Mobile & Wireless

In iOS 7, Apple introduced a feature called FaceTime audio that offers sound quality that is far better than anything we had ever experienced before on the iPhone. It makes people’s voices sound more like, well, people’s voices. FaceTime audio works just like regular FaceTime calling; you can make a call to anyone with an Continue Reading →

Google Glass, the wearable computer that doctors and schoolchildren are experimenting with, is now making its way into the airline industry. Virgin Atlantic on Tuesday began a pilot program in which its concierges in the Upper Class lounge at London’s Heathrow Airport will don Google Glass to check in passengers. They will be able to Continue Reading →

Several days ago, new reports concerning the next iPhone’s display have popped-up on the blogosphere. These leaks and bits of information have revealed that Apple might fit the iPhone 6 with a sapphire screen. Last year, the Cupertino-based giant struck a deal with GT Advanced, in order to operate a sapphire crystal component manufacturing facility Continue Reading →

The mysterious developer of the world’s most popular free app, who drew global attention this past weekend with his sudden decision to remove it, tells Forbes that Flappy Bird is dead. Permanently. “Flappy Bird was designed to play in a few minutes when you are relaxed,” says Dong Nguyen, in an exclusive interview, his first Continue Reading →

Yahoo has acquired Wander, a startup backed by TechStars New York that is best known for Days, a diary-like blogging app. This news, which Wander announced on its blog, comes less then a year after Days launched. The Days app “will live on as a standalone entity,” according to the announcement. That said, our sources Continue Reading →

A year and a half after debuting a massive partnership with Starbucks, payments company Square is announcing its next big, in-store retail deal: Whole Foods. When Square debuted Stand last year, the assumption was that this high-powered hardware and software play would help attract large retailers. Clearly, this is a sign that this strategy is Continue Reading →

We knew it was coming, but Stripe, the fast-growing Web payment enabler, has announced that businesses can now accept payments in 139 currencies – which is 135 more than what was possible before. Founded in 2010 and launched a year later, Stripe allows website owners and developers to begin accepting payments online with little more Continue Reading →

Begun, the airline tablet wars have? Microsoft’s Surface Pro 2 has just joined the iPad on the FAA’s list of approved pilot EFBs (Electronic Flight Bags) for all phases of flight. That follows Delta’s recent announcement that it would deploy 11,000 of Redmond’s hybrid tablets in its cockpits instead of the iPad, which it also Continue Reading →

Over the years, legendary documentary film maker Ken Burns has put out a lot of movies — but now he’s released his very first app, which lets you explore his work on American history in a totally new way. Called simply “Ken Burns,” the iPad app isn’t a movie itself, but instead a collection of Continue Reading →

A Facebook study has revealed that Twitter might have a battle on its hands as the social network of choice for real-time engagement while people are watching films or TV. The research is the result of a partnership between Facebook and UK analytics firm SecondSync, and looked at social TV data from the US, Australia Continue Reading →