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NY Man’s 10,607 Video Games Secure Guinness Title

BUFFALO, New York — Maybe it was getting his first video game, Cosmic Avenger, for Christmas at the age of 12, and then having to wait an entire year for…

Review: Options for Watching TV on the Road

If you are on the road and want to watch live TV and recorded shows on your phone or tablet, there aren’t many easy options. Although services such as Hulu…

Apple, Facebook are Big Market Movers

NEW YORK Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE KB Home, up $1.28 at $18.19 Citigroup removes…

China Mobile & Apple Bring iPhone to China Mobile’s 4G & 3G Networks on January 17, 2014

iPhone 5s & iPhone 5c Available for Pre-Registration Beginning Apple and China Mobile today announced they have entered into a multi-year agreement to bring iPhone to the world’s largest mobile…

Gift Guide: E-readers do Less, But No Distractions

Until I tried one, I never understood the appeal of e-book readers, given that tablets can do much more. The e-reader’s ease and comfort became apparent as I raced to…

BlackBerry Posts 3Q Loss of $4.4B

BlackBerry reported a massive $4.4 billion loss in the third quarter and a 56 percent drop in revenue in its first quarterly report under new chairman and chief executive John…

Verizon to Publish Data on Phone Records Requests

Verizon Communications Inc. says it will publish information on the number of requests for customer records it received from law enforcement agencies this year. The announcement Thursday from the largest…

Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action!

When Draculaura™ is led to believe she’s the rightful heir to the vampire throne, she and her best ghoulfriends are whisked away to Transylvania for a royal coronation to die for….

Leno, Gasc n Get Behind Smartphone ‘Kill Switch’ Bill

State Sen. Mark Leno will introduce legislation next year requiring a “kill switch” on smartphones in California that would enable the devices to be rendered inoperable if they are stolen,…

Basketball Hero Chris Paul Uses Tech to Keep Up with the Game

When not playing basketball with the Los Angeles Clippers, Chris Paul is watching games via his many, many devices. He has his full-size iPad connected to his Slingbox back home…

Apple Says Disney Animation App is Best iPad App for 2013

Apple this week named “Disney Animated” its iPad app of the year. On Tuesday, Apple released its top picks for apps, movies and music for 2013. Calling “Disney Animated” an…

Obama to Meet with Tech CEOs Amid NSA Concerns

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is meeting Tuesday with executives from leading technology companies, including Google, Twitter and Apple. The White House says the meeting will focus on efforts to…

Duolingo: Apple’s Choice for App of the Year

At Carnegie Mellon University where he teaches computer science, Luis von Ahn and student David Klionsky thought there should be a way to use smartphones to teach new languages. Sure,…

Jim Carrey’s Award-Winning Children’s Book, “How Roland Rolls,” Now An Enhanced E-Book

Versions for E-Reader Devices Feature Abundant Special Effects, Original Music, and Character Voices LOS ANGELES How Roland Rolls, the first book by actor/artist Jim Carrey, recent winner of the 2013…

Beyonce Sells 617,000 Albums in 3 Days on iTunes

Beyonce’s new album has sold more 600,000 units in its first three days. Beyonce’s fifth album was released early Friday morning exclusively on iTunes. Apple said Monday that the album…