Not long after one court muzzled WhatsApp in Brazil, another one put it back in business. The hugely popular messaging and voice app had been ordered shut down throughout the country for 48 hours starting at midnight Thursday local time, according to Reuters. The shutdown stemmed from WhatsApp’s noncompliance in a criminal proceeding, according to …

Hoverboards are a hot item this holiday season. Perhaps too hot. The self-balancing scooters have quickly grown popular with kids and fans of the “Back to the Future” movies, but now shoppers have to reckon with safety concerns after reports that some hoverboards have caught fire. Citing those concerns, airlines banned the boards from planes. Now the scooters are disappearing …

Taylor Swift had a birthday present for her fans on Sunday. Swift and Apple said Sunday that subscribers to the Apple Music service will have exclusive access to a concert video shot during the pop’s star’s recently concluded world concert tour. The film, which will be released December 20, features on-stage performances as well as backstage scenes from a concert …

Walmart is jumping into the mobile payments business, the first US retailer to make its own push for consumers to use their smartphones as mobile wallets. The world’s largest retailer on Thursday announced the launch of Walmart Pay, a proprietary mobile payments system for use in its stores. The app, which is getting its start at stores near the company’s …

Uber has been dealt another setback in its legal battle over how its drivers are classified. After granting class-action status in September to a lawsuit challenging how Uber classifies its drivers, a federal judge on Wednesday ruled that many more drivers in California can join lawsuit, even if they had previously accepted the company’s arbitration clause. The lawsuit, which accused …

Verizon will bring Wi-Fi calling this week to some customers with Android smartphones, making it the last major US carrier to offer the wireless network feature. Verizon said Friday it would push out a software update on December 8 that will allow owners of Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge to make and receive calls using a Wi-Fi network. The …

Facebook’s live video-streaming isn’t just for the rich and famous anymore. The social network said Thursday it has begun testing Live Video, a feature that lets people share video of events as they unfold in real time. It is an extension of the Live feature that Facebook began offering to celebrities and public figures in August and lets people choose …

YouTube may have its eye on movies and TV shows to beef up interest in its fledgling video subscription service amid an increasingly competitive market for online video. YouTube executives have met with Hollywood studios and other production companies in recent months to discuss licenses for new content, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal, which cited unidentified …

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday ventured where no 2016 presidential candidate has dared when she went on Q&A service Quora to promote her bid for the White House. The Democratic candidate for president joined the popular online forum to answer questions on a variety of hot-button topics, including her stance on the Affordable Care Act, defunding Planned Parenthood and how to …

Whenever Amazon’s Prime Air plan finally gets off the ground, watch for more than just one type of drone coming to your doorstep. The e-commerce powerhouse has unveiled a new design for its delivery drones, nearly two years to the day after it first teased us with its ambitions for the diminutive and unmanned aerial vehicles. In a video posted …