How Two Men Unlocked Modern Encryption
The idea of public-key cryptography is surprisingly simple, once you’ve figured it out.

September 23, 2014 at 12:42AM
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Oculus’ Mind-Blowing New Prototype Is a Huge Step Toward Consumer VR
Oculus has released a new version of their Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, to the surprise of developers and tech geeks alike. Sporting integrated audio, improved ergonomics, and 360 degree tracking, the new prototype indicates Oculus is getting ready for consumers.

September 22, 2014 at 11:39PM
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Apple Price Of New iPhone
A realization is gradually setting in for Apple investors, customers, and devotees: Apple has basically, quietly, raised the price of the new iPhone.

September 22, 2014 at 08:10PM
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Google stops pushing Google+ accounts on Gmail users
Google has quietly removed the requirement for new Gmail users to sign up for a Google+ account, in an apparent acknowledgment that some users find it intrusive.

September 22, 2014 at 03:30PM
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Apple Plans To Shut Down Beats Music
It’s not clear when exactly Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre’s music service will be shut down or what Apple will do with streaming, but every source with knowledge of the situation that we talked to agreed Apple plans to sunset the Beats Music brand.

September 22, 2014 at 02:58PM
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Money Is Pouring Into Tech Like It’s 1999-And That’s Not Good
“Saying we’re not in a bubble because it’s not as high as 1999 is like saying … Kim-Jong-Un is not evil because he’s not Hitler. It doesn’t have to match 1999 in order to be madness.”

September 22, 2014 at 01:35PM
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These Metal Filings Are Just Waiting For The Drop
Metal filings can do some neat stuff when your sync magnets to music.

September 22, 2014 at 01:31PM
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50 years of Moog, the analog synth that still beats 1s and 0s
A look back at Bob Moog’s industry-altering invention.

September 22, 2014 at 11:33AM
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iPod Mastermind Tony Fadell On The Death Of The iPod: “You Can’t Get Too Nostalgic”
“It was inevitable something would take its place. You know, in 2003 or 2004, we started asking ourselves what would kill the iPod,” Tony Fadell says. “And even back then, at Apple, we knew it was streaming. We called it the ‘celestial jukebox in the sky.’ And we have that now: music in the cloud.”

September 22, 2014 at 11:09AM
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Apple Tops 10 Million in First Weekend iPhone Sales
Apple says it sold more than 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus units in the first weekend they were available, beating most analyst estimates.

September 22, 2014 at 10:05AM
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