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Attention, people of Earth: the time has come to stop getting hit by cars while you stare at your smartphones. In the future, you will be hit by cars while staring at your wrists. With Apple believed to be working on a smart watch, and with Google and Samsung hot on its heels, it was Continue Reading →

In a quest to learn what leads some people to turn to Facebook to connect with others, doctoral student Russell Clayton of the Missouri School of Journalism found that anxiety and alcohol use seem to play a big role. For his master’s thesis, which appears in the May issue of Computers in Human Behavior, Clayton Continue Reading →

Chat Heads, the Facebook Home chat feature, will be coming to the iOS Facebook app this week, and is probably getting pushed to the store now, Facebook’s Home team said today on stage at the AllThingsD Dive Into Mobile Event. The Chat Heads implementation in the Facebook iOS app will have to live exclusively within Continue Reading →

Microsoft is planning to change the way its Start Screen operates with the release of Windows 8.1. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans have revealed to The Verge that the company is currently testing builds of Windows 8.1, known as codename Windows Blue, that include an option to boot directly to the traditional desktop. We’re told Continue Reading →

Snapchat, the wildly popular messaging service that lets users send self-deleting photos to one another, has exploded in volume over the past few months, now moving upward of 150 million photos through the service on a daily basis. That’s a 3x increase in just four months, founder Evan Spiegel said at our D: Dive Into Continue Reading →

The 16GB version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 is now available to pre-order on the AT&T website, both in the White Frost and Black Mist color schemes for $199.99 on a two-year contract. A SIM-free version will set consumers back a hefty $639, however. AT&T has yet to make an official announcment; perhaps to avoid Continue Reading →

Apple has admitted that some of its third-generation Apple TVs have Wi-Fi issues—but owners with affected hardware are now able to exchange it for a fully functional replacement. The affected units struggle to locate a Wi-Fi network, are sometimes unable to join a network, and experience dropped or intermittent connections, reports 9to5mac. As Apple explains: Continue Reading →

The world and his brother — well…the media, at least — has gone Bitcoin crazy in recent times, and the latest company to cash in on that attention ride that wave is dating site OKCupid, which is now accepting payments in the digital currency. The newest addition to the growing list of companies to support Continue Reading →

Google, we have to talk about your sense of timing. You’ve just streamed Coachella’s first weekend on YouTube, and now you update the YouTube app for iOS to support live video? Better late than never, we suppose. Thankfully, there’s a pair of extra features in the bargain, including the ability to queue multiple videos for Continue Reading →

Now that Twitter has very tentatively launched Music integration, Bloomberg is reporting its next media target is TV. According to unnamed sources, Twitter is “close” to cutting deals to integrate video clips into the timeline, and sell advertising next to them. As we’ve seen with the new Cards it revealed earlier this month, bringing in Continue Reading →