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Microsoft is talking to HTC about adding its Windows operating system to HTC’s Android-based smartphones at little or no cost, people with knowledge of the matter said, evidence of the software maker’s struggle to gain ground in the mobile market. erry Myerson, head of Microsoft’s operating systems unit, asked HTC last month to load Windows Continue Reading →

No operating system launch is without a few bugs, but it seems like iOS 7 has had more than it’s fair share of blunders. From iMessages not working to lock screen exploits, here are some of the biggest bugs, and how you can fix them. iMessage Doesn’t Deliver Messages: If there’s one thing you want Continue Reading →

Evernote’s been rolling out two-step verification over the course of some months now, making the feature available to its Premium and Business users way back in late-May, a few months after having its database hacked. Now the company’s ready to offer the added security up to the rest of us, making logging in even safer Continue Reading →

When you delete files in OS X, by default the system will simply remove the file’s entry from the drive’s index, which simply allocates the space used by the file as free for other uses. However, while this logically deletes the file, on conventional hard drives the data structure of the file is still intact Continue Reading →

Ah, grammar and writing! Impossible for many to master, this subject will be key throughout your child’s life. Being skilled at writing and knowing grammar rules as they apply helps bolster essays (particularly on standardized tests!). Also, an eloquently worded argument can be much more convincing. These five apps, some aimed at younger and some Continue Reading →

Would you check in on Facebook in exchange for free Wi-Fi at a hotel, restaurant, or retailer? That’s the pitch Facebook has cooked up to hook its social network into companies big and small. Facebook and Cisco are jointly announcing Wednesday that they’ve partnered to bring the social Wi-Fi option to more businesses after a Continue Reading →

Facebook is dipping its big blue thumb into the real estate market, investing in a cushy 394-unit apartment complex that’s a 45-minute walk to its new Frank Gehry-designed Menlo Park campus. The $120 million Anton Menlo will be designed by architects at KTGY Group in a partnership with St. Anton Developers (hence the name) and Continue Reading →

Rumors of a smartphone called the LG Z that has a curved OLED display surfaced on Wednesday, alongside the suggestion that it would be announced imminently. However, these rumors were partly wrong. According to one source familiar with the plans, the device will arrive before the end of the year but it won’t be called Continue Reading →

Flutter, the company focused on developing a hand gesture interface, says that it has been acquired by Google. Company CEO Naveet Dalal says that the team will be continuing its research at the search engine company. A Google spokesperson has confirmed the news saying: “We’re really impressed by the Flutter team’s ability to design new Continue Reading →

Amazon is in the process of developing two smartphones, one inexpensive model and one with a 3D eye-tracking interface, TechCrunch has learned. The details are somewhat sparse, but are corroborated by sources and reports from earlier this year. Amazon is planning two devices, the first of which is the previously rumored ‘expensive’ version with a Continue Reading →