Browser maker Opera just released a new version for Android with a slew of new features, an upgraded design and better performance. And, for the first time for Opera, it is not running on its own Presto rendering engine. Opera for Android is running WebKit. In February, Opera said that it was ditching Presto in [...]

According to the 2013 BrandZ Top 100 report, tech companies hold the top three slots in this year’s list of top global brands — Apple, Google and IBM leading the pack in that order. Microsoft rolls in at number 7 on the list. There’s big money in them thar brands, too. The ClickZ report pegs Apple’s [...]

On Monday, Yahoo announced it was buying Tumblr, the blog network, for $1.1 billion. And then the tweets started, with people declaring that Tumblr founder David Karp was now a billionaire. The conflation of Tumblr’s purchase price with Karp’s net worth assumed that Karp got nearly all of the Yahoo payday. And that’s simply not how [...]

It’s not every day one of the big three gaming powerhouses announces a new console. In fact, we’ve been waiting a solid eight years. In an event on its Redmond, Washington home turf today, Microsoft announced the Xbox One, its next generation Xbox gaming console — and more. In fact, the Xbox One is pretty [...]

Today in Redmond, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One, its vision for the future of home entertainment. The Xbox One will expand Microsoft’s Xbox agenda well beyond gaming, blurring the boundaries of gaming and interactive TV further than ever. Let’s take a look. The Xbox One isn’t much of a departure when it comes to design [...]

Getting called out by the Obama administration wasn’t enough of a deterrent for Unit 61398, the cyberattack unit of the People’s Liberation Army of China, because apparently they’re at it again, working to pilfer information from private company and public government data stores. The New York Times is reporting that Unit 61398 has resumed operations [...]

The Tumblr acquisition may give Yahoo the young, hip audience it’s always wanted — assuming it can keep them. Because Tumblr users aren’t happy, and they’re letting it all out.  “Yahoo is buying Tumblr guys THIS IS NOT OKAY THEY’LL RUIN OUR HOME,” blogged one user in a sentiment repeatedly echoed on the #yahoo, #tumblr, [...]

It wasn’t that long ago that Yahoo stood accused of letting Flickr decay beyond repair.  Today, under the guidance of new CEO Marissa Mayer, the company has given the oft maligned image-sharing community a major facelift. Yahoo’s announcement promises a Flickr that’s “more spectacular, much bigger, and one you can take anywhere.”  Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the grid. [...]

An 18-month congressional investigation turned up evidence that Apple is a major-league tax avoider, the New York Times reports — one that allegedly sheltered billions of dollars from taxation by moving the money through a web of subsidiaries, some of which had no employees and claimed to be exempt from taxes. Apple CEO Tim Cook will [...]

Google just announced that is it is shutting down Google Checkout, a Web-based payments system it launched to great expectations seven years ago. It will continue to offer Google Wallet and handle transactions for apps, games, music, and movies on the Google Play store. But Google is largely getting out of the business of processing [...]

We’re still weeks away from Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 10-14, but one thing’s for sure: Plenty of iPhone and iPad users are hoping for a fresh design and a more open, customizable experience.  Last week, ReadWrite asked our esteemed readers what you’re hoping to see in iOS 7. The two biggest take-aways: [...]

“We are only at 1% of what is possible.” ~ Google CEO Larry Page Page is right. Even though it seems like we get a breakthrough new technology every year, we are really just scratching the surface. But what does that really mean? If we have achieved only 1% of what is technologically possible, Google is [...]