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Google on Friday announced that next month it will change which apps are presented to tablet owners when they visit Google Play. The company is looking to emphasize apps that are built specifically for the devices, and bury everything else. There are two changes coming on November 21 for tablet owners browsing Google Play: The Continue Reading →

Students who excel in mathematics should continue to refine their skill set even when class isn’t in session. Here are five advanced mathematics apps for high schoolers that can help come test time. They can also leverage what a student knows for private studying. Trigonometry Trigonometry is a simple, attractive and effective application. The app Continue Reading →

“Who can look up your Timeline by name?” Anyone you haven’t blocked. Facebook is removing this privacy setting, notifying those who had hidden themselves that they’ll be searchable. It deleted the option from those who hadn’t used it in December, and is starting to push everyone to use privacy controls on each type of content Continue Reading →

Forget turning off data when you get on that international flight: T-Mobile is making it much easier for globetrotters to use their phones without breaking the bank. On Wednesday evening the cellular carrier announced its newest “un-carrier” move, bringing unlimited international data and texting to its Simple Choice customers. That means that if you are Continue Reading →

Broadcasters plan to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to review lower court rulings that have allowed Aereo to continue offering unauthorized streams of digital signals in New York, according to sources familiar with the case. A decision has been made to file a petition, or writ of certoriari, by a deadline of Oct. 15. In Continue Reading →

Twitter introduced breaking news notifications tuned for you to its apps, if a new experimental account is any indication. An account called @eventparrot has garnered around 1,500 followers and promises to deliver ‘direct messages that help you keep up with what’s happening in the world’. I received my first message from the account this evening, Continue Reading →

In August, Apple launched an iPhone trade-in program for its United States-based retail stores. The promotion is part of Tim Cook’s grand plan to dramatically increase iPhone sales inside of his own stores. Interestingly, the iPhone “Reuse and Recycle” trade-in program has been absent from Apple Stores outside of the United States even though approximately Continue Reading →

BlackBerry is more open to a breakup of the company amid concerns that Fairfax Financial Holdings may be unable to line up funding or partners for a $4.7 billion buyout, a person with knowledge of the matter said. Companies such as SAP AG, Cisco Systems and Samsung Electronics, which were approached last week by BlackBerry Continue Reading →

Aereo announced on Thursday that it will be releasing an Android app on October 22. It’ll launch as a public beta in the Google Play store and will only be available to existing Aereo subscribers, where the controversial antenna and Internet-based television service is already available. Aereo is unique in that it uses a huge Continue Reading →

Microsoft is set to become the latest tech giant to develop its own tracking technology to replace the ubiquitous “cookie,” which has become the focus of regulators and privacy advocates. The company is internally developing the technology that would enable tracking across desktop computers, tablets and smartphones running Windows, as well as the company’s Xbox Continue Reading →