An app created by the Taliban to attract people to its cause has been removed from the Google Play store. Known as Alemarah, the app was filled with stories and statements written in the Pashto language and contained videos created by the extremist Islamic group, Bloomberg reported on Sunday. The app “is part of our …

The Start menu in the first major update to the Windows 10 operating system will sport at least a couple of changes, and Microsoft wants your feedback. The Start menu has been a source of controversy since Microsoft took it away with Windows 8 and then brought it back with Windows 10. Users are often sensitive to even minor tweaks, …

You’ll probably never choose to take apart your 9.7-inch iPad Pro , after learning about the obstacles encountered by the folks at iFixit. Released this past weekend, the new $599 iPad Pro is similar in features to its 12.9-inch cousin except for the 9.7-inch screen size used in the regular iPad lineup. Sales of the larger $799 iPad Pro have …

Sprint is offering subscribers a deal that on the surface doesn’t make a lot of sense. The carrier said on Thursday its customers can purchase a subscription to Amazon Prime as an add-on to their monthly mobile phone plan. The deal includes all the regular benefits of Prime, including free two-day shipping, streaming video, access to Prime Music, unlimited photo …

You may not choose to dissect your new $600 Oculus Rift VR to see what makes it tick. But anyone who needs to go inside to make repairs shouldn’t find the effort overly taxing. Released this week, the first consumer version of Facebook’s Oculus Rift virtual reality headset immerses you in a 3D world where you can play games, explore …

A new Waze feature might help you avoid a speeding ticket. The crowdsourced driving app, owned by Google, already offers up the best routes to your destination by gathering data from fellow users on accidents, traffic jams, road closures and other hazards. Now, at least in some countries, it will also let you know when you’re pushing the speed limit. …

Apple wants to know how the FBI decrypted an encrypted iPhone. But will the feds be forced to talk? On Monday, the US Department of Justice dropped its demand that Apple help it unlock an iPhone 5C used by Syed Farook in December’s terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. That’s because the FBI succeeded in unlocking the phone with the …

Who is Mii? Me, that’s who. Nintendo will introduce its first mobile app to the US and elsewhere Thursday after its home-turf debut earlier this month. Miitomo is more of a social app than a game. You create an animated character called a Mii, which then asks you questions to learn about your interests and build itself around your personality. …

Apple is trying to deal with hiccups in the latest version of the software that runs iPhones and iPads. Out since March 21, iOS 9.3 arrived with a glitch that prevented owners of older iPhones and iPads from activating their devices. Last week, Apple released a second version of iOS 9.3 (build number 13E236) to fix the issue on the …

Buyers of Apple’s new 9.7-inch iPad Pro can opt to add a subscription to Microsoft’s Office 365 suite. Unveiled Monday at Apple’s iPhone event, the new tablet is essentially a smaller version of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro introduced last October, minus a few features. One option buyers will see, though, during the ordering process is the ability to purchase a …