for…

Judge Leaves Pandora Songwriter Royalty Unchanged

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in New York has left the rate that Internet radio giant Pandora must pay songwriters unchanged at 1.85 percent of revenue for the next…