US Vice President Joe Biden is making a heartfelt pitch to the health startup community: He needs its help to fight cancer. “There’s an urgent need to continue this momentum, that’s why I came to you, I really do mean this. This is too deadly important,” he told a standing room-only crowd of more than …

“Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything.” With those words Apple CEO Steve Jobs began his keynote address at Macworld San Francisco on January 9, 2007. In typical Jobs fashion, he went on to say that Apple was introducing “three revolutionary products” that day. The first was a widescreen iPod with touch controls, the …

Google publishes Doodles to commemorate special birthdays and other important dates. For big holidays and other major events, it launches interactive Doodle games to brighten your day. Who doesn’t love an addictive flash game to break up the monotony of another work day? If you don’t want to be the last in the office to find out about the newest …

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Happy birthday, iPhone. You’re 10 years old! What do you want to be when you grow up? When Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone 10 years ago today, he touted Apple’s ability to combine three products — “a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and …

As Apple’s iPhone turns 10, Facebook and Twitter users are reminiscing about its effect on the tech industry and their ow lives over the past decade. People on social media are also chatting about the Golden Globe Awards, including a certain president-elect who was not happy with Meryl Streep’s speech. Social Cues is our look at what’s trending across Facebook …

Apple is focusing its rumored interest in the augmented reality space on creating a new pair of AR glasses with Carl Zeiss, according to a new report. The tech titan is working with the German optics manufacturer on a pair of lightweight AR/mixed reality glasses, according to tech evangelist Robert Scoble. The project, which could be announced as early as …

They always say it’s better to job hunt while you’re still employed. The same goes for the leader of the free world. After eight years in office, President Barack Obama in a little more than 10 days will have a lot more time on his hands. But not to worry. The job offers are already rolling in. Music-streaming service Spotify …

After her company officially sells to Verizon, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is stepping down from the board. It’s been in the headlines for months that Yahoo is selling itself to the telecom giant for $4.8 billion. But actually, it’s a little more complicated than that. Not all of the company is being sold, just Yahoo’s consumer web business, which includes …

The latest Insider Build of Windows 10, the option that allows Windows 10 licence holders to sign up for early builds, is addressing a long-standing problem with the operating system. Namely, it will allow you to put off software updates, effectively putting an end to the controversial decision to force automatic updates on Windows 10 users. Under the new build, …