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Vaio on Wednesday announced Phone Biz, a Windows 10 mobile phone The device doesn't have a SIM, leaving users free to select their own carriers....

Nearly every generation sees the birth of what, for it, will define modern life going forward. As uncertain as the twenty-teens have been, in retrospect economists may point to this decade as being as important as the tipping points of the 1870s and 1920s If that turns out to be the case, there may be no better event to symbolize the beginning of t...

Facebook celebrated its 12th birthday on Thursday by congratulating its users on how far they've carried the social network since it made its debut The company earlier this week held a more intimate celebration of its anniversary at its main campus in Menlo Park, California....

Uber on Tuesday unveiled a new logo, the culmination of a two-year effort to develop a rebranding strategy. The new logo will be depicted in the Uber app in colors localized to each of the 65 countries where the company has a presence For example, it's pink in Mexico, red in India, gold in China and oak in Ireland....

Google on Wednesday announced that it has chosen Kirkland, Washington, as the next location to test its self-driving cars It picked Kirkland as the third test city to give the cars more experience driving in new environments, traffic patterns and road conditions, the company said.

Turing Robotic Industries this week announced that it has uninstalled Google's Android mobile platform in favor ofJolla's Sailfish OS in its yet-to-appear secure smartphone The Turing Phone, molded from a single unit of the Liquidmorphium liquid-metal alloy, is designed to be more durable to absorb shocks and prevent screen breakage....

Microsoft on Wednesday announced an agreement to acquireSwiftKey, whose software keyboard and SDK are used on more than 300 million Android and iOS devices SwiftKey's technology aligns with Microsoft's vision for more personal computing experiences that "anticipate our needs versus responding to our commands, and directly supports our ambition to r...

Alternative energy has become a real growth engine during the last several years. It seems to bounce up and down, depending on the leadership in the White House. President Obama is a supporter, so growth has been relatively strong in recent years. The big question is, what will happen under a new president? That is a question every investor and ind...

Apple is planning an event to unveil a refresh of its iPhone 5s and its Apple Watch, as well as to introduce a new version of its iPad Air, 9to5Mac reported Tuesday. However, the event date could change, or the company could opt for an online announcement The 4-inchiPhone 5se reportedly will look similar to the 5s and sell at the same price point: ...

Fitbit on Wednesday unveiled a new fitness tracker that highlights muted colors and fashion-forward design elements. The Alta, priced at US$129, has a brushed, stainless steel body that supports interchangeable bands, so that it doesn't stand out for the wrong reasons....

Nintendo is looking into virtual reality, 20 years after its failed Virtual Boy console, suggest reports that surfaced Tuesday Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima reportedly described VR as "interesting technology" during an earnings call to discuss the company's Q3 financial report....

A team from MIT won the best overall design award in the first round of the Hyperloop pod design contest, held last weekend at Texas A&M University. About 120 teams participated in the event ...

T-Mobile's 700-MHz rollout has given its mobile users some of the fastest data speeds in the U.S. market, according to a report OpenSignal released Tuesday OpenSignal crowdsources data on carrier signal quality from users who have its consumer mobile application installed....

IBM on Monday announced new capabilities for its Connections business social network platform The functions will let users do the following:...

Google's new parent, Alphabet, sent a tingle up the spine of investors on Monday after reporting fourth quarter earnings that exceeded expectations. The good news sent its share price skyward, resulting in a market valuation that surpassed Apple, which for years has been the most-favored technology firm on Wall Street. Alphabet reported adjusted e...

Windows 10 last month had more user share than Windows XP and Windows 8, according to data released byNetMarketShare It held 11.85 percent of the global OS market, though Windows 7 was still No. 1 with 52.47 percent....

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University on Monday released a report that questions the so-called "going dark" phenomenon The U.S. government and its surveillance and law enforcement agencies have been calling for an end to encryption because they say it lets terrorists communicate and plan with impunity and is responsible fo...

Samsung on Sunday released a version of its mobile browser that supports applications that block advertising on Web pages The browser upgrade can be applied to devices running Android Lollipop and higher....

Welcome to another edition of Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that crawls through the woods in search of the latest gadgets rather than, like Leonardo DiCaprio, in pursuit of those who wronged it On our scavenger hunt this week are a smartwatch for kids, a flashy WiFi hub, and a smart diffuser....

Zenwalk is a Linux distro that seems to be in a state of flux....