Shelly Picks the Best Tech Gifts for Grads

It’s just about that time of the year again when, as Alice Cooper would say, "school’s out for summer." But for some students, "school’s out forever." What does that mean? It means it’s time for a graduation gift! Whether they’re graduating high school or college, just about every grad ...
Google Checkout Closes Up Shop This November

Google will retire its Checkout payment processing tool on Nov. 20, and warned retailers they will need to move to a different ...
Spotify Launches Streaming Charts Highlighting Top 50 Songs

A year ago, Billboard announced that it would start including Spotify data in its Hot 100 charts, and now the Swedish streaming ...
Skype Messages Aren’t Secure: Microsoft Scans Message Contents

If you think the private messages you send over Skype are protected by end-to-end encryption, think again. The Microsoft-owned ...
Amazon Cloud Services Cleared for Government Use

Amazon.com Inc has been given a security clearance by the U.S. government that will make it easier for federal agencies to use its ...
Report: Ten Percent of Laptops Shipped Last Quarter Had Touchscreens

Total shipments of notebooks with touch screens were 4.57 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 51.8% from a quarter ...
Microsoft Reveals the Xbox One: One Box to Rule Your Living Room

Microsoft unveiled its next video game console, the Xbox One, on Tuesday. Unlike Sony, which spent two hours at its PlayStation 4 ...
BlackBerry Fans Keep Their Keyboard: Q10 is Finally Here

BlackBerry released its Z10 as a touchscreen competitor to the Apple iPhone. Running the new BlackBerry 10 OS, it has features ...
Is Tumblr the Next Instagram?

When Facebook bought Instagram for $1B last year, it was a startup less than 2 years old. Its photo app attracted over ...
25 Things Every Young Professional Should Know by Age 25

If you want a job straight out of college, don’t come knocking on Kirk McDonald’s door. President of a tech company in New ...
The Platinum Age of TV and the Buzz — All the Buzz — That is Driving It

Wired magazine declared that we are witnessing “The Platinum Age of TV” in its April cover story. This boom time for quality ...




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