Technology
CBS brings a round-the-clock streaming news network to cord cutters
CBS is looking to cover one of the biggest blind spots for cord cutters with a free, 24-7 streaming news network. Dubbed CBSN, the streaming channel offers a continuous feed of news stories around the clock. On weekdays, 15 of … Continue reading
Verizon threatens to sue FCC if it pushes ahead with net neutrality, reserves right to continue gouging customers
Verizon’s legal counsel has offered up his explanation for why the FCC shouldn’t regulate the Internet — if it does, Verizon might sue. Again.
HTC RE Camera review: Fun to use if you’re obsessed with yourself
The RE Camera is great for taking “life” shots like selfies and landscape photos of the open road, but that about sums it up.
Lyft says former COO who moved to Uber swiped confidential documents first
Ride-sharing platform Lyft has sued its former COO, Travis VanderZanden, for allegedly breaching a confidentiality agreement, charging that he uploaded company documents to a personal Dropbox account before joining rival operator Uber. In the suit filed in California, San Francisco-based … Continue reading
WireLurker: A new breed of iOS and OS X malware that has infected thousands
There’s a new and particularly clever piece of malware in town called WireLurker, and rather unusually it targets iOS and OS X. Even more remarkably, WireLurker is surprisingly virulent, possibly already infecting hundreds of thousands of iOS and OS X … Continue reading
Cable-free Showtime streaming service coming in 2015, says CBS chief
Cord cutting fans of Showtime programming such as Homeland, House of Lies, and Masters of Sex will finally be able to stream those shows online directly from the pay TV provider in 2015. That’s according to Les Moonves, CEO of … Continue reading
Microsoft Office for iOS goes free and full-featured on your iPhone
On Thursday, Microsoft released a new version of Office for iOS that unifies the user experience across all devices—great and small—and opens the door to free editing and content creation, whether you have an Office 365 account or not. This … Continue reading
Test your Android phone’s performance with these free benchmarking tools
These 8 apps tell you everything you need to know about your Android device, and they don’t cost a dime.
72 hours with CarPlay: Test-driving the Pioneer AVIC-8000NEX
If all you want to do is play music from your phone in the car, cheap and easy solutions abound, from a regular audio cable, to picking up a head unit with Bluetooth. Fancy in-dash “infotainment” systems promise more, combining … Continue reading