Samsung and other tech companies showcased new computerized wristwatches this week — all aimed at challenging Apple, a relative newcomer to selling smartwatches.Apple Watch was the leading smartwatch in the second quarter, with an estimated 4 million shipped worldwide, for a market share of…

So this is what happens if you push the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) too far on the issue of commercial drone flights.The agency on Tuesday proposed a colossal $1.9 million fine for Chicago-based drone operator SkyPan for allegedly "endangering the safety of our airspace"…

Even when working from a garage in the Silicon Valley, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs never saw his products as mere pieces of tech. He had a very strong vision that shaped the way people look at technology. It was a mentality, as well as a…

Police arrested four people during a series of raids Wednesday in connection with the slaying of a civilian police worker, which officials have said they believe was linked to terrorism.More than 200 officers swooped into homes in western Sydney and arrested the men, aged…

Microsoft is set to open a flagship store in Manhattan three weeks today.The new store is located on Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street, just a five-minute walk from Apple's famous glass-cube store. It's the computer giant's first flagship outlet in the city and its…

With the exception of a select few locations, most of Africa is is beyond the range of traditional fixed and mobile terrestrial network connections. As result, only about 20 percent of the population is able to connect to the Internet. Facebook hopes to change those…

GPS directions might at times drive you insane, but one woman was actually driven to her death in Brazil. Travel agent Regina Murmura, 70, and her husband Francisco, 69, were aiming for a Niteroi beach on Avenue Quintino Bocaiuva on Saturday when their Waze GPS…

Apple has done it again. The iPhone 6s is a remarkable phone with several unique features. Some are designed to help you stay productive at work, others are just purely for fun. Here are my top picks.1. 12 megapixel cameraThe iPhone 6s and…

Russia's Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) has ordered Google to amend agreements with mobile operators in the country, which may let manufacturers preload third-party services instead of Google's own services.It follows a landmark decision by the FAS into the forced preinstallation of several services on…

The iPad Pro – Apple’s just-announced jumbo tablet – combined with the newest iOS software upgrade, could be a formidable competitor to Microsoft’s Surface tablet and other Windows hybrid devices.Let’s start with the virtual keyboard. The iPad Pro’s laptop-sized 12.9-inch screen allows, for the…