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Apple’s iWork Brings Simplicity to Docs

Microsoft’s Office is the go-to software package for creating and sharing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Google’s Docs has emerged as a good, free alternative for lightweight tasks. But what’s often…

T-Mobile Customers Dumping Blackberry Devices in Trade-In Program

After kicking off a trade-in program specifically for loyal BlackBerry users, T-Mobile said it has experienced 15 times the amount of device trade-ins that it normally receives. But surprisingly, most…

Kickstarter Hits $1 Billion in Pledges

Kickstarter, the crowd-funding site that has funded everything from smart watch manufacturer Pebble to the new Veronica Mars movie, passed $1 billion in pledges Sunday. More than half of these…

Roku Announces $49.99 Streaming Stick, a Chromecast, Apple TV Rival

Roku has announced a new device for its lineup: the $49.99 Streaming Stick. The device is a small stick that users can plug into the back of their HD TVs…

One in Three New iOS Games are Flappy Bird Clones

Before being pulled from the Apple App Store and Google Play, Flappy Bird was the most popular mobile game. These days, there’s no Flappy Bird, but the market is still…

Apple CFO to Retire, Successor Named

Apple’s longtime Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer will retire in September and he’ll be replaced by the company’s corporate controller. The announcement Tuesday comes one day after Goldman Sachs named…

Apple Apparently Turns to Tumblr to Advertise iPhone 5c

In what may be the first social media marketing campaign by Apple, the Cupertino, Calif., tech company appears to have turned to Tumblr to advertise the iPhone 5c. A recently…

Apple Rolls Out CarPlay

CarPlay Premieres with Leading Auto Manufacturers at the Geneva International Motor Show Apple today announced that leading auto manufacturers are rolling out CarPlay, the smarter, safer and more fun way…

Academy Awards Best Moments

First-time winners Lupita Nyong’o and Jared Leto took supporting acting honors, while the 3-D spectacle “Gravity” amassed a force of technical awards in a smooth if safe Oscar ceremony Sunday…

Academy Awards 2014: Twitter Nation Eagerly Awaits Oscars Night

THE ACADEMY AWARDS — Oscar to his friends — are upon us. The whole world is watching, as the kids used to say back in the Days of Rage, or…

Internet’s Impact on Language

So far, the Internet hasn’t been as revolutionary to the way we write and talk every day as it has been to the ways we communicate. David Crystal, linguist and…

eConomy

The former CEO of Apple, John Sculley, said he believes “the true computer age has only just begun.” Sculley, who was the youngest CEO of Pepsi and is a highly…

Time Running Out for Microsoft XP

If your business is among those still running the Windows XP operating system, the time to upgrade to a new operating system or hardware is running out, according to local…

Apple’s Tim Cook Gets Feisty, Funny and Fiery at Shareholders Meeting

At an annual shareholders meeting Friday that was almost completely devoid of drama, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook still managed to stun the audience for a moment and bring the…

Apple TV $25 Gift Card Offer Reported as Rumors of New Device Swirl

For the next week, customers who buy an Apple TV at one of the tech giant’s retail stores will reportedly receive a $25 iTunes gift card as part of a…