2014

New iPhones to Be Available in More than 115 Countries by Year-End

Apple said that its recently released iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus phones will be available in more than 115 countries by the end of the year. The iPhones will arrive…

Top 5 Tech Acquisitions of 2014 so Far

Tech companies have not been shy about spending big bucks on up-and-coming startups in 2014. Facebook in particular has already dolled out more than $20 billion in some big-name acquisitions….

New iPhone 6 Screens to Enter Production as Early as May

Apple Inc suppliers will begin mass producing displays as early as May for the next iPhone, expected to be launched this autumn, with a 4.7-inch screen likely to be produced first…

Volvo & Apple CarPlay

Volvo Car Group and Apple Inc. are joining forces on Apple CarPlay, a new service brings all the features and services familiar to iPad, iPhone or iPod users directly into…

2014: LG to Offer its First Smartwatch

LG Electronics Inc. said it will launch a computerized wristwatch later this year, entering a nascent market where Samsung Electronics Co., Sony Corp. and smaller companies such as Pebble are…

Happy 59th Birthday, Steve Jobs

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…

iTunes Festival 2014: the First iTunes Festival to Be Held in the US

Apple today announced the first iTunes Festival to be held in the US, featuring an amazing lineup of global superstars, running from March 11-15. Taking place at ACL Live at…

Pentatonix: The Evolution of Vocals

      Move over Glee, there’s a new sensation hitting the nation: Pentatonix. This group, so named for “the  world’s most widely recognized five-note music scale,” is a quintent comprised of members Scott…

Marissa Mayer Unveils Yahoo’s Road Map for 2014

Marissa Mayer, chief executive officer of Yahoo!, said the U.S. Internet corporation’s future has a lot of news — as in apps, sites and acquisitions. Mayer told an audience at…

Tech Sales Growth Uneven for 2014

As the consumer tech industry kicks off 2014 at its annual convention, the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it’s looking forward to a year in which it is…

Cautious Start to 2014 for US Stocks

NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market got 2014 off to a cautious start Thursday. Major indexes declined in early trading after ending last year at record levels. Trading has…

Happy New Year: 2014

It hardly seems believable that this year is at its close, that a promising new year is so quickly upon us. Aren’t we all eager for improvements sure to come,…

2014 Already Shaping Up as Year to Remember

Cold and snow for the Super Bowl, balmy temperatures and palm trees for the Winter Olympics. A college football champion that nobody can question and a golf major guaranteed to…

Commentary: The Year that Was in Tech

Is it the beginning or the end? As 2013 hurtles to its conclusion, the debate on 2014 has just begun: Is the tech industry on the verge of a renaissance,…

Search Engine Trends May Indicate Smartphone Market Trends

Google’s Annual Zeitgeist is finally here, just before the year is out.  In this year’s global Top Trending searches, the iPhone 5s ranks third, and in Consumer Electronics the 5s…