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Google on Wednesday released a developer preview for Android Wear, a day after announcing the project, which Android head honcho Sunder Pichai teased at SXSW earlier this month The preview, which includes a software development kit, an Android emulator and a preview support library, is for development and testing only -- not for production apps....

The National Security Agency reportedly possesses a system that enables it to record telephone calls -- all telephone calls -- in a foreign country, and review conversations for up to a month after they took place. The system is akin to a time machine, according to a source cited by The Washington Post, allowing for retroactive snooping on foreign...

The U.S. government will be a prime target for mobile information technology vendors offering a variety of devices, associated telecom services, and mobile management assistance over the next several years. By 2017, annual federal spending on a wide range of mobile IT capabilities could approach US$10 billion In marketing mobile products and servic...

Apple reportedly is working on a health and fitness tracking app called "Healthbook," which could be a one-stop shop for iOS users interested in using mobile tech to better keep track of their progress toward health goals The app would help users monitor their health information including blood pressure, hydration, weight, respiratory rate, nutriti...

Google and Viacom have settled a long-running copyright suit, after a federal judge twice threw out the case "Google and Viacom today jointly announced the resolution of the Viacom vs. YouTube copyright litigation," the companies said Tuesday in a brief joint statement. "This settlement reflects the growing collaborative dialogue between our two co...

Facing unrelenting pressure to come up with a new killer device, along with strong competition from Android smartphones, Apple on Tuesday unveiled lower-cost versions of its iPhone 5c and 9.7-inch iPad The company debuted an 8-GB version of the 5c in Europe, and it revived the iPad 4, calling it the "iPad with Retina display."

"Target was certified as meeting the standard for the payment card industry in September 2013. Nonetheless, we suffered a data breach." Those words by Target Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Gregg Steinhafel affirmed what security experts know as gospel: Compliance does not equal security "Just because you pass a PCI audit does not ...

Japan invited hackers -- nice ones, that is -- to go to town on the nation's government departments Tuesday The move is designed to expose weaknesses in cyberdefenses and bolster national security ahead of the 2020 Olympics, which will be held in Japan. Britain employed a similar strategy ahead of the 2012 Olympics in London....

When I was 10 years old, I took my first trip to Disney World. The futuristic rides in Tomorrow Land were my favorites. In particular, I loved "The Carousel of Progress," which, at the time, was an attraction designed by General Electric to showcase its new technologies at the 1964 New York World's Fair. The song, "There's a Great Big Beautiful To...

Alibaba, which controls 80 percent of the e-commerce in China, is going public -- but not in its native land Alibaba Group on Sunday announced its decision to begin the process of an initial public offering in the United States, saying the move would make it a more global company and enhance its transparency, while allowing it to pursue its long-te...

As tricky as CRM seems, it's nothing compared to managing relationships with indirect channel partners. I often joke that it's CRM to the second power: You must not only manage the CRM tasks you always needed to do to create a relationship with end customers, but also enable partners to sell, service and support on your behalf. When it comes to se...

In a move that has added fuel to the debate over the treatment of women in tech, Julie Ann Horvath, a developer at GitHub, has stormed out of her job, accusing the company of ignoring harassment in the workplace ...

Gargantuan Chinese e-commerce outfit Alibaba soon will begin the process of launching an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange Early forecasts suggest that the IPO could raise US$15 billion....

Google on Monday announced a number of new features to the Google Play Games platform that are intended to boost discoverability and cross-platform multiplayer gaming while providing developers with deeper analytics Three out of every four people who use the Android operating system play games, according to Google. Given that there are more than 1 ...

It appears Amazon is ready to take its brand of gaming to television screens, based on leaked photos of a game controller the company purportedly is working on The images, which blogger Dave Zatz on Fridayreported finding on the website of a Brazilian regulatory authority, show a controller with typical game controls alongside media playback button...

PCI 3.0, Part 1: Breathe, Relax, Get Compliant New compliance guidelines went into effect earlier this year. While e-commerce organizations have until their 2015 audit to transition, the new controls are demanding enough operational and technical changes that smart businesses already have started preparing.

One of the questions I've been getting regularly, both because little companies like WhatsApp are in the news and because large firms are struggling to find early stage innovative firms, is "Where do you go to see a lot of small innovative companies?" Firms like this get lost at shows like CES. They just don't have the budget to stand out against the bigger firm's announcements and footprint...

Google's years-long spat with Beijing just began a new chapter The company has begun encrypting searches made by people in China, where Google has long run afoul of regulations designed to keep a tight lid on searches deemed inappropriate....

CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted on Facebook that he called President Obama to complain about NSA surveillance "The Internet is our shared space," he wrote. Most people and companies "work together to create this secure environment and make our shared space even better for the world. When our engineers work tirelessly to improve security, we imagine we'r...

Gen. Colin Powell (Ret.) on Thursday joined Salesforce.com's board of directors, bringing the number seated at the table to 11. The general, who has been friends with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff for several years, has been associated with the company's philanthropic activities which revolve around Salesforce.com's famous pledge to give 1 percent o...