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Windows 10 Event: MSFT Surprises With 84-Inch Surface Hub and HoloLens VR Headset

Windows 10 shows off universal apps, Spartan, Cortana, Xbox integration and surprises with Surface Hub and HoloLens hardware

AMZN to Pull Plug on Amazon Wallet App

Amazon has announced that as of today, Jan. 21, 2014, it is no longer supporting the Amazon Wallet app, which launched six months ago.

Your Facebook News Feed Will Now Include Less Viral Hoaxes

Facebook has made some changes to help lessen the amount of hoaxes on its platform by limiting distribution and alerting users of the hoax.

These 2 Charts Should Give Any Investor Pause

The stark contrast between small caps and utilities is a warning to all but the most aggressive traders.

Tuesday Apple Rumors: Apple May be Working on Stylus for iPad Pro

Tuesday's Apple Rumors include a patent for eye-tracking technology, more banks added to Apple Pay and a possible iPad stylus.

Facebook Messenger Tests Voice-to-Text Feature

Facebook Messenger is testing out a new feature with a small number of users that allows users to change recorded voice clips into text.

25 Most Common Passwords: Here’s What NOT to Use

SplashData released a list of the most common passwords. Here is the top 25 including 'password' and 'iloveyou.'

Friday Apple Rumors: Apple May Be Testing iOS 9

Friday's Apple Rumors include iOS 8 beta being released to retail employees, Swift climbing in popularity and iOS 9 test rumors.

Xbox One Screenshots Are Coming Soon

Microsoft's Xbox One will soon let users capture screenshots while playing games and share them with friends in an update for early 2015.

Google Glass: Consumer Sales to End This Month

Google Glass is closing down its Explorer program and will stop being sold this month as the team moves out of Google X labs.

Oil (Yes, Oil!) Tops 7 Dividend Stocks Increasing Payouts

Volatility, selling, a rising U.S. dollar and especially those plunging oil prices have dominated the market landscape since the beginning of the year. Now, however, we are flying headlong into earnings season, and that means we also are likely to see a bevy of big dividend stocks increasing shareholder payouts. This week, there were six high-profile dividend stocks moving to make shareholders happier, and one of the biggest came from the battered oil sector.

Google (GOOG): Quit it With Google Glass And Focus on Nest

The tech genius behind the design of the iPod must now focus on Glass and the smarthome division Nest, a dangerous misallocation of resources by GOOG.

Thursday Apple Rumors: Patent Shows Possible New Touch ID Uses

Thursday's Apple Rumors include 1 million new users a week signing up for iBooks, more Apple Stores being opened in China and more.

Google Expects Self-Driving Cars on Roads By 2020

Google executive Chris Urmson says he expects to see self-driving cars on roads by 2020 and wants to see how people use them.

Mozilla Firefox 35: Firefox Hello, Other New Features

Mozilla Firefox 35 has a ton of new features including a simple video chat capability called Firefox Hello.

Xiaomi Mi Note: A Death Knell for Apple (AAPL) Stock?

Apple (AAPL) stock could suffer serious losses if Xiaomi's Mi Note smartphone, hailed as a cheaper iPhone 6 Plus-like device, is a sign of things to come.

Android 4.3 Alert: Google Won’t Fix Security Bug Affecting 930M Users

Google has announced that it own't be fixing a security flaw found on 60% of its devices because it's on an older operating system.

The 5 Best Smartphones We’re Looking Forward to in 2015

The best smartphones of 2014 are expected to get even better in 2015 and be joined by newcomers like Google’s Project Ara

3 Best Stocks to Buy, 3 Stocks to Sell for Low Oil Prices

The stock market has had mixed reactions to falling oil prices. But these six stocks react quite predictably when oil makes big moves.