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Smartphones may function as music players, cameras and grocery lists, but the calling experience they provide remains the same as their bolted-to-the-wall counterparts. Sidecar wants to change that by making smartphone capabilities part of phone calls. The app, which launched … Continue reading →

A couple weeks after unveiling a new logo and a few months before moving into a new arena, the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets have hopped on the bandwagon of one of social media’s hottest new apps. The Nets — formerly of … Continue reading →

Facebook may have a ways to go to catch up to Apple as the world’s most valuable company, but it is making progress as being perceived as the most-valuable brand with a worth of $33.2 billion, according to one researcher. … Continue reading →

Anonymous is taking credit for a confirmed breach of security at the U.S. Department of Justice, although the exact contents of the data bounty are not yet known. “Today we are releasing 1.7 GB of data that used to belong … Continue reading →

Motorola Mobility is now officially part of Google. CEO Larry Page announced Tuesday the search giant had closed the deal to acquire the cellphone manufacturer, also revealing that Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha would be stepping down. In the blog post, … Continue reading →

Siri is a loyal mistress, following you wherever you go — but is she a good listener? Since the iPhone 4S began coming standard with Siri last October, the voice activated personal assistant has become a cultural phenomenon. Samuel L. … Continue reading →

When actor James Doohan died in 2005, the man who played Star Trek‘s engineer Scotty for nearly 40 years had one request: That his ashes be launched into space. Now, after years of delays and countless rumors, SpaceX Falcon 9 … Continue reading →

Keeping up with Apple‘s growth is like sneezing with your eyes open — it’s nearly impossible. That’s why every so often we like to bring you an update of the latest Apple news, numbers and trends. The infographic below was … Continue reading →

Lawrence Lessig called Internet privacy an “oxymoron” in a backstage interview during this year’s Mashable Connect, held in Orlando, Florida. Lessig added that the solution lies in building what he called an “identity layer” into the Internet. “In this world, … Continue reading →

Nasdaq has acknowledged the technical glitches that delayed the start of Facebook IPO for approximately 30 minutes and vexed many investors. “This was not our finest hour,” said Robert Greifeld, chief executive of Nasdaq OMX Group Inc, in an interview … Continue reading →