Yahoo has added more layers of security in its effort to shield people’s online lives from government spying and other snooping. The measures announced Wednesday include the completion of a…
Instagram says it is fixing a bug that has hidden users’ photos on its mobile app from the past several days. The Facebook-owned photo-sharing app said on Twitter Wednesday that…
Yahoo Inc is in preliminary talks to acquire online video service News Distribution Network for $300 million, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Monday. The deal could…
Although Seana Mulcahy considers herself tech savvy, she was thrown a bit when her 8-year-old son Logan not once, but twice, ran up charges using apps downloaded from iTunes Store….
Europe’s leading consumer rights advocacy group has joined an antitrust complaint against Google because it considers the display of some search results biased. The BEUC will join an existing group…
One shock for virtual reality enthusiasts in one week wasn’t enough. Oculus VR announced Friday it was adding Michael Abrash as its chief scientist, three days after the Irvine company…
Spring has sprung. Which means it’s time for another Macworld. Which also means it’s time to check out some of the coolest new apps and digital products on the market….
Facebook is giving more details about its effort to connect remote parts of the world to the Internet – and it involves drones, lasers and satellites. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said…
Amazon.com has sent out invitations to members of the media for an April 2 event at which the company is expected to unveil a video-streaming device. The online retailer is…
Microsoft on Thursday unveiled Office for the iPad, a software suite that includes programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and works on rival Apple Inc.’s hugely popular tablet computer….
Apple said it is working to bring more racial diversity to its popular set of cartoon icons known as emoji. The Cupertino, Calif., tech company hopes to update its emoji…
In its continuing quest to make its service more attractive to casual users, Twitter has added the ability for users to post multiple pictures at once as well as tag…
Facebook has agreed to buy Oculus for $2 billion, betting that its virtual reality technology may be a new way for people to communicate, learn or be entertained. “This is…
Reed Hastings, chief executive officer of Netflix, one of the biggest consumers of bandwidth in the country, has called for strong net neutrality protection. In a statement on a company…
After the coffee. Before checking my brackets! The Skinny: I’m feeling a little better today but am not at 100%. But I’m here for you as always. Friday’s roundup includes…
