Tech News Weekly

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Rhapsody eats part of Napster, HTC Android security hole exposed, Alibaba might buy Yahoo!, and more.

TWC says nobody wants gigabit Internet, Pandora lmits your mobile music, phones are emasculating us, and more.

Apple's stealing your email, Google not impressed by its own phones, FCC on the unlocked phone case, and more.

Foursquare phone?, Samsung uses small blonde child to promote phone, nobody uses Facebook anymore, and more.

Samsung Galaxy S to have Eye Scroll, new iPhone specs may make your eyes roll, Twitter acting like an ... eye hole, and more.

Google and Apple strike music deals, ABC counts all eyeballs equally, Windows Phone rises in rebellion, and more.

Facebook tweaks the News Feed, Intel courts Apple (more), Path goes sticker crazy, and more.

Has Google made the MP3 of Web video? Why SXSW is the new CES, Yahoo on a shopping spree, and more.

Sneak peek at the Samsung Galaxy S IV, Amazon's move to dominate domain names, MakerBot's 3D scanner, and more.

Cord-cutters rising, Lenovo might buy BlackBerry, app that saves you gas money, and more.

Does anyone care if Apple maps is getting better? Dell's 18-inch tablet, Netflix gets all Facebooky, and more.

Google's Really Simple Stupidity, Twitter coming with music app, how to raise $2 million on Kickstarter, and more.

Are hacker punishments cruel and unusual? Samsung's bad show and good phone, Facebook adding hashtags, and more.

Apple on the defensive, Google taking on Evernote? Verizon fights for A la carte, and more.

Samsung's making a smartwatch, HTC can't get parts for the One, Google wants to unify all chats, and more.

Apple hires a vicious critic, Yahoo shopping for video service, Amazon rumored to make all the things, and more.

Google launches Evernote challenger, ChromeOS and Android to stay parted, why Facebook is losing in Asia, and more.

Google building a smartwatch, Apple winning the storage wars, why Stephen Elop threw an iPhone, and more.

Apple wants to map your insides, Yahoo buys news service Summly, FAA to allow electronics during takeoff, and more.

T-Mobile simplifies stuff, BlackBerry teases new phone, Evernote cozies up to the Germans, and more.

Biggest Internet attack in history, Flipboard gets even prettier, Attack Cats protect the Net, and more.

Honestly good news for Blackberry, the real damage of the Spamhaus war, Sony shows a little more PS4, and more.

Facebook working on Android phone, Amazon buys Goodreads, 3D printers getting cheaper all the time, and more.

Aereo's big win over big networks, Tesla sales are electric, HBO says piracy is a compliment, and more.

Apple gets respect in China, Amazon steals a Windows Phone guy and then picks a fight with Dropbox, and more.

Twitter tries to make up with developers, iOS7 delayed, iPhone not, Baidu making it's own glasses just like Google, and more.

Facebook phone finally real, Google says fork you WebKit, law forces you to tell your Facebook password, and more.

Is Facebook Home a threat? Apple to take on Pandora, MS guy says always connect is the future, #dealwithit, and more.

Microsoft Xbox announcement coming soon, Google Fiber coming to Austin, Sony brings 4KTV price down, and more.

Microsoft calls Android an abusive monopoly, New Mac Pros coming, Pandora doubles users, but does it make any money?, and more.

T-Mobile wants your old iPhone, Apple and Yahoo getting cuddly, more TV networks threaten to leave the airwaves, and more.

PCs flop, Bitcoin bursts, GTalk unifies, and more.

Twitter music app rocks out, China invades Silicon Valley, Bing is number 1 (in malicious websites), and more.

Microsoft jumping back into wrist computers, Google changes search results for Europe, Mozilla makes any site collaborative, and more.

The specs on Google's specs, Microsoft to bring back start button? Facebook and Twitter want more annoying video ads, and more.

Intel earnings mean cheaper Windows tablets, Can Google Play catch iOS App Store? Mayer's next step to Yahoo success, and more.

Twitter music app arrives, Yahoo delivers its beautiful apps, Google won't let you sell or even loan Google Glass, and more.

Microsoft earnings not so bad, Apple keeps what you say to Siri, Amazon has 14 new TV pilots for you, and more.

Is the Samsung Galaxy S 4 any good? Google wants to eliminate all passwords, Uber wins freedom for NYC Cabs.

Amazon gets into set-top box TV, Yahoo gets Saturday Night Live, LinkedIn takes over your contacts

Smartphones beat dumbphones, Microsoft's Android switch app, Details on the next Xbox, and more!

The scariest part of the LivingSocial hack, Is Google Now for iOS any good? SMS is dying, and more.

Apple ripping off Microsoft's design sense, tablets dead in 5 years, Fab gets physical, and more.

Why iOS7 could be delayed, Path in spam trouble again, and will Google merge Chrome and Android?

Is Facebook, growing or slowing? Did Intel just screw up their future? EA sticks a knife in Nintendo's back.

Barnes and Noble's last Nook gasp, the US Army shakes up mobile market, Square wants to take out Foursquare.

YouTube to launch paid channels, will smartphones save Nintendo, dropping DRM doesn't hurt big book publisher, and more.

Adobe goes subscription only, is Windows dead or awesome? Tesla's might go autopilot, and more.

Yahoo shopping for Hulu, FBI shopping for more spy powers, EA not shopping for gun licenses, and more.

Microsoft might buy Nook, Facebook might buy Waze, a 17-year-old woman wins the Internet, and more.

US cracks down on 3D printed gun, Amazon building phone with 3D screen? Google scraps physical Wallet card, and more.

What to expect from Google I/O, ABC launches live streaming, Sony's humongous new e-ink slate, and more.

BlackBerry for iOS and Android, Nokia's sexy new Lumia, NVidia's game console, and more.

Google's subscription music service, Homeland Security blocks BitCoin, Netflix eats the Web.

Google's most impressive announcement, Who's winning 3rdplace in smartphones, Why the USA network is better than Twitter.

Yahoo wants to buy Tumblr, Congress targets Google Glass, but hey apps! The CW comes to Apple TV, and more.

Why Yahoo won't screw up Tumblr, Google Hangout deleted Google Voice, what Microsoft will announce Tuesday, and more.

Microsoft announces the new Xbox, Apple faces the Tax man, Yahoo's attempt to revive Flickr, and more.

IS the XBox One another Google TV? HTC falling apart in public, the right pronunciation of GIF, and more.

Guess who's having the best post-PC era ever? Mailbox invades iPad, Xbox will take over your house, and more.

Google buying Waze? iOS 7 going stark? HTC going Senseless? All that and more.

Opera now based on Chrome engine, FoxConn wants to make software, Microsoft and Google team up, and more.

Tim Cook says things, Marissa Mayer plans things, Blekko searches things differently, and more.

Did Windows bring back Start button or not? Apple ditching FoxConn, Motorola's new phone Texas-built, and more.

Intel gets in a Samsung tablet, HTC cancels Windows tablet, FanTV might be the one box you want, and more.

Asus avalanche of phabulous tablets, Apple iRadio getting closer, Twitter gives Android a gift, and more.

Zynga kills DrawSomething creators, Intel's Merrifield bid for dominance, Verizon gets the NFL for streaming, and more.

Will iPhones be banned in US? Windows 8 getting free Office bundled in, eBay to allow window shopping in NYC, and more.

US government spies on Verizon, AMD cozies up to Google, Zeus trojan rules Facebook, and more.

Government says we should trust them with spying, Apple signs Sony for iRadio, Google Wallet a little short, and more.

Intel willing to spend to bring you Internet cable TV, Google bans facial recognition in Glass; irks developers, Is this the last generation of game consoles?

What Google will do with Waze, how Sony won E3, what Apple's WWDC announcements mean, and more.

Google leads charge to declassify spying, Microsoft's solution to always on, why Siri could threaten your life, and more.

Will Apple make a 6-inch iPhone? Time Warner admits it keeps TV off the Web, George Lucas predicts the death and new life of cinema, and more.

US Government and tech companies swap more data, Microsoft Office comes to iPhone, your genes are not patentable, and more.

Apple talks about its PRISM relationship, Samsung's going LTE-Advanced, Instagram possibly getting Vined, and more.

Yahoo buying failed startups, more stores to sell Chromebooks, LG is BACK baby, and more.

Google pushes government for PRISM disclosure, Apple TV gets HBO and ESPN, Amazon does opposite of Netflix, and more.

Gamers defeat Xbox One, Public Enemy calls BitTorrent a friend, Instagram gets video, and more.

Are any of Samsung's new products any good? Why encryption makes you suspicious, how Microsoft and France take on Amazon, and more.

California govt. goes after BitCoin, Facebook working on a Flipboard knockoff? Sony and Disney test same-day as theater streaming rentals, and more.

Sony unveils a new SmartWatch, Microsoft making games for iOS? Bad news for Nokia, BlackBerry in India, and more.

What Microsoft announced at BUILD, FTC chides search engines for ads, Discovery's plan to charge you more, and more.

FTC wants you to reclaim your name, does Apple pay better than Pandora? Sony killed the camera to beat Xbox price, and more.

Google working on a game console and a watch, TW Cable comes to Xbox, Facebook may get chat rooms, and more.

What Apple's iWatch trademark means, first FirefoxOS phone arrives, HP wants back into smartphone biz...again, and more.

Why Mattrick is like Sinofsky, why Foursquare needs a music service, Bing does image search better than Google, and more.

Motorola's design-it-yourself phone, Samsung snaps up Boxee? Microsoft's unstoppable Julie Larson-Green, and more.

Is samsung in trouble? Should Dell do wearable computing? Does vine need a cat category? Will android ever be flawless?

Who will buy Hulu? Shazam's taking over latin america, tech workers are really young, and more.

Do we need top level domains for cities? Executive musical chairs at Barnes and Noble, Nintendo partners aren't happy with the Wii U, and more.

Can we throw enough money at Tizen to make it attractive to devs? Yelp's rolling out food delivery, Apple's testing out slo-mo video, and more.

Can Moto X minimize bloatware and be a hit? Is the Nokia's Lumia 1020 just for photographers? Microsoft's reorg is slashing departments, and more.

Details about Microsoft giving data to the NSA, Eric Schmidt says Apple and Google are both really great, buying Bitcoins has never been easier, and more.

More Moto X leaks, Thunderbolt becoming the next Firewire, man sues Apple for porn, and more.

Is Apple buying the makers of the Kinect? Apple may offer ad-skipping TV service, AT&T gets into the easy upgrade biz, and more.

Google wants to stream TV, Aereo wins again in court, iPhone may or may not be coming sooner or later, and more.

63 organizations ask US Gov't for transparency on NSA requests, Verizon gets in the upgrade game, Netflix up for Emmys, and more.

Ready to pay again for all your iOS apps? Microsoft admits RT was a flop, Sony prepping camera attachment for phone, and more.

What HASN'T leaked about Moto X? Is the Leap Motion any good? Apple testing bigger iPad/iPhone screens, and more.

Flipboard heads to the Web, Nobel prize winner cries death to software patents, nobody's buying Ouya games, and more.

Google shakes up online TV for $35, Facebook asks 'why you hiding?' 3D printing bad for your health, and more.

Has Facebook solved mobile? Microsoft allows self-publishing, free WiFi blankets NYC and SF, and more.

Samsung and Apple shrinking, Zynga swears off gambling, Google has a motion-sensing Google TV?

Why YouTube buffers on your ISP, Amazon to crowdsource pilot greenlights, Google Glass gets a cheaper competitor, and more.

Chromecast gets all the apps, spoofed GPS sends ship off-course, full specs leak for hot new Kindle Fire HD, and more.

Did Samsung fake benchmark results? OpenTable wants to help pay your bill, Google's net neutrality views change now that it's an ISP, and more.

Next iPad Mini retina display in superposition, secrets of Motorola's X8 processor, Google gets nosy in your neighborhood, and more.

Can Moto X save Motorola? Will Tumblr sink Yahoo? Has Android defeated the iPad? All that and more!

President vetoes Samsung's patent win, LinkedIn lets you apply for jobs from its app, Feedly starts charging to search RSS

Jeff Bezos buys the Washington Post, Amazon gets into fine art, and Comcast goes rogue with its own copyright enforcement.

Google leaves Chrome passwords visible, AOL plans to take all the ad money, unauthorised streaming to become a felony, and more.

Will Acer dump Windows for Android? YouTube founders mix up mobile video, CBS encourages piracy, and more.

Email services shut down because of spies, piracy better than an Emmy! BlackBerry's almost out of options, and more.

Can Iron Man save HTC? BlackBerry is up for sale, NBC News buys citizen journalists, and more.

How crazy is the Hyperloop? Xbox One drops another restriction, Sony to sell lenses for smartphones, and more.

How you can save Samsung, Facebook institutes class structure, Wall Street raider targets Apple, and more.

Why Lenovo wins, app makes any surface into a touch screen, Facebook makes you miserable, and more.

NSA caught by self breaking own privacy rules, Sony signs Viacom to Internet TV, Samsung might win smartwatch race, and more.

Beats may ditch HTC, 5 minutes of a Google-less Internet, why Notch abandoned 0x10c, and more.

Which iPhone rumours are real, what's inside the Samsung watch, NSA causes Groklaw to quit the Web (again), and more.

Zuckerberg's plan to save the world, Google tries to get NFL rights, Internet of Things gets easier.

How the NSA got caught violating US constitution, Ubuntu Edge's failure is a success, Yahoo beats Google, and more.

Why Steve Ballmer's leaving and who will replace him, Amazon testing wireless service, Apple pours more money into maps, and more.

Who will replace Ballmer? Apple's superfast iPhone processor, Facebook gets un-physical, and more.

BlackBerry may spin off Messenger, long passwords now less secure, Apple TV gets more partners, and more.

Did Yahoo get uglier? How Twitter is safer than the NYTimes, Nissan wants to beat Google to self-driving cars, and more.

Executives keep leaving Android, Skype's going 3D, Twitter's adding lines to your timeline, and more.

Is Microsoft getting a stake in Foursquare? More Galaxy Gear leaks, Microsoft keeps Surface price drops, and more.

We select three more fans of TNT to come on the show and talk about themselves, the show, and the world of tech.

Why Microsoft bought Nokia's phone unit, Verizon bought itself, Acer touts first 4K smartphone, and more.

Samsung's watch begins, Sony's smartphone lens, the truth behind Android KitKat, and more.

BlackBerry sells, but who's buying? Lenovo gets more flexible, Path gets secretive, and more.

Can NSA break SSL and VPN? PayPal lets you dine, dash, and pay. Why Android is winning in China, and more.

Sony unveils new Vita and Vita TV, what Apple will announce Tuesday, Facebook opens its backdoor to TV, and more.

Apple's announcements, Google+ and WordPress cozy up, crypto researcher harassed over NSA-critical post, and more.

Apple's chances in China, inside the US Moto X factory, MOOCs get Google love for online education, and more.

Intel shows off Haswell Chromebooks, Telecom industry goes to war against FCC, why Hugo Barra left Google for Xiaomi, and more.

Twitter privately goes public, Facebook ditches its currency, why fingerprints are lousy security, and more.

How many iPhone 5Cs got ordered, Rdio to go free, Box takes on MS office and Google Docs, and more.

Why Linux will conquer gaming, Google targets Paypal, why you don't love PCs anymore, and more.

iOS 7 OMG!!!!! Also YouTube allows offline video, Microsoft has hundreds of new TV shows coming, and more.

Google takes on aging, HP's new laptop with motion tracking, Tim Cook sets the record straight, and more.

iPhone 5C and 5S on sale, Pinterest to sport ads, Google's new flat logo, and more.

Is the iPhone 5S a success? Microsoft's new tablets surface, Steam arrives in the living room, and more.

Teens can delete MySpace, it's the LAW! China unblocks Facebook and Twitter, why Fairfax wants to buy BlackBerry, and more.

Amazon puts people in your Kindle, YouTube comments to get less horrible, Valve's hardware announcement, and more.

eBay buys more customers for Paypal, US Senators fight NSA surveillance, Netflix type service that's just for kids, and more.

Steam drops the third shoe, Microsoft might steal Ford's chief, Evernote's thunder, and more.

Why Apple and Google are bigger than Coke, NSA maps your social graph, PS4 beating Xbox, and more.

FreedomPop starts cell phone service, YouTube to launch music awards, Dropbox wants to eat your photos, and more.

Is iOS 7 the buggiest iOS yet? Is Chromecast blowing it? Why Bill Gates must leave Microsoft, and more.

Why Lavabit really shut down, Amazon's 3D phone interface, Facebook builds a village, and more.

Can Microsoft save HTC? Will ads ruin Instagram? Why it doesn't matter that Twitter loses money, and more.

Everybody's doing flexible phone screens, Nielsen's Twitter ratings, BlackBerry gets bid up, and more.

Nest makes smoke alarms cool, Samsung buys itself into being a software maker, Apple wants to crush Pandora overseas, and more.

Samsung gets curvy, Apple's iPad gets a date, Windows comes to iOS and Android (sort of), and more.

T-Mobile frees up International roaming, Twitter's secret news service, HP bites the hand that fed it for so many years, and more.

Google TV changes name, Google wants to sell your face, Facebook kills a privacy setting, the Internet rebels against the US, and more.

Bypass carriers for Windows Phone updates, Facebook buys mobile data optimizer, Netflix wants to partner with cable providers, and more.

Apple's got more Burberry to cover, Google's watch coming soon, Amazon invades retail warehouses, and more.

HTC to make Amazon phone? Intel thinks PC market has moment of clarity, Square makes sending cash dead simple, and more.

Windows 8.1 is here! Is it good? Twitter revamps DMs, Facebook loosens up for teens, and more.

Is Google unstoppable? AT&T daypass competes with hotel wifi, Xbox losing the console war, and more.

What Apple will announce, what Nokia will announce, how to fix Windows 8.1, and more.

Did Apple announce anything good? Microsoft taking on Google Glass? Nokia enters tablet fray, and more.

What Apple's free software really means, Microsoft caught faking apps, Netflix wants to make movies, and more.

The Internet is ruining your sleep, BBM reviews getting astroturfy, YouTube taking on Spotify, and more.

How is Microsoft making money? Do you hate the Instagram ads? Comcast bundles HBO with Internet, and more.

Nvidia Shield a good idea? Google's bay barge mystery? Nielsen starts rating phone video, and more.

Netflix to deliver movies same day as theater? Motorola gets behind modular phones, Google to mass produce its own smartwatch, and more.

iPad Air reviews are in, Twitter's getting a lot more visual, what happens when you drive with Google Glass, and more.

NSA outrages Google with fiber tap, smartphones allowed during takeoff and landing, Sprint promises 1Gbps wireless, and more.

The patent wars gang up on Google, but Google's mystery barge secret is revealed and mystery malware travels by speaker, and more.

BlackBerry changes its mind. Again. IBM threatens Twitter, Gas stations that scan your face, and more.

What is Dropbox scheming? Google wants to help (for a fee), why Twitter is not the next newspaper, and more.

Who will be the next Microsoft CEO? Samsung's crazy predictions, a personal Google map for every person, and more.

How much should Twitter be worth, is Square the next big tech IPO, Marvel originals coming to Netflix, and more.

The Xbox One's feature set is a cord cutter's dream, Facebook wants its own rating system, Stephen Elop is gonna chop Microsoft to pieces and more!

The next iPhone may be curved, how Netflix and YouTube dominate the Internet, Amazon to start Sunday delivery, and more!

What's killing TV? You can't buy the Retina iPad Mini in meatspace, Facebook joins most powerful lobby group in the world, and more!

Moto G wants to be your hot cheap phone, Sony surprised people still like music, Twitter lets you change history, and more!

Snapchat says no to Facebook's billions, Amazon puts your Windows desktop on the Kindle, MapQuest is back, and more!

Is this the last huge game console launch season? How about wraparound phones! Fight for your right to unlock a phone, and more!

Apple buying Kinect-maker, NFL threatens to leave broadcast if Aereo wins, Sony sells 1 million PS4s, and more!

Dropbox is an $8 billion bargain, 800,000 Galaxy Gear sales can't be wrong, Valve promises Virtual Reality prototype coming to Steam, and more!

The truth about the Xbox One, fined for mining Bitcoins, carriers fight the law on theft, and more!

Pinterest wants your travel money, Acer eliminates CEO after two weeks, Windows Phone's march to victory, and more.

Should you get the Xbox One? Chromecast about to bust out, cell phone calls coming to planes, and more.