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Amazon has tested a new wireless network that would allow customers to connect its devices to the Internet, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The wireless network, which was tested in Cupertino, California, used spectrum controlled by satellite communications company Globalstar, said the people who asked not to be identified because the test Continue Reading →

The National Security Agency paid millions of dollars to cover the costs of major internet companies involved in the Prism surveillance program after a court ruled that some of the agency’s activities were unconstitutional, according to top-secret material passed to the Guardian. The technology companies, which the NSA says includes Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Facebook, Continue Reading →

Just months after introducing a 40 hour per month cap on free mobile listening for its online radio service, Pandora has announced that it will remove the limit starting September 1st. Pandora first added the limitation in March due to increased licensing costs, noting that just 4 percent of users would be affected by it. Continue Reading →

According to a Delaware filing by Uber Technologies, it has sold stock in the fast-growing privately held transportation service to private equity giant TPG. In addition, according to sources who have seen other stock documents, Uber has also taken a major investment from Google Ventures. The overall valuation for the San Francisco company, according to Continue Reading →

The Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner is different from any other portable scanner we’ve ever tested, and we mean that in a good way. Every other battery-powered scanner with PC-free scanning we’ve seen, even the ones that claim to be photo scanners, are sheet fed, which means you risk harming your photos, and delicate originals in general, Continue Reading →

If the last thing standing between you and a brand new Xbox One this fall was a fear that you’d be watched by the government, you’re in luck. Last week, Microsoft pulled yet another one-eighty for its upcoming console, announcing that the Xbox One no longer requires the Kinect camera plugged in for the system Continue Reading →

Elementary school instruction in the 21st century involves a lot more than reading, writing and arithmetic. The ability to comprehend and create media via digital and touchscreen devices will be a critical skill in the years and decades ahead. These five iPad apps, while masterful in their specific subjects, also introduce young children to new Continue Reading →

Here’s a fun combination to ponder: The world’s most powerful media company and America’s most popular sport. That could happen if Google buys the rights to the NFL’s Sunday Ticket package, the all-you-can-eat subscription-TV service currently owned by DirecTV. As I’ve noted before, the DirecTV deal ends at the end of the 2014 NFL season, Continue Reading →

Antivirus is a confusing matter: it’s called antivirus, but there are tons of other types of malware out there. So…do those programs also scan for spyware, adware, and other threats? Here’s how to make heads or tails of it all, and which tools you can trust to keep your PC clean. We may be beyond Continue Reading →

The latest numbers from comScore’s Web rankings pegged Yahoo as the top US Web property in terms of unique visitors for the month of July, beating out long-time rival Google. The victory is strong vindication of CEO Marissa Mayer’s turnaround at Yahoo. The company had an estimated 197 million unique visitors for the month, compared Continue Reading →