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The FCC may have taken the first steps toward lifting the ban on in-flight cell use, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be listening in on any of your neighbors private conversations anytime soon. At least not on Delta. The airline’s CEO Richard Anderson sent out a company-wide memo to all 80,000 Delta employees, saying that Continue Reading →

Google has just announced a massive update to Google Glass which adds a lock screen, Hangouts chat, direct YouTube uploading via a Glass app and a ‘wink to shoot a picture’ mode. The wink photo mode is obviously interesting as developers had dug up references to it in the Glass firmware a while ago and Continue Reading →

Former Microsoft executive Kurt DelBene will be the new leader of Healthcare.gov, the troubled website through which Americans can access the new federal insurance marketplace. DelBene recently retired from Microsoft after over two decades of work there, most recently as head of the Office division. He’ll start work as a senior advisor to Kathleen Sebelius, Continue Reading →

Apple is taking a sterner approach in trying to move app developers into the world of iOS 7. The company on Tuesday said that all new apps and app updates submitted after February 1, 2014, “must be optimized for iOS 7” and built with the latest version of Xcode 5, a software application for developers. Continue Reading →

Head over to Indiegogo and you’ll find a particularly wacky (and risky) project bidding for your investment. It’s a device that goes by the name of No More Woof, which admittedly sounds like it does horrible things to dogs’ vocal cords, but which actually promises something very different. It’s a canine-sized headset that consists of Continue Reading →

Although a lot of people are concerned about monitoring their cholesterol levels, probably not many of those people want to head off to a clinic or use an expensive, complicated device to get those levels tested every few days. Soon, however, they may not have to. Scientists from Cornell University have developed a gadget called Continue Reading →

Apple has just announced that its new Mac Pro computer, featuring that signature ‘Darth Vader’ design, will be available for sale starting Thursday Dec. 19 beginning at $2,999. There’s another version with better specs for $3,999, and a number of custom order options that will vary the prices upwards from there. Orders kick off Thursday Continue Reading →

Amazon continues to target upcoming scriptwriters, directors and filmmakers with Amazon Storybuilder, a new screenwriting tool that lets you jot down ideas with virtual post-it notes and a corkboard. Currently in beta, Storybuilder is a pretty bare bones product for now, with only a couple of different templates for various narrative structures. The homepage shows Continue Reading →

Spotify recently announced that anyone on an iOS or Android device can now use its mobile app free of charge. The free version of the app will be ad-supported. Up until now, you could only listen to Spotify for free on your computer, and only premium members who paid $10 a month could access the Continue Reading →

This holiday season may seem like it’s all about the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, but other consoles offer far more bang for your buck. The latest and greatest from Microsoft and Sony are far and away the most powerful non-PC video game machines you can buy (for the most part), but a serious Continue Reading →