Salesforce was also a serious bidder for LinkedIn, the business networking site that sold to Microsoft for $26 billion this week, said CEO Marc Benioff.Benioff confirmed the effort, after I contacted him earlier today following reports that there was a second buyer also intereste … | Continue reading

Snapchat doesn’t just care about video. The company is behind a new online magazine called Real Life, which will publish roughly one article each weekday on the subject of technology, starting on June 27. In a blog post describing the new initiative today, Snapchat employee and s … | Continue reading

Microsoft added a Starbucks feature to its Outlook software yesterday, and I bet it's very useful if you can download it. I can't, because it is not supported by Outlook for Mac. The rub: Vox Media provided me with this MacBook Air and with my Microsoft Office software suite. Did … | Continue reading

Extreme sports are often far too intense to give you the free hand you’d need to activate something like a GoPro and start recording footage. That’s why a company called GoHawk is launching a new camera expansion pack that lets users switch the GoPro on with a remote shutter inpu … | Continue reading

Buffer is a popular social media management tool that also offers a great marketing blog on the side, but you may know it best for is its open salary formula that the company’s co-founders shared publicly in order to be transparent about how each employee’s salaries are calculate … | Continue reading

Linksys wants to get into the cable modem business in a serious way, and it's kicking that off with the launch of three new units. Its hope is that now, in 2016, people will be fed up enough with modem rental fees to go out and buy their own.These initial three models are sort of … | Continue reading

459,000 years. That’s how long Twitch users spent watching other people play video games last year, and Facebook wants a piece of the pie. It might sound weird, but eSports are wildly popular, and Facebook is getting serious about owning those video views. A source tipped us off … | Continue reading

The family of a California design student killed in November's attacks in Paris sued Twitter, Google and Facebook, claiming the social media companies provide "material support" to the militant group Islamic State. | Continue reading

Campaign of the Week: Woman Deriving Some Sort Of Sick Pleasure From Healthy New Diet, Lifestyle Source: The Onion Why we like it: We always appreciate The Onion's satirical take on the news and then how they extend that through to brands. This reverse take for NaturesCare pokes … | Continue reading

Google announced today that it has paid out more than $550,000 to 82 security researchers that have detected vulnerabilities within the Android mobile operating system. This was done under the auspices of the company’s Android Security Rewards program which launched last year. Ov … | Continue reading

Here's a discount code that you can use over at Verizon that will save you $300 off any handset that is worth more than $400. | Continue reading

I’m usually cautious about Kickstarter campaigns, but when the data looks right I’m encouraged to peer deeper. Haruumi Shiode reached out to me with his CleanTech concept for a product called the Remo (which remotely controls wall unit air conditioners), and I have to admit the n … | Continue reading

Scarcely two weeks into its Get Thanked promo, T-Mobile has lost Domino's after users nationwide flooded local restaurants this Tuesday. | Continue reading

Vrse, a startup building technology for delivering virtual reality video across platforms, is announcing today that it has raised $12.56 million and that it’s taking on a new name: Within. Also today the startup said its app is launching on the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive on Thu … | Continue reading

Vrse, the company behind some of the best-known virtual reality video, is dropping the "VR" moniker. Today, it announced a $12.56 million fundraising round and a new name: Within. With the change, it’s also planning to expand its scope beyond the documentary work that it’s primar … | Continue reading

Lin-Manuel Miranda is officially leaving his starring role in his Tony / Grammy / Pulitzer-winning musical, Hamilton, on July 9th. Contracts for most of the cast are up on that date, and Miranda's co-star Phillipa Soo will also be departing. Obviously ticket prices for Miranda's … | Continue reading

It’ll probably come as no surprise to anyone who’s been following gaming of late, but Alienware’s looking to join the likes of HP and MSI with the release of a VR backpack of its very own. The Dell-owned gaming PC maker wasn’t exactly trumpeting the device at E3, but it did show … | Continue reading

Rather than trying to sell everyone a smartphone that's good at everything, LG has launched a new series of phones that each excel in only one particular area — that way, you can get the feature you want the most, without spending too much. The LG X line of phones launched earlie … | Continue reading

The OSVR HDK2 was arguably Razer’s biggest E3 unveiling this year – but it was also kind of besides the point. Like Google’s Daydream announcement a few weeks back, this is a reference device, a way of showcasing hardware designed specifically to work with the company’s software. … | Continue reading

This Austin house was completed recently by Matt Fajkus Architecture. Austin’s Bouldin Creek neighborhood provides a unique context to ... | Continue reading

The Sony Xperia X has a lot in common with the Xperia Z5 in terms of style, but there are design differences plus new internals. Is it a worthy smartphone in 2016? Let's find out! | Continue reading