On January 7th, U.S. Patent No. 8,624,974 B2 was awarded to Apple for its newest concept: “Generating a Three-Dimensional Model Using a Portable Electronic Device Recording.” Though it’s a mouthful…
Eight of the world’s largest technology companies have combined efforts to launch a website called “Reform Government Surveillance,” designed to expose and counter governmental violations of people’s privacy. The companies…
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…
Dozens of MIT Sloan School of Management MBA students will test the job market waters this week when they visit some of the nation’s top companies on their annual job-hunting,…
Google’s Motorola Mobility has cut the price of its Moto X phone to spur sales and better compete with rivals including Apple and Samsung. The phone will now cost $399…
Google has filed a lawsuit against an Apple- and Microsoft-backed patent group alleging its “patent dragnet” has damaged Google’s Android platform. Google says an ongoing litigation campaign by the patent…
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…
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…
LONDON – Major technology companies, stung by poor publicity for having helped the U.S. government access personal data, on Monday issued an open letter to President Barack Obama asking for…
In an unusual joint statement, leading Internet companies called Monday for new legal restrictions on government spy programs that the companies view as an increasing threat both to their customers’…
Half a year after launching for Android, Google Play Music All Access is now available to iPhone users. An app for Google Play Music became available for download for iPhone…
In case you haven’t noticed, Silicon Valley has been pulling up some of its roots and moving north. With a now publicly traded Twitter as the brash emcee, San Francisco…
After nearly 20 years, the era of web-based “cookies” appears headed for an end, as companies like Google (GOOG), Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft explore new ways to track Internet users’…
Google is introducing a sleeker version of its Nexus 7 tablet as it escalates its battle with Apple and Amazon.com in the mobile computing market. The fancier devices unveiled Wednesday…
Google on Wednesday announced Chromecast, a jump-drive-sized gadget that lets users watch content from their smartphones, tablets or laptops on their TV. Users will be able to plug the Chromecast…
