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Samsung Galaxy S4 official: 5-inch 1080p screen, cutting-edge specs, coming in April

By Nathan Ingraham on March 14, 2013 07:19 pm + 375 comments

Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S4 at its Radio City Music Hall event in New York City. Continue reading…
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Facebook to add hashtag functionality to posts, says Wall Street Journal

By Ellis Hamburger on March 14, 2013 04:09 pm + 52 comments

Hashtags might be a lot bigger than Twitter, if the Super Bowl was any indication, and Twitter's Continue reading…
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Google separates its mapping and commerce unit, VP Jeff Huber headed to the X team

By Dan Seifert on March 14, 2013 11:11 am + 85 comments

Google has separated its mapping and commerce units, both of which were headed up by senior vice Continue reading…
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Google Reader to shut down July 1st

By Dan Seifert on March 13, 2013 07:14 pm + 930 comments

Google has announced yet another spring cleaning of its various services, and this time around, the Continue reading…
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Andy Rubin bids farewell to Android partners, describing himself as 'an entrepreneur at heart'

By Bryan Bishop on March 13, 2013 05:08 pm + 102 comments

Earlier today Google CEO Larry Page announced that Andy Rubin was stepping down as the head of the Continue reading…
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Andy Rubin steps down as head of Android at Google, will be succeeded by Chrome OS boss

By Nathan Ingraham on March 13, 2013 12:55 pm + 431 comments

Google has just announced that Andy Rubin is stepping down as head of Android — he'll be replaced Continue reading…
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Dell announces XPS 18: a giant all-in-one Windows 8 tablet starting at $899 (hands-on)

By Sean Hollister on March 13, 2013 08:00 am + 135 comments

When we reviewed the best Windows 8 all-in-one desktop computers, it was a giant, bulky, pricey Dell Continue reading…
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Google Now for iOS teased in alleged demo video

By Nathan Ingraham on March 12, 2013 06:05 pm + 382 comments

Google has been bringing a lot of its apps to iOS lately, and there's a chance that Google Now might Continue reading…
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Curiosity discovers ancient Mars could have supported life

By Carl Franzen on March 12, 2013 01:18 pm + 93 comments

NASA just announced that its Curiosity rover has discovered evidence that Mars had the conditions Continue reading…
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Google reveals Glass apps: New York Times, Evernote, Gmail, and Path

By Sean Hollister on March 11, 2013 06:35 pm + 207 comments

We're watching Google's Project Glass developer panel live at SXSW Interactive, and the Continue reading…