Apple has begun pressuring the major record companies to offer new releases exclusively through its iTunes store — a move that would initially block availability on streaming services such as…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
When a tech consultant showed off her Google Glass the other night at the Haight Street bar Molotov’s, the result was explosive — and reflected a growing debate over whether…
Coldplay is heating up. A week after Apple announced that the English band would headline the opening night of its upcoming iTunes Festival, Coldplay on Tuesday released a new song,…
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the late actor and director Harold Ramis, a native of his hometown of Chicago, was one of America’s “greatest satirists.” In a statement, the…
After the coffee. Before applying for Piers Morgan’s CNN gig. The Skinny: I’m almost through “House of Cards,” and I think we may have to replace the phrase “jumped the…
The founders of DVR pioneer TiVo are shifting their focus from broadcast TV to broadband Internet as they introduce a new device designed to make it easier for people to…
Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs was born 59 years ago today. His life was unusual from its very beginning. The child of a young unmarried couple, he was put up…
Netflix has reached a deal with Comcast to ensure that its TV shows and movies are streamed smoothly to households, the first deal the online video streaming service has reached…
