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First-gen Kindle Paperwhite owners are woefully missing a bunch of features, including Goodreads integration, available on the device’s successor. Thankfully, this latest software refresh brings their e-readers up to par — and, yes, that means early Paperwhite adopters can now place The Winds of Winter on their to-read roster from within the device. Just like Continue Reading →

I was quite excited about the Jawbone UP24 with wireless connectivity back in December, but disappointed it was only available for iOS. I moved back to my older generation UP after getting rid of my iPhone 5s so I was very pleased to see Jawbone release the Android version of the Jawbone 3.0 app on Continue Reading →

If you’re unfamiliar with Apple’s Loyalty Program, we’ll forgive you. It’s not all that well publicized and for pretty good reason. It only kicks in if you’re the kind of person who spends more than $5,000 in a 12-month period with Apple. That kind of “person” is typically easier to define as an organization — Continue Reading →

Google wants to expand Fiber, its ultra-fast Internet and television service, even further in Kansas City. On Tuesday, the company started accepting sign-ups for residents in south and north Kansas City, Grandview, Raytown and Gladstone, as well as neighbourhoods that failed to qualify before. Registering your interest doesn’t guarantee network availability, however. Just like it Continue Reading →

Can’t decide what movie to see? You could search through reviews or ask your friends. Or you could use Google Glass and a new Glassware app called Preview. The software officially left beta status this week according to GlassAppSource and can be manually installed to Google Glass. After that, simply look at a movie poster Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with Juliet Huddy and Ben Simmoneau on Fox 5’s Good Day Wake Up about Apple’s CarPlay. Continue Reading →

Pinterest on Friday published its first transparency report, with the promise to release a new edition every six months. The company revealed it only received seven warrants and five subpoenas for a total of 13 user accounts in the second half of 2013 (July through December). Pinterest says all 12 of its law enforcement requests Continue Reading →

A little over a month since it debuted on iOS, Pebble is launching its long-anticipated appstore on Android. As promised, it offers a wealth of Pebble-supported apps and watchfaces with a polished interface that should be simpler and quicker to navigate. It includes the watchapp directory, which lets you search, discover and install new software Continue Reading →

Cartoon Network will release an app later this year that will deliver original 15-second content bites — videos, games, polls, and trivia — solely to mobile devices, the company said Friday. Cartoon Network Anything, which the company calls a “micro-network,” aims to tackle the brand-new technology question of how to deliver device-specific content. As more Continue Reading →

The rest of the U.S. mobile industry may be moving away from smartphone subsidies – or at least giving lip service to the idea – but the biggest mobile carrier of them all is standing firm behind the two-year service contract. Speaking at a Deutsche Bank financial conference, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo reaffirmed Verizon Wireless’s Continue Reading →