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Earlier this month, President Obama admitted that the US has “significant capabilities” for surveillance, but also that it shows restraint. Since whistleblower Edward Snowden first revealed the extent of the country’s spying efforts, the Obama administration has repeatedly insisted that the programs are narrowly targeted towards the communications of foreign individuals, that the actual contents Continue Reading →

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has just announced the formation of Internet.org, a group with the specific goal of helping make the internet available to the entire world. It’s a partnership with a number of prominent technology companies — Facebook, Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm, and Samsung are among the founding members — that will join forces for Continue Reading →

Google has quietly launched a website for “Google Helpouts,” a new p2p video chat helpline service. Anyone can sign up to receive or provide help, and providers can make money off chat sessions. While Helpouts has yet to launch, a good deal of information can be gained from the support site. Anyone can sign up Continue Reading →

Internet music video provider Vevo launched its linear channel on mobile devices, Xbox 360 and Roku back in March, and according to the Wall Street Journal, it may arrive on the PS3, Apple TV (directly, AirPlay support came last week) and Samsung’s Smart TV soon. After a rumor earlier this month from AdAge, the new Continue Reading →

When Google lifted the lid on its new flavor of Android in October 2012, one feature in particular stood out. With Android 4.2, users were at last able to set up individual user accounts – much like a PC – so that mum, dad and all the kids could create their own little personalized worlds Continue Reading →

Microsoft’s plan to battle Google in the classroom is launching on Wednesday. Bing for Schools is a new ad-free version of Microsoft’s search service that includes strict filtering and privacy protections designed for schools. The pilot kicks off with 800,000 students in a number of US schools today, with plans to extend it elsewhere for Continue Reading →

To help users quickly find the next TV show and movie they want to watch, Netflix is rolling out a new feature called ‘My List’ for its cross-platform streaming service over the next two weeks. The idea is that users select the particular series, movies or individual episodes that they want to watch sometime in Continue Reading →

Bradley Manning has been sentenced to serve 35 years in prison for turning over hundreds of thousands of classified government documents to WikiLeaks. Handed down by Colonel Denise Lind on Wednesday, the sentence follows the court’s verdict on July 30 that found Manning guilty of nearly all charges against him, though not guilty of the Continue Reading →

First it was iOS, now Android is pulling in more revenue from gaming than the dedicated handheld console industry. That’s according to the latest report from App Annie and IDC, which estimates that Android’s gaming prowess overtook the combined efforts of Sony’s PSP and Vita, and Nintendo’s DS, DSi and 3DS in Q2 2013. It’s Continue Reading →

Have you ever wanted to “hear the distinctive sound of a shaver” on your smartphone? If you own a BlackBerry device you can, thanks to the app Mega Shaver. The software was developed by S4BB Limited, a Hong Kong based company which is also responsible for 48,000 other apps available in BlackBerry World. You read Continue Reading →