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Microsoft launched a new way for college students to pay for Windows PC purchases on Tuesday — a Kickstarter-style crowdfunding program. The tech giant’s new “Chip In” program lets friends and family crowdsource donations toward purchasing a Windows PC for … Continue reading →

For many, social media has become a way of life. From Facebook’s one billion active users to Twitter’s 400 million daily tweets, these networks have had a massive impact on people around the world. While social media has brought us … Continue reading →

President Barack Obama took a shot at so-called “patent trolls” Tuesday by announcing a series of executive actions and legislative recommendations designed to curb patent exploitation Patent trolling is a particularly significant issue in technology, as major companies such as … Continue reading →

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD. Game of Thrones, how dare you rip out our hearts and gobble them up like a Dothraki bride? The gruesome climax to the so-called “Red Wedding” left GoT viewers shocked, saddened and craving some bloody revenge on … Continue reading →

Harmonix, the makers of Rock Band and Dance Central, announced its plans to team with Disney to release a Kinect-based game based on the 1940s animated classic Fantasia In Fantasia: Music Evolved, players will be able to control the tempo, … Continue reading →

Bacon. It’s such an Internet fetish object that it’s surprising that Oscar Mayer hasn’t really capitalized on it before With the help of digital agency 360i, though, the Kraft brand is going whole hog with a Father’s Day promotion themed … Continue reading →

Profound innovation has taken center stage at TED conferences worldwide since its inception in 1985. Over the years, products such as Java and Photoshop were introduced to the world. Renown architect Frank Gehry discussed his designs, for the first time, … Continue reading →

Not long ago, the media looked at the web as if it was an awkward, unwanted stepchild. Today, the reverse is arguably true, with debate growing over whether social networks such as Twitter will overtake beacons of journalism like The … Continue reading →

Imagine if a phone charger could serve malicious code and charge your iPhone. It would be a hacker’s dream — one that might already be a reality A group of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology claim they created … Continue reading →

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories. 16-year-old web developer Will Smidlein “broke” … Continue reading →