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The inventive and modern August smart lock is inching closer to availability. The company has begun taking pre-orders for its beautiful Yves Behar-designed product that, like the Nest thermostat, aims to reinvigorate a market that’s long lacked any real innovation. August set up a reservation list shortly after unveiling its “secure, simple, and social way Continue Reading →

Did you find this blog post through Bing?  Probably not — 67% of worldwide searches go through Google, 18% through Bing.  But Microsoft has advertised in a substantial TV campaign that — in the cyber analog to blind taste-testing — people prefer Bing “nearly 2:1.”  A year ago, when I first saw these ads,  the Continue Reading →

This weekend, Target will introduce a new prepaid wireless service called Brightspot. The prepaid service will use T-Mobile’s nationwide 4G network (LTE as well), provides customers with 3 different affordable plans, rewards customers with $25 gift cards for continued service, and allows you to bring your own unlocked GSM device or choose from one of Continue Reading →

The billionaire investor said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Fast Money” that the tech giant is missing a golden opportunity if it doesn’t issue a bigger share buyback, and he intends to make sure that shareholders are represented even if the board does not want to go ahead with a bigger buyback. “I feel very strongly about Continue Reading →

Three of the top 20 investors in Microsoft Corp are lobbying the board to press for Bill Gates to step down as chairman of the software company he co-founded 38 years ago, according to people familiar with matter. While Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has been under pressure for years to improve the company’s performance Continue Reading →

For those still on the hunt for an iPhone 5S and planning to buy it from an Apple retail store, there’s a new, unofficial tool that makes it very simple to search multiple stores at once. iPhone-Check, made by developer Mordy Tikotzky, just has you plug in your ZIP code, then pick what color and Continue Reading →

Over the past few days, several iOS 7 users have been reporting issues with sending and receiving iMessages. A quick (partially successful) fix has been to Reset Network Settings inside of the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch Settings app. However, this mostly has only been working for outgoing iMessages. Instead of sending as an iMessage, Continue Reading →

The popular video-on-demand service Hulu Plus is now compatible with Chromecast. The service, which offers up programming from a number of major networks for a small monthly fee, pledged to officially support Chromecast back in July, but is only now making good on that promise. Hulu is rolling out the new feature through an update Continue Reading →

The idea of a la carte cable programming that would allow subscribers to pick and choose the stations they pay for is one that we have all dreamt of for years now. Some pay TV executives tease us from time to time and talk about how a la carte options might become available at some Continue Reading →

If you had a choice between spending 2 minutes or 6 seconds brushing your teeth, you would probably go with the faster method. The Blizzident custom 3D-printed toothbrush is a bizarre-looking toothbrush alternative that promises a 6-second scrub of your pearly whites. There is no one-size-fits-all Blizzident. Each one is custom-made to fit an individual’s Continue Reading →