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Snowden Defends Leaks; Instagram Video Rumor; Chromebooks to Hit Walmart

Topping tech headlines on Monday, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden conducted a question-and-answer session on The Guardian’s website, in which he stood by earlier statements regarding the secretive government agency and suggested...
Tesla to Demo New Battery-Swapping Tech

A few months ago, Tesla founder Elon Musk became embroiled in a disagreement with a New York Times reviewer over the battery life of the company’s new Model S electric car....
Sprint Rolls Out 4G LTE in 22 More Cities

Just in time for summer, Sprint is expanding its 4G LTE network to an additional 22 cities. Users in “hotspots” like Miami, New Orleans, Raleigh, and Tampa can now download videos,...
Yahoo Jumps on Disclosure Bandwagon, Pledges More Transparency

Yahoo this week joined Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook in revealing the number of user data requests it has received from law enforcement agencies. The Internet firm received between 12,000 and 13,000...
MB Labs Reimagines the Synthesizer for Red Bull Creation Crown

What could you build with only 72 hours, a pile of scraps, and a tent full of machinery? Six teams of innovators found out last week, when tasked with building a...
Downton Abbey Season 3 Streaming Exclusively on Amazon

Looking to catch up on season three of Downton Abbey, or just re-live all the twists and turns before it returns to PBS for a fourth season in January? If you’re...
Google Chromebooks Coming to Walmart, Staples

Google is expanding its Chromebook footprint; the Web-based notebooks will soon be available in Walmart and Staples. Walmart is now selling the newest Acer Chromebook, a $199 device with a 16GB...
Microsoft Boosts Speed, Accuracy of Bing Voice Search

Microsoft is taking a cue from the human brain in its latest Bing for Windows Phone app update. Redmond promised improved speed and accuracy with voice to text and voice-based search...
Wall Street Prepping for ‘Quantum Dawn 2′ Cyber Drill

Is Wall Street prepared for a full-scale cyber attack? Dozens of top firms are about to find out, as the financial services industry preps for Quantum Dawn 2, a real-time cyber...
VIDEO: Transform Into ‘Man of Steel’ at Superhero Supply Company

You don’t have to have been born on Krypton to fly faster than a speeding bullet or see through walls. A small shop in Brooklyn sells enough capes, powers, and gadgets...
PS4 Game Bundles Available for Pre-Order on Amazon

When Sony’s PlayStation 4 launches at the end of the year, you can pick up your plain, standard edition console for $399. Or, you can shell out a few extra bucks...
Ford Using Robots to Test Truck Durability

Robots may rule the roads one day, but for now, they’re limited to Ford test tracks. A pilot program within the automaker is using robots to test the durability of Ford’s...
Brits Accused of Spying on G20 Attendees

The British government monitored the phone calls and emails of those who attended the 2009 G20 summits in London, according to documents published by The Guardian. The spying was carried out...
Tweet Added to Oxford English Dictionary

Less than a decade ago, the word tweet only meant one thing: the chirp of a bird. Boy has that changed. As of this month, the lauded Oxford English Dictionary, the...
Samsung Galaxy Owners Get First Dibs on New Jay-Z Album

Samsung on Sunday announced that rapper Jay-Z’s next album will be available exclusively on Galaxy devices three days before its official release. The album, titled “Magna Carta Holy Grail,” will be...
At Apple, Steve Jobs’ Legacy Lives On

At WWDC last week, Apple announced a cloud-based version of iWork. As Apple demoed this, the whole Flash versus HTML5 brouhaha came back to my mind. Let’s back up a bit....
Apple Mac Pro: Does Expandability Really Matter?

Apple has announced its new Mac Pro professional desktop workstation, and it is 1/8th the volume of the old one. To get it so small, Apple had to remove one of...
A Tale of Preorders: Sony’s PlayStation 4 or Microsoft’s Xbox One?

Get ready for the latest salvo of updates in the story that’s going to be topping the gaming headlines all the way into the winter. It’s the classic, Iron Chef-like question:...
Google Creating Cross-Industry Database to Combat Child Porn

Google is spearheading a new, shareable database that should make it easier for organizations to report and remove images of child sexual abuse from larger portions of the Web. According to...
AT&T Rolls Out Emergency Alerts Update to iPhone Users

AT&T has started to push out a carrier update that will now allow owners of various versions of Apple’s iPhone to receive important Wireless Emergency Alerts. The update itself is mandatory,...