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The Wall Street Journal recently reported that high tech companies’ secret weapon is the whiteboard. Moreover, it said that taking a picture of a whiteboard of any business discussion and storing it in the cloud to search and retrieve it later was “unbeatable.” It’s not. Photos of whiteboards searchable via text recognition are basically useless Continue Reading →

Yahoo will stop letting consumers access its various online services, including Fantasy Sports and photo-sharing site Flickr, by signing-in with their Facebook or Google credentials. The change, which will be rolled out gradually according to a Yahoo spokeswoman, will require users to register for a Yahoo ID in order to use any of the Internet Continue Reading →

Google on Wednesday released version 3.0 of Gmail for iOS, which finally includes full support for iOS 7’s background app refresh. This means Gmail can now download your email in the background (even when it’s not open) and your inbox will be up to date whenever you launch the app. Oddly enough, last November, a Continue Reading →

Meet the Privacy Phone, a device that FreedomPop brags is the only smartphone and mobile service that allows for encrypted communications. Lovingly nicknamed the “Snowden Phone” by FreedomPop, It can even be purchased with Bitcoin to further protect the owner’s anonymity. Simply put, if you’re in the market for a phone to plan to help Continue Reading →

Yahoo on Wednesday acquired visual identity platform startup Vizify for an undisclosed sum, closing a deal that has been in the works for months. Founded by Todd Silverstein, Eli Tucker, and Jeff Cutler-Stamm in 2011, the service will be shutting down for existing Vizify bioholders and accounts. “Since last summer, we’ve been engaged in a Continue Reading →

Facebook on Wednesday unveiled new measures to toughen up its position on firearm sales promoted across its social network. While Facebook doesn’t allow its users to advertize illegal drugs, weapons, prescription medicine and other sensitive items, it’s fairly common for people to post on their timeline offering spare rooms, second-hand cars and increasingly, it would Continue Reading →

Microsoft says that its next Xbox One update will start rolling out on Wednesday, less than a week before the launch of Titanfall. The update, detailed in February, will fix problems with joining and chatting with parties of your friends, prepare the console for the release of the Xbox One stereo headset and media remote, Continue Reading →

RootMetrics’ National RootScore Study — a look at the four largest U.S. wireless providers — was released on Wednesday and awarded top honors to the Verizon Wireless network. Verizon Wireless took down the Overall Performance Award Winner in the national study and tops in 4 sub-categories (reliability, data, call and text). Verizon was also crowned the best in New York Continue Reading →

Getting around NYC just got a little cheaper. Isis, a mobile commerce joint venture created by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile and Verizon, announced an exclusive offer for American Express Card Members. Any AmEx Card Members who tap to pay with a registered Card for a ride in a qualifying NYC Yellow Medallion Taxicab by June 1, Continue Reading →

Sorry to burst your high-flying dreams, but Funny or Die is behind HUVr, the mysterious tech company claiming to have invented the first hoverboard. The truth behind this massive viral campaign came out after a costume designer who worked on the shoot posted the experience on her online resume, which has now been removed. The Continue Reading →