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Perhaps the original (and best?) file compression software –WinZip – is on course to hit its billionth download within the next four weeks, a milestone that has taken it more than twenty years to achieve. Famous for its payment model, which allowed you to use the trial software completely free-of-charge but nagged you to purchase Continue Reading →

You arrive at the airport two hours early, check your bag, get through security, take out your laptop and liquids — the process can be nightmarish and stressful. It’s time for a major (good) shakeup in the travel industry. Could a startup called Surf Air be the ticket? Founded by Eyerly brothers Wade and Dave, Continue Reading →

We’ve had Google’s Chrome browser on iPad and iPhone since June and now it has received its first update. After a recent update for the Google+ iOS app added sharing of links to Chrome, the lead feature in the new version is the ability to share from Chrome to “your favorite social network” (Google+, Facebook Continue Reading →

The next generation of Windows Phone devices will reportedly support the high-caliber Unity3D graphics engine. WMPoweruser notes that Unity3D developer Unite Technologies has announced it will support both Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 when the two operating systems are released later this year. As the site writes, this is very significant because “developers will Continue Reading →

As much as we love baseball, the coolest thing about tonight’s game between the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays won’t be the action on the field at Comerica Park, but the robot throwing the first pitch. The robo-pitcher, appropriately named Cy-ber Young, could be far more interesting than the Tigers’ Anibal Sanchez or Continue Reading →

Agent Piggy announced and released its new design, and stated that it is now available in Portuguese. Agent Piggy takes banking to kids aged 5 to 15 years old, allowing them to learn how to mange money, sans risks, from a young age. Financial literacy is a critical skill that children must learn. Debt is Continue Reading →

Our recent feature on the growing vulnerability of passwords chronicled the myriad ways crackers extract clues used to guess other people’s login credentials. Add to that list a password reminder feature built in to recent versions of Microsoft’s Windows operating system. It turns out the password clues for Windows 7 and 8 are stored in Continue Reading →

Microsoft’s innovative Kinect accessory has made the leap from video games to robots and even 3-D human holograms. Now it’s being used to sell cars that don’t yet exist. Nissan needed to find a way let potential buyers see its 2013 Pathfinder, but it didn’t have the actual cars in showrooms or ready for auto Continue Reading →

Microsoft wants Xbox 360 users to get involved in the upcoming elections, so in an effort to keep prospective young voters in the loop, they are teaming up with a number of outlets and gearing up to launch an “Election 2012 on Xbox LIVE” hub on the Xbox 360 dashboard. The hub is scheduled to Continue Reading →

Remember that time Microsoft teased what most sane humans thought were new logos? That was right around two years ago, but the branding you see above is no mistake — that’s the new Microsoft logo, landing just months after Windows 8’s new flag and merely weeks before the aforesaid operating system takes the planet by Continue Reading →