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There’s only so much we can read into Valve’s vague plans to “connect the dots for customers who want Steam in the living room,” but the safe bet is on the Steambox. The company’s just-launched teaser site shows a countdown clock leading up to Monday’s announcement, as well as an image of a controller leading Continue Reading →

Earlier this week, we noted that Apple’s new policy of automatically serving up old versions of apps to users was good for the downloader, but not so great for the developer. On Thursday, Apple has adjusted its policy and will allow developers to choose not to offer old versions. Apple made the announcement on its Continue Reading →

Move over ad Twitter, here comes ad Pinterest. The social networking service, which allows users to “pin” items of interest (get it?) to digital boards, began offering personalized recommendations back in July. Now, it’s taking the approach one step further with plans to introduce promoted pins from business accounts in search and category results. Pinterest Continue Reading →

When it debuted Wednesday, iOS 7 brought with it a slew of bug fixes to Apple’s mobile operating system, but it brought a new vulnerability as well — one that can be exploited to bypass the lock screen on iOS devices. Like most iOS lock screen vulnerabilities, the hack to exploit it is somewhat involved Continue Reading →

If you already own an iPhone and you’re planning to upgrade to the iPhone 5s or the iPhone 5c, you probably want to carry your old data and settings along with you. Thankfully, there are two fairly easy ways to do this. If your soon-to-be-old phone is running iOS 5 or later and you have Continue Reading →

In Hong Kong, it’s all about the gold iPhone 5S. Apple has asked its suppliers to increase production of the gold-colored iPhone 5S by an additional one-third after seeing strong demand, people familiar with the situation said.  It isn’t clear whether there are currently supply constraints manufacturing the new iPhone. An Apple spokeswoman declined to Continue Reading →

On Monday, September 23, Microsoft will be launching (but not shipping) its next-generation Surface tablets at an invitation-only event in New York City. In the past few weeks, lots of leaks have revealed much of what’s expected to debut at the launch. Although Microsoft officials haven’t commented on or confirmed these specs, I’ve heard and Continue Reading →

iOS 7 is all kinds of sexy, but with a slew of fancy new features comes more strain on the ever-important statistic of battery life. iOS 7 is compatible with iPhone 4 or later (though not all features are supported on older devices), so if you’re upgrading your current device to the new operating system, Continue Reading →

Verizon has just announced that FiOS TV customers can now watch TV shows and movies on mobile devices while away from home. It is available through the newly enhanced FiOS Mobile App, which FiOS customers can watch the live TV and video on demand they want on iPad, iPhone, Kindle Fire and Android tablets and smartphones, and Continue Reading →

The sad truth is that, if everyone on the Forbes 400 list simultaneously (and tragically) got Cancer, or Parkinsons (or any given disease for that matter), the world would probably be well on its way to finding a cure for these illnesses, thanks to the enormous wealth that would be incentivized to back those efforts. Continue Reading →