Articles by Nicole Arce
Here's how 3D Systems will manufacture Google's Project Ara smartphone. Spotlight on 3D printing.
Google’s Project Ara team is now working with 3D Systems, which developed a high-speed 3D printing method, to create modular handsets for mass production.
You can use EFF’s ‘Privacy Badger’ to ward off invisible trackers, spying ads
An Internet rights advocacy group helps users protect privacy, unveils browser extension that can block advertisements and third-party tracking.
If Comcast, Electronic Arts deal pushes through, customers can buy games through their TVs
Customers may soon be paying for their video games pay-per-view style – right through their own TVs with the help of Comcast partnering with EA.
Virtual reality nightmare: ZeniMax challenges Facebook, Oculus for Rift intellectual property
ZeniMax accuses Oculus of using illegally acquired intellectual property to create Rift, steps up the pressure following Facebook’s eye-popping $2 billion acquisition bid.
Apple acquires LuxVue. Will we see more efficient micro-LED displays on its next gadgets?
Apple confirmed today, in its typical non-confirmation sort of way, that it purchased a small technology company that has several patents for micro-LED display technology.
Is Apple working on health-tracking headphones? Leak on Secret, says yes and more
Apple is reportedly making a pair of smart EarPods that can track heart rate and blood pressure, based on leaks posted on anonymous social network Secret.
Vine revamps website, goes à la YouTube with search and navigation features
Vine website gets a new look, makes over itself to include search and featured channels and give video access to users without a Vine account.
Hagens Berman files antitrust lawsuit against Google for monopoly of Internet, mobile search
Google is facing accusations of monopolizing the search market and is up against a class-action antitrust lawsuit filed by Hagens Berman.
Cox Communications plans to roll out 1Gbps broadband offering before end of 2014
Cox Communications follows Google and AT&T into the competition and promises 1Gbps broadband service to its customers by year-end.
Expensive helmets do not benefit infants with positional skull flattening: Study
Buying a $1,300 helmet for infant flat head syndrome is not likely to work, according to a new study.
Secret anonymous social network launches in UK. Hush!
An anonymous social network that’s been known as a hotbed for whistleblowers is launching in the UK and three other countries.
Microsoft's Xbox One will be the first western gaming console in China, hits stores in September
Microsoft Xbox One is going to China in September after the Chinese government lifted a ban on gaming consoles set 14 years ago.
Is AT&T buying DirecTV for $40 billion? Forming a TV Franken-giant!
After Comcast’s bid to buy Time Warner Cable, AT&T becomes the next giant reportedly wooing to buy another TV company.
Magnetic tape is not dead. Sony creates material that makes 185TB cartridges possible
Tapes aren't dead and Sony just made them even stronger by creating a new tape material that can contain up to 185 TB of information.
Google Now remembers where you parked your car. Bad guys can snatch that phone (your car, too?)
Forgot where you parked your car? Google can help you remember with its new Parking Location card. After launching standalone Google Drive apps earlier this Update Wednesday, Google rolls out an updated Google Search app, with a variety of new features, most notable of which is one that helps users remember where they parked their car.
Acer unveils Liquid Leap smartband in New York
Acer unboxes Liquid Leap, the PC company’s first entry into the burgeoning wearable technology industry. One reviewer, however, calls it “rudimentary.”
Twitter Q1 earnings fly beyond expectations, slow user growth pushes stocks down
Twitter clocks in at $250 million, beating analyst expectations for the first quarter, but still disappoints with a falling flat user growth rate.
Why authorities are worried about Internet Explorer vulnerability. Here's how to protect yourself
The US and UK governments want you to stop using Internet Explorer now. Yes, that’s how bad it is.
Microsoft Office for iPad now allows users to print documents
Microsoft heeds customer feedback and rolls out a printing feature for its month-old Office for iPad apps.
EE expands 4G customer base to 2.9 million, now covers 200 towns
EE dominates Britain’s 4G market, with nearly 900,000 new customers signing up in the last three months.
AT&T promises faster in-flight Internet, partners with Honeywell to challenge Gogo
AT&T jumps into the in-flight Internet industry as it announced Monday its plans to build a high-speed network set to rival existing providers.
Disney toys with 3D printing, creates cuddly teddy bear and funky speakers
Researchers supported by Disney Research Pittsburgh take 3D printing to a new level by discovering they can create teddy bears and interactive speakers by providing slight tweaks to the new technology.
Facebook open-sources Paper animation engine Pop for iOS developers
iOS developers can now take advantage of Pop, the animation engine used for Facebook’s Paper app’s cool animations.
MacBook Air update features faster processor and $100 price cut
Apple has unveiled updated line of MacBook Air. Is everyone happy with the new processor inside and with the revised price tag?
Microsoft warns of Internet Explorer security flaw and Windows XP users will not get a patch
A security research firm discovered a major flaw in all versions of Internet Explorer, but XP users will not get a security fix.
Big Blue now offers enterprise software, services at IBM Cloud Marketplace
IBM opens its own cloud-based marketplace, offering services from its in-house portfolio of cloud-based tools as well as products from other developers.
Facebook Audience Network presents big opportunities for mobile developers, marketers
In its goal to monetize its massive store of users’ personal information, Facebook will be rolling out a mobile ad network aiming to delivery highly-targeted custom ads via mobile apps.
Sony confirms Xperia Z2 summer arrival in U.S.
The Sony Xperia Z2 will finally be in the United States, but not soon enough for some excited customers.
Documentary filmmakers find 'E.T.' Atari cartridges in New Mexico: Why this is a big find
What used to be the stuff of gaming legends has come true. A film crew finds a huge pit filled with “E.T.” games and a heap of other Atari video games from the 1980s.
FCC slows down on net neutrality fast-lane proposal, sets up inbox for feedback
Got something to say on the FCC’s proposed net neutrality rules? Send them an email. The proposal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow Internet service providers to charge content providers for faster routes has sparked a flurry of commentary on the Internet that the commission has decided to open an email box where the public can send their comments and reactions.
