Any reason is a good reason to host a sale according to Valve (I concur). The company has launched a new Steam sale in which they’ve slashed prices on dozens of mystery-themed games in an apparent celebration of this coming…

Security researcher Mark Burnett is capturing headlines after publishing a list of 10 million usernames and passwords on the Internet.

After staving off the inevitable for as long as it could, pioneering one-click file-hosting service RapidShare has announced it will shut down shop next month.

Amazon has launched a new promotional tool that allows people to set up and host online contests. It’s called Amazon Giveaway and it’s primarily designed for those looking to build their brand, generate awareness or elevate their social media presence although…

Humans have already stepped foot on our nearest celestial body – the moon – and if the not-for-profit Mars One organization gets its way, four of our own will travel to another planet within the next 10 years to become…

Image hosting and sharing platform Imgur has turned six, and the company is commemorating the occasion by phasing out Imgur Pro, the $3/month or $24/year subscription offering that was announced on the company's first birthday.

Amazon – and in turn, some of its shoppers – have apparently fallen victim to a scam involving counterfeit AMD Kaveri APUs. Overclock3D, which was the first to pick up on the matter, noticed that multiple shoppers have left feedback on...

Twitter’s latest transparency report reveals a 40 percent uptick in the number of requests for user account information during the second half of 2014 with Russia, Turkey and the United States leading the charge.

An interesting new chat client has been spotted today. The old-school style video chat app has appeared as a download on Github recently and is able to render its users in glorious text based images. 

Sling TV has launched its live, over-the-top (OTT) streaming service nationwide; no invitation needed. The company is also in the process of adding AMC Networks to its programming portfolio.

Google has acquired the maker of Android and iOS app Odysee, a service that allows users to automatically back up full quality photos and videos on their home computer in addition to storing a copy in the cloud for added convenience. …

In my hands-on preview of Sling TV last month, I concluded that its long-term success would hinge on two factors: the channel lineup of its highly-anticipated Sports Extra add-on package and addressing its single-stream limitations.

Netflix is reportedly in the process of developing a live-action series based on one of Nintendo’s most popular franchises, The Legend of Zelda. The project is still in early stages as the streaming media company is searching for writers according…

Deciding what to do on Valentine’s Day just got a bit easier if you happen to own a Chromecast. As a gift to existing Chromecast owners, Google is offering a $6 Google Play credit – no strings attached. Here’s everything…

After nearly a year of waiting since the first we heard of the feature, we recently spotted reports of voice calling appearing for some WhatsApp users in India. Today, more information has surfaced from BGR India saying WhatsApp has begun…

A couple of high-profile artists have caused quite a stir in the music industry as of late with claims that payouts from legal streaming music services are simply too low. They’ve often been vilified by the media and fans over…

Twitter added 4 million new users in Q4 2014, bringing the total number of monthly active users to 288 million, according to its recent earnings report. That was less than the 292 million figure analysts were expecting, however, for which…

Dropbox has been a mainstay in the cloud storage market for a while now, having slowly rolled out additional features through updates. It is introducing another such feature that will likely be of use to those who like to work…

Twitter has a major trolling issue and it has for years. CEO Dick Costolo admitted as much in a recent internal memo obtained by The Verge.

Twitter has entered into an agreement with Google that will see the search giant include real-time Tweets in its search results, according to a Bloomberg report. Currently, Google crawls Twitter’s website for the information, but the deal would give it access…

YouTube has launched a new experiment that puts the viewer in control of the action… well, sort of. The feature I’m referring to allows users to switch between multiple different camera angles while a video is playing (and I do…

Following a three-week trial, jurors in the Silk Road case have found Ross Ulbricht guilty on all charges. He is facing up to life in prison.

Most major internet services and social networks claim to be as transparent as possible regarding user privacy, but there are times when legal issues prevent them from doing so. Data requests from the likes of the NSA and FBI in…

Microsoft is working on a fix for a recently discovered vulnerability in Internet Explorer 11. The bug, which affects even the most up-to-date and patched version of IE, allows an attacker to bypass browser security, inject malicious code to launch…

It’s been more than a decade in the making but the debate around net neutrality will finally be settled. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has unveiled a proposal in which broadband providers would be regulated under Title II of…