Blackberry shares plunge after $84m first-quarter loss

The figure was better than the $518m loss for the same period last year, but much worse than analysts' forecasts. The company, based in Ontario, Canada, also said it would post an...

Microsoft backtracks on Xbox One sharing policies

(CNN) -- Reacting to "feedback from the Xbox community," Microsoft is appearing to reverse course and change two key components to policies for its new Xbox One video game console. All...

Original Apple I computer up for auction

An original Apple 1 computer is up for auction at Christie's until July 9. Apple fans are serious. They will line up for hours to buy the newest version of the iPhone and...

Attack of Galaxy S4 gadget spam

When the Galaxy S4 launched in April, Samsung sold one version of its flagship smartphone. Two months later, there are five S4 devices on store shelves.   There's the self-explanatory...

Twitter founder uses phone during takeoff

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey tweeted a number of Vine videos this past week documenting a drive through D.C., his walk through LaGuardia airport, and his plane taking off in San...

Moving on from Google Reader

By Heather Kelly, CNN June 25, 2013 -- Updated 1348 GMT (2148 HKT) | Filed under: Web (CNN) -- Next Monday, Google is officially shutting down its popular RSS...

BlackBerry launches iPhone and Android security platform

Secure Work Space lets users toggle between personal and corporate modes on their devices. After losing the smartphone market to Apple and Google a few years ago, BlackBerry...

Windows 8.1's little changes are a huge improvement

Windows 8.1 is available in 'preview' version for developers on Wednesday. SAN FRANCISCO (CNNMoney) Microsoft on Wednesday released its first preview of Windows 8.1, a vastly...

PayPal to launch inter-planetary payment system

PayPal is getting serious about space payments. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) PayPal said Thursday it will launch inter-planetary payments -- yes, a system for buying things in space.     It...

Microsoft previews new Windows, music player, more

(CNN) -- The newest version of Windows is getting some changes. Among them? A little dose of old Windows. Microsoft is making adjustments to its Windows 8 operating system, beginning...

Your child's data is stored in the cloud

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Your child's school knows just about everything about your kid. Now, many school districts are storing all that information in the cloud.    Non-profit...

Report: Google's making a video game console

  (CNN) -- Google is reportedly working on a video game console that would be powered by its Android operating system, potentially putting another huge tech player in an arena...

BlackBerry 10 is not a hit; stock nosedives 28%

BlackBerry has run out of excuses. Its new phones are simply not a hit.     The Canadian smartphone maker posted a surprise loss after shipping just 2.7 million...

Suspend aircraft purchases for Afghan unit, U.S. watchdog says

   (CNN) -- The Pentagon should suspend the acquisition of four dozen aircraft for a special Afghan military team because the unit lacks the "capacity to operate and...

5 things Obama wants young South Africans to know

Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- President Barack Obama held a town hall meeting Saturday with a group of young people in the Soweto section of Johannesburg, with video links...

Obama meets with Mandela's family in South Africa

(CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama met Saturday with family members of ailing South African statesman Nelson Mandela and spoke by telephone with Mandela's wife as she maintains...

Newly found Planet may support life

 (CNN) -- Our everyday concerns -- what's for dinner, what to update on Facebook -- seem small when we consider that there's a whole universe out there where other life may...

How to make your feature phone a smartphone

JERUSALEM: An Israeli technology company has developed a method where old or outdated phones can run apps available only on smartphones. The system developed by the VascoDe company...

Soon, smartphones to warn you of impending heart attack

WELLINGTON: A new smartphone being developed is set to revolutionize the way we manage healthcare by warning people of impending heart attack. Nano-thin silicon heart-and blood-monitoring...

Google patents photo-capturing walking stick

WASHINGTON: Google has got its new invention, a walking stick that takes pictures whenever it hits the ground, patented. According to the patent text, the stick has a sensor that...

Buyers's guide: Suggest a smartphone with good camera for sub-Rs 15,000

Please suggest a smartphone with a good processor and camera for under Rs 15,000. —Mudit Sharma, Chetan, S K Jain, Ankur Rao, Mridul Sharma, Keshav Soni, Agnelo Fernandes, Rohit...

Digital burn-out? Tips for technology detox

PARIS: Tired of checking your smartphone every few minutes for new emails, likes or retweets? Do you spend more time looking at your device than chatting to your date? Are you...