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Google might tweak its search algorithm to favor websites that use encryption, a step that would result in safer websites appearing higher in search results, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The Samsung Galaxy S5, which launched last week in numerous countries around the globe, costs around $256 to manufacture according to a report by market research firm IHS. The handset retails for $660 without a contract, meaning up to 60%…

Many thought Overstock’s acceptance of Bitcoin as a form of payment would encourage other online competitors to follow suit but apparently that isn’t happening. Cryptocurrency fans may be sad to learn that online retail king Amazon has no plans to…

Intel has quietly begun shipping their 'Haswell Refresh' line of processors, ahead of an expected launch next month. The CPUs are essentially replacing existing 'Haswell' parts, featuring minor updates such as clock speed increases (typically 100 MHz) for no additional cost.

EVE Online developer CCP Games has cancelled the development of a fantasy MMO game by the name of World of Darkness. As a result of the decision, the studio also laid off 56 employees working out of Atlanta according to…

Bulky chargers with lengthy cords have been a staple of notebooks for decades. Given recently technological advancements in virtually every other category, it’s a wonder that nobody has yet to tackle this common inconvenience. Well now, someone finally has. …

Samsung has mailed out press invitations to an event on April 29 with the tagline “Kapture the Moment.” It’s widely expected that the Korean tech giant will use the Red Dot Design Museum in Singapore to unveil the successor to…

There once was a time when taking music with you meant popping a cassette tape into your cassette player, attaching a set of headphones and jamming out until the AA batteries died.

Facebook is reportedly looking to move in on Paypal's territory with its own e-money service. According to a report from the Financial Times, Facebook is currently in an approval process that will allow the company to coordinate real money transfers…

Google has agreed to purchase drone maker Titan Aerospace for an undisclosed sum, the company confirmed on Monday. The company and its 20 or so employees will remain in New Mexico and operations will continue as usual according to Google…

Sprint's customers will soon be able to stream music from Spotify and pay for the service using the wireless carrier’s billing system, according to Re/Code.

Mozilla on Monday promoted Chris Beard to interim CEO as the company continues to search for a permanent replacement following the controversial resignation of Brendan Eich less than two weeks ago.

With about 215 million credit cards stored in its data bases, Amazon is one of the leaders in the payments industry and now CEO Jeff Bezos wants to make an even stronger push in that direction.

Apple’s in-car infotainment system is heading to a number of new vehicles in the not-too-distant future and if the latest rumors are taken at face value, those not in a position to purchase a new ride will also be able…

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service, which is supposed to get paid this time of year, will be shelling out millions of dollars to Microsoft for extended Windows XP support, according to a ComputerWorld report.

Trying to predict the feature set, specifications and design of the next iPhone is a game that many have played for years but one thing has remained a constant through it all: pricing. The new iPhone has traditionally started at…

Samsung has made a habit of breaking its own records when it comes to the Galaxy series flagships. Keeping up with the trend, the South Korean company's latest flagship Galaxy S5 broke the launch day sales records of its predecessor…

T-Mobile on Monday announced plans to do away with expensive overage fees for all customers on consumer plans. CEO John Legere took the initiative a step further by publically inviting AT&T, Sprint and Verizon to do the same.

According to a New York Times report, President Barack Obama has said that the NSA must reveal any Internet vulnerability that it finds. But there's a catch. The security agency is not obligated to disclose vulnerabilities whenever there's “a clear…

AMD has scored another win for their Mantle API, with upcoming title Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth to support it alongside DirectX 11. Previous Civilization titles, such as Civilization V, were reasonably CPU intensive, so the reduced CPU overhead and lower-level…