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Sergey Brin's Complete Vision For How Self-Driving Cars Could Make Everything So Much Better (GOOG)
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is dedicating most of his time to self-driving cars, he tells Brad Stone of Bloomberg Businessweek. Brin had been working on Google Glass, but he says it's "basically done." So it's on to the next thing....Show More Summary
HTC Implodes: Top Product Officer Leaves
Things are going from bad to worse for HTC. Chief Product Officer Kouji Kodera has left the company, Chris Ziegler at The Verge reports. Kodera was responsible for HTC's overall product strategy. He's not the only person leaving. A bunch...Show More Summary
Google's new 3D Maps destroy Manhattan in the wake of Apple's Flyover
Nearly a year after Apple introduced its own Maps service to iOS with "Flyover" 3D satellite views, Google is expanding own online Maps to support similar 3D satellite imagery, with the same sorts of buckled roads and visual distortions Apple was castigated for last summer.
Tim Cook’s Reaction To John McCain’s App Question Is Priceless [Image]
Senator John McCain had a lot of fun grilling Tim Cook at yesterday’s Senate Sub-Committee Hearing, but before he was done he couldn’t help but let off one little joke as he asked Tim why he has to keep on updating all the apps on his iPhone manually. “Can’t you guys fix that already?” [...]Show More Summary
Samsung Galaxy S4 & Google Now accused of violating Apple patents for Siri
In its ongoing litigation against Samsung, Apple has added five new patents to its claims, targeting both the company's new flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone, as well as the Google Now service for Android.
Tim Cook Confirms Apple Will Build Its Made-In-USA Macs In Texas
During his appearance before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that Apple’s “Made-in-USA” Macs will be manufactured in Texas. The Cupertino company announced its plans to produce one of its Mac lines on U.S. soil last December, but until now, it was unclear where the process would take [...]Show More Summary
Twitter for Mac updated with Notification Center integration, performance improvements, more
Twitter for Mac is continuously receiving updates and today it received a highly requested feature: Notification Center integration. Users can configure the setting in the preference window within the app. OS X already offered Twitter integration, but notifications deferred to the web rather than its native client. It was less than a month ago when […]
Readdle’s Scanner Pro updated with live border detection during scans
Scanner Pro, which lets users scan documents, receipts, and more using their iPhone or iPad, recieved a big update to version 4.5 this week. The update enables live border detection, which allows the app to intelligently find the edges of whatever is being scanned while you photograph it. In our testing, the border detection was […]
The Steve Jobs Emails That Show How To Win A Hard-Nosed Negotiation (AAPL)
The US government’s price-fixing lawsuit against Apple goes to trial next month in New York. Ahead of its court date, the US released emails that purport to show Apple was the “ringleader” in a scheme to set artificially high ebook prices with some of the largest American publishers, which have already settled the case. Show More Summary
Video: Watch us flail in front of the Xbox One’s new Kinect
See the depth-sensing camera that will be hooked up to every new system.
Senate hearing face-off proves anti-climatic
Yesterday’s Senate subcommittee hearing, in which Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked to explain alleged tax avoidance measures, turned into something of a damp squib, each side effectively stating their respective positions rather than engaging...Show More Summary
Tim Cook Endures Awkward Questioning About Steve Jobs Hologram [Video]
Holograms are supposedly going to be the future of artistic performance. First there was the Tupac hologram at Coachella, and now Eazy-E and Ol’ Dirty Bastard are making a hologram comeback too. Tim Cook had to endure a barrage of silly questions at yesterday’s Senate hearing, but the most most absurd and tasteless came from [...]Show More Summary
Apple Updates Look of Online Store With More Feature Images, Fewer Text Links
Apple today rolled out some updates to its online store, not only posting new features advertising Father's Day gift purchases but also introducing a new, cleaner look for the store. While the main page of the online store had previously...Show More Summary
Like Apple, Google & Yahoo also avoid taxes by way of Ireland
Though they weren't grilled before a U.S. Senate subcommittee on Tuesday like Apple, Google and Yahoo rely on Irish subsidiaries to avoid taxes on billions of dollars in income, and they go one step further than Apple by utilizing offshore accounts.
The Trunk: A Lightning Cable That’s Also An iPhone Stand
Here’s something for you: a bendable but still rigid Lightning-to-USB cable that can function not just as a charging and sync cable for your iPhone, but also as a make-shift stand, propping up your device on a coffee table, desk or even when it’s in a wall charger. Show More Summary
Apple Specifies 5 Patents That Are Allegedly Infringed By The Galaxy S4
Apple began adding the Galaxy S4 to its ongoing patent-infringement case against Samsung last week, and it has now specified five patents which it believes the device is breaching. The Cupertino company has also taken aim at Google Now, which allegedly infringes its unified search patent. FOSS Patents has obtained a copy of Apple’s motion, which [...]Show More Summary
Steven Spielberg Will Direct A Live-Action Halo TV Series
Steven Spielberg will direct a live-action Halo TV series. Bonnie Ross from 343 Industries just made the announcement at the Xbox Reveal. 343 Industries is the studio that makes Halo. Please follow The Wire on Twitter and Facebook. Join the conversation about this story »
Apple’s recent design changes betray a big design shift in the works
When Jony Ive took over the role of leadership for Apple’s Human Interface in October of last year, many speculated that the style of Apple’s design language across iOS and Mac OS X would also shift towards a flatter, more clean style. This speculation was fueled mainly by Ive’s feelings towards skeuomorphism and his minimalist […]
Walmart-Owned Vudu iOS App Update Now Includes Offline Viewing
Walmart’s video on demand service, Vudu, just rolled out a new update for its iOS app. Version 2.0 of Vudu now lets you download videos from the service, and then watch them even if you’re offline. The player itself is streamlined, and Closed Captioning–already supported on the iPad version of the Vudu app–is now available [...]Show More Summary
Highs and Lows of the Xbox One Unveiling
REUTERS Xbox One (C) with the Kinect motions sensor (L) and the controller is pictured during a press event unveiling Microsoft's new Xbox.
One isn’t the loneliest number in tech these days: From HTC Corp.’s effort at primacy in theShow More Summary
