Tech Biz

Grocery delivery fans outside of Seattle and California, rejoice: Amazon plans to expand its AmazonFresh offering beyond its current three markets, CEO Jeff Bezos confirmed in his 2013 letter to shareholders published on Thursday. “We’ll continue our methodical approach – measuring and refining AmazonFresh – with the goal of bringing this incredible service to more Continue Reading →

Touting 275 million users, Dropbox on Wednesday debuted a set of productivity tools to help users work more efficiently, including Mailbox for Android, a standalone photo app Carousel, and collaborative editing features. “What makes me so happy is this family just got a lot bigger,” CEO Drew Houston said. About a year after beloved iOS Continue Reading →

Twitter is no stranger to trying out new features on its social networking platform, with recent news that it is in the process of testing and rolling out no less than 15 different ad units, at least some of which are already popping up for users. The latest news highlights a feature that focuses Twitter Continue Reading →

If standard gigabit Ethernet isn’t cutting it for you, Intel will soon give you another option: this week at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas, the company announced a new feature called “Thunderbolt Networking” that will soon be available to all PCs with Thunderbolt 2 controllers. The feature, which will be Continue Reading →

Comcast filed a 175-page “public interest statement” with the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday to explain why its proposed $45.2 billion purchase of Time Warner Cable will be good for consumers. The country’s largest cable and broadband Internet provider is already meeting opposition in its quest to buy the second largest cable provider, however. As Continue Reading →

India is inching closer to overtake the U.S. as Facebook’s biggest market, at least in terms of the number of active users. With over 100 million users as of March 31, India is now the only country where Facebook can aspire to have 1 billion users, thanks to a growing base of Internet users (currently Continue Reading →

Microsoft’s support for two major products ended on Tuesday: Windows XP and Office 2003. As a result, the company will no longer release security updates for either of the two, and it recommends users who still use either to get a newer version. If you’re wondering why April 8, 2014 is the date support for Continue Reading →

Rumored in February and official on Tuesday, Twitter’s profile pages are undergoing a fundamental redesign. The Twitter blog has announced the changes this morning, noting that they’re only effective for a select group of users for now, but will be rolled out globally in the coming weeks. If you really can’t wait, you can sign Continue Reading →

Twitter on Monday announced it had acquired Cover, a small startup focused on smart suggestions of Android apps for users. The startup, which launched just six months ago, will join the microblogging company at its San Francisco headquarters. Cover deals with an interesting subject area: Using your smartphone’s sensors to determine context and offer suggestions Continue Reading →

Wearable technology usually evokes images of fitness-tracking wristbands such as the Jawbone UP or FitBit Force. More athletic types might envision Polar H7 strap-on heart rate monitors or Nike Fuel bands, while others might think about Samsung’s Galaxy Gear or try to imagine what Apple’s new iWatch might look like. But wearable technology is quickly Continue Reading →