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Garmin Vivofit review: a truly fitness-focused activity tracker
Keep moving. That’s the message you’ll get from anyone offering up fitness advice these days. It’s snappy, simple and probably quite valid. The problem is that it can be hard to quantify how much...
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T-Mobile to upgrade all of its 2G markets to LTE by mid-2015
Happy birthday, T-Mobile LTE! It’s been exactly one year since the UnCarrier launched its next-gen network, and it’s taking advantage of the occasion by announcing further expansion. T-Mobile plans to...
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Google Drive’s reduced rates make cloud storage even more affordable
Google Drive has been the cloud repository of choice for many people since it launched back in 2012, and now the company is dropping prices to make it even more attractive. While users will still get...
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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition arrives on Verizon for $600 on...
The focus right now might be on Samsung’s Pro tablets, but the South Korean company also has a little something called the Note 10.1 2014 Edition. Introduced back last summer, this LTE-ready slate is...
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Office 365 Personal offers cheaper access to Microsoft’s productivity suite
Micorosoft’s Office is still pretty ubiquitous, but it’s facing challenges from a number of cheaper (often free) competitors that have quite a head start in the cloud. Office 365 Personal is an...
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Recommended from Around the Web (Week Ending March 14, 2014)
Life with Tesla Model S: One Year and 15,000 Miles LaterA Tesla owner unveils some of the annoyances of life with a Model S. But he still loves the car.—Kevin Bullis, senior editor, energy The Garbage...
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Geek Trivia: The Widow Of Which Famed American Entrepreneur Spent Millions On...
The Widow Of Which Famed American Entrepreneur Spent Millions On A Mansion For Ghosts? Carnegie Rockefeller Winchester Rothschild Think you know the answer? Read more: Geek Trivia: The Widow Of Which...
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VLC Media Player for Windows 8 and 8.1 Modern UI is Now Available
Are you one of the individuals who has been patiently waiting for a Modern UI version of VLC Media Player? Then your wait is finally over! A beta version has become available this week and is ready to...
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March Madness Live 2014: new apps, redesigned brackets and more social features
It’s about that time again. That time for NCAA Division I schools to battle it out on the court during the month of March, all in search of men’s basketball glory. Naturally, the NCAA, in partnership...
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Navigate the Colorado River from your sofa with Google Maps Street View
With spring quickly approaching (hopefully) and summer following shortly thereafter, outdoor adventures are just around the corner. In order to get mentally prepped for expedition season, Google Maps...
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Crowd-funded KickSat to carry over 100 tiny satellites into space this Sunday
It began with a Kickstarter project in 2011. This Sunday, KickSat creator Zac Manchester will see his poker chip-size satellites take flight when they launch from Cape Canaveral to an altitude of...
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Someone (finally) made a Galaxy Gear clone
At first glance this beauty might look like the Galaxy Gear, but it’s actually the PW305. Apparently the guys at Podoor didn’t get the memo from CNN that people weren’t counterfeiting smartwatches,...
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SpaceX Set to Launch the World’s First Reusable Booster
Up and away: The Grasshopper, a test vehicle used by SpaceX, takes off from the company’s McGregor, Texas, launch site in June 2013. On Sunday, if all goes well, Space Exploration Technologies, or...
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FCC approves AT&T’s acquisition of Leap Wireless, with some strings attached
AT&T’s buyout of Leap Wireless is clearly going more smoothly than its failed bid for T-Mobile. The FCC has just approved the Leap acquisition, leaving only the Department of Justice’s A-OK...
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Bing finally supports image matching in search
You know Google’s Search by Image feature? Well, Bing now offers the same functionality — albeit more than two years later. Microsoft’s browser will now let you search for a particular picture, as...
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Prepare yourself: Facebook video ads are headed your way soon
Get ready: video ads are set to become a permanent fixture in your Facebook feed by late April or early May. The social network has been testing 15-second spots since December and, after a few delays,...
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Target reportedly knew about data breaches for 12 days before taking action
Foreign data thieves may be responsible for stealing Target’s customer data late last year, but it now appears that the retailer played a large part in its own misfortune. Sources speaking to...
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Barnes & Noble to drop its Nook app for Windows in revised Microsoft deal
We hope you weren’t too attached to the Nook app for Windows, because it’s going away — well, sort of. Barnes & Noble’s Nook Media subsidiary and Microsoft have amended their partnership with...
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Experimenting with liquid gold leaf
I’m still shopping for enormous plants, but in the meantime, I operated on some lamps. You know how IKEA’s model living rooms always look so inviting because there are little light sources everywhere?...
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