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Instagram made it onto the Windows Phone platform on Wednesday as a beta and immediately, everyone lost their mind. You see, the Instagram app for Windows Phone defaults to an in-app screen that shows you the photos you have already taken. You can click on a little button to take a photo, but you are Continue Reading →

AMC Networks’ planned $1 billion purchase of ChelloMedia from Liberty Global will undoubtedly turn the mid-level U.S. cable network company into an international content giant. At the same time, expect Liberty Global to become even larger. In fact, by this time next year, Liberty may well become even a bigger player in the U.S. cable Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer talks about the LG G Flex on CNNi’s Quest Means Business. Continue Reading →

Major US wireless carriers have rejected the idea of a “kill switch” security measure being added to Samsung’s popular Android phones, according to The New York Times. San Francisco district attorney George Gascón has been negotiating with Samsung to add tighter anti-theft features to its products, but mobile providers and the CTIA have reportedly come Continue Reading →

Twitter added new search features to its Android and iOS app on Tuesday that’ll make it easier to discover just the type of content that you’re looking for. Both apps will now offer the option to search for only pictures, videos, or news stories, where previously they could only search through usernames or entire tweets. Continue Reading →

Doctor Beet was alarmed to notice that his LG TV was showing him ads on its home screen; he investigated and discovered a hidden, undocumented setting to switch off collection of his viewing habits. Still suspicious, he monitored the packets flowing from his TV’s network interface and discovered that even with the “data-collection off” setting Continue Reading →

First revealed in rumors last week, the Comcast Xfinity TV Store is now available, selling movies and TV shows. Until now the cable company has offered its traditional video subscriptions, PPV and video on-demand rentals, but now it’s offering more transactions of a more permanent nature. Pricing and content is similar to that of other Continue Reading →

Apple released an iPad version of its Apple Store app on Wednesday, just in time for the holiday shopping season. The new app is separate from the iPhone version in order to take advantage of the tablet form factor. With the app, you’ll be able to shop for Apple products, schedule Genius Bar appointments and Continue Reading →

Microsoft announced on Wednesday that the company plans to release Service Pack 1 (SP1) for its 2013 productivity suite of products, including Office, SharePoint and Exchange. SP1 will arrive “early next year” – the company wouldn’t give a more specific date. Microsoft did, however, share that SP1 will deliver performance enhancements, feature updates, and improve Continue Reading →

Hold on to your selfies, everyone. Some news coming in from Instagram: the hugely popular photo app is finally arriving in the Windows Phone Store on Wednesday — at 11am Pacific time, to be precise. There have been some murmurs and guesses that this would happen on Wednesday — and Nokia noted this timeframe last Continue Reading →