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Have you ever wanted to send flowers to someone “just because”? Backed by investors like Ashton Kutcher and Joe Montana, BloomThat on Thursday announced it raised a $2 million seed funding round. BloomThat also announced the launch of its mobile app, available as a free download in Apple’s iTunes store, which lets you quickly and Continue Reading →

Sony Corp is in talks to sell its poorly performing personal computer business to investment fund Japan Industrial Partners for up to 50 billion yen ($490 million), the Nikkei daily reported. Under the plan being discussed, Sony would sell its PC business to a new company to be established by the fund and have a Continue Reading →

Google officially introduced the latest KitKat version of its Android operating system in October last year, and despite three months passing, it continues to be installed on less than 2 percent of all active Android devices worldwide, according to new data. KitKat is installed on 1.8 percent of all Android phones or tablets that log Continue Reading →

In 2005, Steve Jobs’ announcement that Apple’s computers would be moving from PowerPC to Intel surprised many. OS X had been living “a secret double life” with Intel for five years, said Jobs, but according to a new report from Japan, that life almost included an even more shocking partner — Sony. Japanese freelance writer Continue Reading →

Given Imaging Ltd. has won US approval for an ingestible pill camera that can help doctors screen the large intestine for early signs of colon cancer. The Israeli company’s technology uses a battery-powered camera to take high-speed photos of the intestinal tract over eight hours. The images are transmitted to a recording device on the Continue Reading →

Meet Premier, Newegg’s $49 answer to Amazon Prime. With free three-day shipping, discounted expedited shipping, and free returns, it’s a legitimate competitor to Amazon’s proven customer loyalty program. Premier of course lacks the video streaming library found on Prime. Newegg is the second largest e-retailer in the U.S., with 25 million registered users. Second only Continue Reading →

When the first component of Xbox One’s spring update arrives on February 11th, it’ll be a few weeks ahead of the first spring flowers sprouting. Like those flowers, much of what’s contained in the February update is under the surface: Kinect voice recognition improvement, tools for developers and “stability and product updates to improve the Continue Reading →

Recent leaks have shown us that Samsung is working on a gorgeous new user interface that will likely debut on its flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone later this month. While the UI borrows from Google Now and Windows Phone in some areas, a brief closer look at Samsung’s new S Voice app suggested that much of Continue Reading →

Have U.S. Internet users’ worst fears just been realized? A new report from iScan Online programmer David Raphael claims to confirm that Verizon, which you might recall helped lead the charge against net neutrality regulations, has begun limiting the bandwidth utilized by certain websites for its FiOS Internet subscribers. In a blog post on Wednesday, Continue Reading →

Say you’re going to Sochi for the Winter Olympics. You’ve magically found a hotel that’s actually complete and not full of trash and construction equipment. Crisis averted, right? Not quite—because as NBC Nightly News’ experiment shows, your computer or smartphone could be hacked in seconds in Sochi. Hackers will be going after your computer or Continue Reading →