Articles by Nicole Arce
No mobile cramming: FCC slaps AT&T with $105 million fine for unauthorized charges
AT&T customers might want to take a look at their recent bills and dig for dubious charges, as the FTC has ordered the carrier to issue up to $80 million in refunds for unauthorized third-party charges.
David Besbris: Don't 'underestimate the connection Google+ has with its users around interests'
Re/code snags an exclusive interview with new Google+ chief David Besbris. Here is what the new social media head has to say.
HTC RE camera gets periscope look and ditches the viewfinder
HTC jumps from smartphone maker to camera manufacturer, introduces the new HTC Re camera and hopes to bring us back into the moment.
From #Bendgate to #Hairgate: Suffering from hair loss? Blame it on iPhone 6
Apple’s iPhone 6 doesn’t just bend. It rips your hair out too. Users take to social media to complain about a newly discovered flaw in Jony Ive’s design.
We're open: IBM Watson takes root in New York
IBM Watson opens its global headquarters in New York City, starts gaining a strong foothold in the industry as businesses, developers and schools build projects on Watson’s back.
Facebook reportedly testing new app that lets you chat anonymously
Facebook jumps into the anonymity arena, supposedly developing a new app to let users participate in discussions under pseudonyms.
Yahoo!: Your data is safe with us. Security flaw not due to Shellshock bug
Yahoo! has retracted an earlier statement confirming that its servers were hit by Shellshock. The company says hackers "mutated" their attack to exploit another security flaw.
Belkin router outage fixed: This is what happened
Belkin experienced a meltdown on Oct. 7. Customers with older routers were disconnected from the Internet.
'Alien: Isolation' scary enough to rank among the best horror video games
Sega unleashes 'Alien: Isolation,' the most horrific first-person space science fiction video game. The release is inspired by Ridley Scott's iconic 1979 horror film.
Facebook bus drivers seek justice: 'We want a union and collective bargaining'
Facebook bus drivers have had it with their 16-hour work days and nine-hour near minimum wage salaries. They want to unionize.
iPhone 6 #Hairgate: The funniest tweets
Forget Bendgate. Hairgate has gotten Apple's long-haired and bearded customers upset over the iPhone 6 ripping out chunks of their luscious locks.
Kano DIY computer kits make coding and building computers fun for kids
Kickstarter success Kano is now selling its blockbuster computer building kits for children. Now, kids can create their own computers and learn programming for only $150.
iPhone 6 release, sans sapphire screen, may have prompted GTAT's bankruptcy filing
GT Advanced Technologies filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 6. The move has led analysts to believe that the sapphire glass maker's strained relationship with Apple prompted the filing.
ITC investigation of Nvidia patent complaint could land Samsung in trouble
Score one victory for Nvidia against Samsung and Qualcomm, with the ITC agreeing to probe its complaint that the smartphone maker and the chip maker infringed upon Nvidia’s GPU patents.
AT&T: Our employee gained unauthorized access to your data
AT&T announced on Oct. 6 that one of its employees pilfered off the private user information of up to 1,600 customers. The employee has since been sacked.
NHTSA probes 938,000 Ford sedans following complaints of power steering failure
U.S. auto safety regulators initiate probe into nearly a million midsize Ford sedans after receiving half a thousand complaints about power steering failure.
Steve Jobs (1955-2011) remains a hero to both Tim Cook...and Eric Schmidt
Three years after his death, Steve Jobs is considered a hero by technology executives. And it’s not just Tim Cook. Eric Schmidt too.
Facebook Messenger has a cool secret: Friend-to-friend payment feature
Facebook hopes to be the next major player in the mobile payment sector, with a new friend-to-friend payment feature said to be ready for the launching on Facebook Messenger.
Elon Musk teaser tweet on 'the D' may be about Tesla S P85D version
Can’t get over Elon Musk “unveiling the D?” He is most likely talking about the dual-motor AWD Tesla S P85D.
Facebook wants to be the next big thing in healthcare: Here's what it plans to do
Facebook is reportedly following the footsteps of Apple, Google and Samsung, and is said to be working its own healthcare platform.
Apple wants to beat Spotify with Beats and here's how
Apple plans to beat Spotify and take over as the biggest music streaming service. It plans to do that by undercutting the competition in such a way that only Apple can do.
Windows 10 Technical Preview is out: How to download and install Microsoft's latest act of redemption
Here’s how to download and install Windows 10 Technical Preview. Warning: For PC experts only. Download at your own risk.
Ducati scrambles to unveil 2015 Scrambler: A retro-style bike with a retro-style price
Ducati has unveiled the all-new Scrambler, a throwback to the Ducati of decades past. The motorcycle maker will start selling the new motorbikes at prices below $10,000.
Is the used iPhone you just bought, a stolen device? Now there's a tool for that
Buying a used iPhone? Here’s a way to make sure you’re not laying down your hard-earned money for a stolen, practically unusable device.
Elon Musk tweet teases 'the D': What could it be?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk shoots out a mysterious tweet that suggests a new Tesla car could be up for its first public appearance.
Facebook revisits research guidelines after uproar over a secretive study on user mood manipulation
Facebook apologizes for secret emotion experiment that manipulated the emotions of 689,000 users. Well, sort of.
Yes? No? Harvard astronomers kick up storm by claiming Pluto is indeed a planet
Is it planet or what? Harvard scientists are reopening Pluto’s old wounds with a new debate that aims to come up with a definition of the word “planet.”
Evernote revamps web client: More focus, less distraction. Sweet
Evernote gives its web client a major overhaul, incorporates new features that Evernote hopes will kill email and Microsoft Office.
Windows 10 is all about new features and going back to basics
Microsoft unveils “the best Windows yet,” but it’s not Windows 9. Meet Windows 10. Windows 9 is not here. Windows 10 is. Microsoft skipped Windows 9 to show users just how big of a change Windows 10 is.
EPA to Mercedes-Benz: Your C300 is less fuel efficient than you think
The Mercedes Benz C300 will receive a revised fuel efficiency label after testing conducted by the EPA shows Daimler overestimated the car’s fuel economy.
