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The new Facebook app Hello (Android only) gives you information about incoming calls, pulled directly from the Facebook profile of the caller.

Prosecutors around the country are dropping cases against dangerous criminals rather than spill details about the FBI's StingRay technology.

Much as it may like to do so, Major League Baseball and other sports groups are largely unable to stop fan-shot live stream video of games.

HP's new back-to-school lineup features convertible laptops that target students with varying computing needs and budgets.

A new Pew Research Center study shows that 98% of teens use the web weekly, while 56% admit using it several times a day.

Social network Twitter now lets you opt in to receiving direct messages from all users of the site, regardless of whether you follow them.

On January 11, 2017, Norway will become the first country to complete its transition from analog FM radio to all digital HD radio.

Thieves are using an inexpensive amplifier device to trick remote keyless entry/push-button start vehicles into unlocking themselves, police warn.

Money held in your Google Wallet account is now protected against bank failure by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), up to $250,000.

Starting on April 19, Verizon FiOS TV customers can choose from themed skinny bundles that can be swapped from month to month.

The U.S. GAO is warning that newer passenger aircraft are vulnerable to hacking via their in-flight Wi-Fi networks.

Sidebar Statuses are short text blurbs, viewable by your Facebook Messenger friends, that are reminiscent of AIM away messages.

UP4, the next generation of Jawbone UP fitness bands, can connect to your American Express card to enable tap-to-pay NFC mobile payments.

The TSA has fired 2 agents who were part of a scheme to fondle attractive male passengers passing through a Denver International Airport checkpoint.

Recent testing by SquareTrade shows the Samsung Galaxy S6 to be more durable than the iPhone 6 or 6 Plus.

An HTC software update to fix camera issues with the One M9 does not improve camera enough to make it competitive.

The free Kaspersky Ransomware Decryptor tool restores your access to files affected by the nefarious CoinVault malware.

Kart Kingdom allows kids aged 6 to 9 the ability to explore, cooperate with others and learn in a safe, controlled and free online game environment.

U.S. television maker VIZIO has unveiled its M-Series, offering 4K ultra high-definition resolution starting at $599 for a 43-inch model.

The Mophie Space Pack protective case adds up to 128 GB of file storage and more battery life to your iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPad mini.

The Federal Communications Commission will be holding a workshop on April 28 to discuss web surfing history privacy protections for broadband subscribers.

YouTube will soon launch a paid subscription service that allows you to skip ads and access exclusive subscriber-only videos.

iOS 8.3 brings racial and family diversity to your emoji keyboard, a spam filter for Messages, a Siri voice update, bug fixes and more.

The folks at iFixit have given the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone a low 3 out of 10 score for repairability, putting it well behind the iPhone 6.

LG has unveiled new lines of Netflix Recommended TVs, its first ever optimized specifically for streaming video convenience and performance.

Samsung's first omni-directional wireless speaker sports 360-degree sound, but is it worth the steep price tag?

The YouTube Kids app mixes advertising with programming drawing ire from parent groups.

The FLIR FX home security camera offers an easy recap of the day's recordings, convenient cloud storage and can be used as a portable action cam.

If jigsaw puzzles and crafting projects are feeling a little stale in your house, we've got a new rainy day project: HEXBUG VEX Robotics Ant.

Take a trip down memory lane as the GM plant in Arlington, Texas, rolls out it's 100 millionth vehicle, a Chevrolet Suburban. And, the Suburban celebrates its 80th birthday.

After making unbendable claims after the iPhone 6 Bendgate scandal, Samsung's new Galaxy S6 fails the same test.

A self-driving car completes a successful test run from San Francisco to New York City.

More devices are getting access to HBO without a cable subscription thanks to Sling TV.

Google has released a surprising report about how much malware they've been able to stop last year on Android devices.

Google research has noted that approximately 5% of all visitors to Google sites have ad-injecting malware installed in their browser.

The NFL will broadcast the week 7 Jaguars-Buffalo Bills football game online only through a yet-to-be-named digital distribution company.

The Waze GPS mapping app now includes a progress bar to let you know when you can expect a traffic jam to finally ease up.

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously agreed that the use of GPS tracking technology without a warrant is a Fourth Amendment rights violation.

Verizon is finally letting its customers opt-out of the incredibly intrusive unique identifier header (UIDH) ad-tracking tool through its website.

What smell best represents you brand? Find out, then get stationery made with your custom scent.

T-Mobile announces new $5 a month calling plan for pets, so your whole family can stay connected.

Facebook Scrapbook allows you to easily create dedicated albums for your kids on your own profile using the site's photo tagging feature.

The new All Inboxes feature for Gmail for Android lets you view multiple Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo Mail accounts through a singular Gmail interface.

The adhesive-mounted Amazon Dash Button lets you instantly order popular household grocery staples with the simple press of a real-life button.

Fraudsters are creating IRS.gov accounts in the names of U.S. taxpayers in a scheme to steal their tax refunds. Here's how to stop them. 

Tech companies are urging congress to reform the Patriot Act's bulk metadata collection process when it takes up the issue this spring.

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has released a study and video showing the real-life dangers of distracted driving by teens.

The new Data Saver extension for the Google Chrome browser reduces data use and boosts page download speeds while surfing the net on your PC or Mac.

Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S6 are on, and if you are a savvy shopper, you can get a great deal.

Amazon Cloud Drive now offers an unlimited photo storage plan for $11.99 per year and an unlimited everything plan for $59.99 yearly.

Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) and Dan Harmon (Community) discussed their current streaming projects at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX.

Spherical videos, third-party messenger apps and a Wi-Fi smart battery for smoke detectors were all unveiled at the F8 Facebook Developers Conference.

Microsoft announced today that moving forward, it will make its Office product available as a freemium product on devices under 10.1 inches.

Creditors of bankrupt retailer RadioShack are seeking to sell its database of over 65 million names and addresses at auction to the highest bidder.

USTelecom, a telecom trade group headed by Verizon and AT&T, has filed suit in appeals court against the FCC and its Open Internet Order.

Social network Twitter has begun a limited test of auto-playing video ads in multiple formats in user timelines, AdAge is reporting.

The oneID Password management system (iOS, Chrome, mobile Safari) automatically collects and syncs logins across devices with no master password.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is testing a new program that digitally compares your face to the picture stored on your passport chip.

Chevrolet will debut its new Teen Driver safety system, which monitors teen driving habits and provides over-speed chimes, on the 2016 Malibu.

The FAA has issued Amazon an experimental certificate to research and test drones outdoors, the first step toward drone-based delivery.

A report from StreamingMedia.com separates the real TV trends of 2015 from the hype, from TV everywhere to 4K TVs to streaming sticks.

T-Mobile is now promising to pay off your remaining phone installment plan payments and lock in your Simple Choice plan rate for life.

Verizon agreed to a $3.2 million settlement with the FCC over its part of a multistate mobile 911 outage in April 2014.

The latest Nielsen Total Audience Report reveals that 40% of U.S. households subscribe to at least one streaming video service like Netflix.

Ford announced that the Sync3 multimedia system, available in some 2015 cars, will connect to your home Wi-Fi network for regular software updates.

A new poll from Pew suggests that 25% of Americans have changed the way they use tech in response to potential government surveillance.

The Google Play App Store is now employing human reviewers to review content and applying ESRB ratings to its apps and games.

The new Hello Barbie doll from Mattel is drawing criticism from parents over the fact that it transmits conversations with kids over the web.

Starting March 22, T-Mobile Simple Choice prepaid customers will be able to rollover their unused monthly data allotment for up to 1 year.

The browser-based Google Feud turns Google search autocomplete data into a fun Family Feud-esque guessing game.

The Goodyear BH-03 concept tire is designed to generate and harness both piezoelectricity and thermoelectricity.

The March 2015 OpenSignal State of LTE Report ranks U.S. carriers based on which have the fastest and most widespread 4G LTE data networks.

Searches on Google Flights now reveals the availability of in-flight Wi-Fi, power/USB outlets, live TV, VOD, added legroom and more.

A new research study from Defy Media reveals that kids watch 11.3 hours of streaming video per week, citing how easy it is to relate to.

You can stream NCAA March Madness basketball action on your PC, smartphone and tablet, though a pay cable TV subscription may be required.

The Federal Trade Commission is charging that DirecTV is misleading customers about the true costs of its satellite TV packages in its ads.

Amazon Exclusives offers new premium, innovative products from up-and-coming brands, including products seen on the TV show Shark Tank.

Apple owners are getting an OS update that fixes the FREAK security flaw; Google Android devices are getting a new anti-theft feature.

A new study from the University of Waterloo shows that smartphone search engines may be harming our ability to solve problems and think analytically.

Apple redesigned 12-inch MacBook laptop measures just 13.1mm at its thickest point  and weighs just two pounds, a pound less than the Air.

Is the convenience of simply twisting and touching your wrist do accomplish any and all pocketed smartphone functions is enough reason to spend $349 for an Apple Watch?

If you're heading to a major art or history museum like The Smithsonian or MoMA, please leave your selfie stick camera accessories at home.

Comcast is blocking its subscribers from accessing the HBO Go service over the PlayStation 4, a possible Net Neutrality violation.

The Bluetooth Smart standard will get mesh networking sometime in 2016, giving the tech an advantage in the race for home automation supremacy.

A report from research firm Marketsandmarkets suggests that the smart home market will continue to boom over the next few years.

Both Google Gmail and Yahoo Mail will soon automatically populate your contact list fields with updated addresses and phone numbers.

A security hole introduced by the U.S. government in the 1990s has come to roost for Apple Safari and Google Chrome browser users.

Waze has partnered with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to integrate real-time AMBER alerts into the mapping app.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation warns that much of the firmware in our electronic devices is wide open to attack by hackers.

The AT&T Modio LTE folio case allows you to connect a Wi-Fi only iPad mini (gens 1 through 3) to the AT&T 4G LTE mobile data network.

The Nikon D7200 DSLR has built-in NFC and Wi-Fi and improved burst capability; the Coolpix P900 boasts a 83x optical zoom and GPS geotagging.

A new line of lamps, bedside tables and desks from Ikea, coming April 2015, has Qi wireless charging functionality built in.

Samsung's Galaxy S6 & S6 Edge look to surpass the iPhone 6 in three key areas: taking pictures & videos, battery life & mobile payments.

HTC showed off its virtual reality headset, the re Vive, which the company says will deliver a room-scale 360-degree experience.

HTC used the Mobile World Congress stage to announce the HTC Grip, a new fitness band developed with Under Armour.

HTC's third-generation HTC One smartphone, the One M9, gets three major technological upgrades and a slick new two-tone brushed metal finish.

The free Dropbox and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) apps have completed their cross-integration on both iOS and Android.

Soon, the Spotify streaming music app for desktop will be able to tell you all the words to your favorite songs, line-by-line.

Researchers at Oxford University have created an indoor optical wireless system (Li-Fi) that delivers 200 Gbps speeds.

New home builders have truly started to embrace home automation technology like smart thermostats, though only in a limited fashion due to costs.