AT&T get in-flight 4G LTE on board by 2015 By Stephanie Mlot AT&T wants to rack up some frequent flier miles with high-speed 4G LTE-based in-flight mobile service. Passengers and crew will have broadband at their fingertips.
Facebook readies second Iowa data centre By Stephanie Mlot Iowa is getting its second dose of Facebook as the company gears up to break ground on another data center. Atloona City Council is to consider the plans in early May.
Tech titans including Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook invest millions to battle Heartbleed threat By Stephanie Mlot In an effort to stop the next Heartbleed, a group of tech giants have joined forces. Core Infrastructure Initiative backers include Amazon, Dell, Facebook, Google, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft.
Is Apple iTunes the best music player? CEO Tim Cook boasts it is By Stephanie Mlot Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed the "staggering number" of accounts that iTunes currently boasts on Wednesday, most of which are paired with a credit card.
Results day: Want a job at Apple? Maybe you should start in fashion By Stephanie Mlot Apple's new retail chief, Angela Ahrendts, will begin her creative duties next week, overseeing the strategic direction, expansion, and operation of Cupertino's retail and online stores.
New Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 tablet family set for May launch By Stephanie Mlot With the Galaxy S5 smartphone launch out of the way, Samsung is focusing on its new lineup of tablets, which will debut 1 May.
Google lashes out at rival Apple by funding Samsung in legal patent battle By Stephanie Mlot The ongoing patent battle between Apple and Samsung has roped in another major player, Google, who has offered to pay some of Samsung's legal costs. But why?
Nest Learning Thermostat goes on sale on Google Play Store By Stephanie Mlot The Nest Learning Thermostat is now on sale for £179 in the Google Play store. As an added buying incentive for Earth Day, Nest promises to plant a tree for each thermostat sold today.
Google Hangouts merges with SMS on Android By Stephanie Mlot Google has launched an updated Hangouts for Android, which merges SMS and Hangout conversations and adds a homescreen widget, among other things.
Apple to halt texting at the wheel with Carplay 'lock-out' feature By Stephanie Mlot Apple's CarPlay technology might help curb texting while driving, but Cupertino wants to take the process a step further. A proposed lock-out mechanism could block certain phone functions.
Report: Apple wages war on Google for exclusive mobile games By Stephanie Mlot The fight for mobile dominance takes more than a popular handset and mega-megapixel camera. It also requires the right apps, so Apple and Google are vying for exclusive rights to top titles.
Last 6 months saw 7% leap in personal data thefts By Stephanie Mlot Large-scale security breaches have people on edge about the security of their data. About 21 percent of online adults claim to have had an email or social networking account compromised, Pew found.
Forget Google Glass, meet the search giant's smart contact lens patent By Stephanie Mlot According to a patent application disclosed this week, Google envisions a camera-enhanced smart contact lens that is controlled by the wearer's eye movements.
Twitter snaps up data provider Gnip By Stephanie Mlot Twitter has acquired social data provider Gnip. The move will help Twitter offer more sophisticated data sets and better enrichments for developers and businesses.
Google Glass promises support to Parkinson's disease sufferers By Stephanie Mlot Researchers at Newcastle University are investigating how Google Glass might help support people with Parkinson's disease.
Twitter rolls out brave new redesign: Looking exactly like Facebook By Stephanie Mlot In the spirit of competition, Twitter is rolling out new Web profiles similar to Facebook's recent photo-focused update. Available now for select and new users, the changes will reach everyone soon.
China gives green light for Microsoft to acquire Nokia's mobile wing By Stephanie Mlot China has approved Microsoft's deal to acquire Nokia's handset business, which is expected to close by the end of April. Authorities found no complaints with Nokia's compliance or licensing program.
Insanely popular Android antivirus app does literally nothing By Stephanie Mlot The Virus Shield for Android app shot to the top of the Google Play store earlier this month. But the app, made by Deviant Solutions, didn't exactly work as advertised and has been removed.
"Livestream" events with new Google Glass app By Stephanie Mlot Livestream today launched its first piece of Glass software: Just a tap of the headset and a simple "OK Glass, Livestream" voice command will put online viewers in your shoes.
New mobile charger will power up your phone in 30 seconds By Stephanie Mlot Sick of waiting for hours to fully charge your phone? Store Dot's bio-organic prototype technology claims to charge your mobile device in 30 seconds or less.
Gigantic Tetris game projected onto skyscraper By Stephanie Mlot All eyes were on the 29-story Cira Centre in downtown Philadelphia on Saturday, as hundreds of of people gathered to watch and participate in the largest-ever game of Tetris.
Italy slaps Google with $1.4m fine over Street View privacy concerns By Stephanie Mlot Google has paid a fine of 1 million euros to Italy's Data Protection Authority (DPA) to settle complaints that the Street View cars were not clearly marked.
Google finally takes out the trash, cracks down on dodgy apps By Stephanie Mlot The new approach imposes on developers more specific rules regarding what content Android apps can display.