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In the recent past, customers who purchased an iPhone directly from the Apple Online Store and in Apple Retail Stores have had 30 days to return the device for any reason. The only stipulation was that it had to be undamaged and include all of the original accessories. According to an internal document provided by Continue Reading →

Microsoft is planning to release a OneNote for Mac app later this month. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the Mac application is part of a broader effort to expand the features and functionality of OneNote. While Microsoft originally released OneNote more than 10 years ago, the company has largely limited its Continue Reading →

Tinder has sparked a fire in Hollywood. The mobile dating app has become popular among a set that has included Jamie Kennedy, Lindsay Lohan, Ashton Kutcher and Josh Groban. Celebrity use has increased to a point that Tinder plans to launch a verification program similar to Twitter’s checkmarks. Tinder CEO Sean Rad tells THR some Continue Reading →

A month ago reports started circulating about a possible Yahoo and Yelp partnership, which on Wednesday is coming to fruition with a collaboration between Yahoo Search and Yelp’s local business reviews. Regardless of which device you’re using, Yelp will now serve up listings, user reviews and star ratings whenever you search for a company or Continue Reading →

Top-secret documents reveal that the National Security Agency is dramatically expanding its ability to covertly hack into computers on a mass scale by using automated systems that reduce the level of human oversight in the process. The classified files – provided previously by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden – contain new details about groundbreaking surveillance technology Continue Reading →

Xbox One owners, start your streams — the Twitch app’s broadcasting support is now available, just in time for Titanfall’s launch on March 11th. As promised, you can share live gameplay sessions with viewers around the world. You can use your Kinect to chat with any fans, although any interaction is strictly optional. As long Continue Reading →

Apple Inc. has begun pressuring the major record companies to offer new releases exclusively through its iTunes store — a move that would initially block availability on streaming services such as Spotify or Beats Music, according to several people familiar with the matter. Apple executives contend that on-demand music services have begun to cannibalize download Continue Reading →

In a television interview on Monday night, Sprint chairman Masayoshi Son said he wants to buy smaller wireless carrier T-Mobile US and plans to press forward despite likely opposition from regulators. Son told Charlie Rose of PBS that a combination of the nation’s third- and fourth-largest wireless companies would enable Sprint to better compete with Continue Reading →

Instagram has always set a high bar for speed. While other photo apps add feature after feature, Instagram’s updates generally come in the form of “Bug fixes and performance improvements.” Instagram’s latest update for Android, launching on Tuesday, takes the same approach but on a much larger scale. The company halved the size of its Continue Reading →

Google on Tuesday launched separate add-on stores for its Google Docs and Sheets products. To browse add-ons directly without navigating to the stores first, just hit “Get add-ons” in the Add-ons menu of any document or spreadsheet. Add-ons in the stores are created by developer partners that give users more features in their documents and Continue Reading →