Envision this: you're at a Halloween party, a little drunk, a little bored. You don't recognize anyone's costumes around you except the third, fourth, and fifth Psy you've seen that night, all doing the Gangnam style dance together. Your eyes pass over a … Twitter outs official Windows 8 app coming in the "months ahead" - SlashGear
While Steve Ballmer from Microsoft was up on stage sharing new details and talking about Windows 8 here in Seattle for their Build developers event, the folks from Twitter posted a quickie update on the status of an official Twitter app for Windows 8. With the … 
Cellphone service in superstorm Sandy's path is likely to get worse before it gets better, the Federal Communications Commission said today. "This was and still is a devastating storm with a serious impact on our nation's communications infrastructure," FCC … 
Apple's Tim Cook shows ruthless streak in firing maps and retail executives. John Browett's departure will come as a relief to many Apple staff in their retail stores who hated the ideas the former Dixons boss tried to introduce. Share · Tweet this · Email … 
Acer is pushing back the release of a Windows RT tablet, according to a report, as it monitors Microsoft's Surface efforts closely. "Originally we had a very aggressive plan to come out very early next year but because of Surface…we are much more cautious," … 
Apple says it needs a little longer to finish up work on iTunes 11. The software, which adds a handful of new features and a facelift, was previewed at an event last month, and was originally due by the end of October. Apple now says the software will be out … 
A scene from 'Grand Theft Auto V.' (Photo: Rockstar Games). 4:15PM EDT October 30. 2012 – After months of teasing video game players about the next chapter in the Grand Theft Auto series, Rockstar Games is finally revealing details on its arrival. Publisher … 
Google has scrambled to post online resources for people who want information about the deadly storm Sandy, including maps showing evacuation routes and shelters and a new service that sends emergency alerts to Google users. On Monday night, the … 
Hot on the heels of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's revelation that Microsoft has sold more than 4 million copies of Windows 8, PayPal has unveiled today a Windows 8 developer API. The PayPal API allows developers to tie in-app purchases to PayPal, which … 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (UPI) — Some popular websites that went down when Sandy-fueled flooding took out a major Internet service provider said they were still offline Tuesday. The Huffington Post, Gawker, Buzzfeed and many other sites were affected after … 
Computerworld – Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer touts the personalization features of Windows Phone 8 in a new 46-second video ad. The ad, now accessible on YouTube, was first shown at the formal launch of Windows Phone 8 on Monday, where Ballmer … 
Apple announced on Monday that its current SVP of Retail Operations, John Browett, is "leaving the company." Browett was hired earlier this year to replace former retail chief Ron Johnson, who had been poached by JCPenney in 2011. Browett's hiring came … 
Ever since the announcement of Windows Phone 8, eager app developers have been keeping an eye on the release of Microsoft's SDK for Windows Phone 8. Of course, they were waiting a while because Microsoft just launched it today -- the day after the … 
A yacht commisioned by Steve Jobs. (Photo: Associated Press). Story Highlights. Yacht was designed by Philippe Starck; Ship has crisp white lines, polished metal and glass; Shipbuilder announced the launch just south of Amsterdam. 3:08PM EDT October … 
With no 4G LTE support, new Nexus devices irk early adopters. The decision to forgo support for LTE could alienate consumers who like to be on the bleeding edge. But despite Google's claim, is battery life the real reason? Scott Webster. by Scott Webster … 
NEW YORK -- Water welling into southern Manhattan drenched one of the world's densest communications nodes, taking out popular websites and forcing carriers to reroute international traffic. As commercial power was cut to the southern tip of Manhattan, … 
This week Microsoft's own CEO Steve Ballmer stepped on stage at Build 2012 and let it be known that they'd sold 4 million Windows 8 upgrades in the three days it'd been on the market. Compared to what Apple has asserted with their install base for their … 
Google has hit another milestone for Android apps, and this one is pretty big news for Apple too. The number of apps available for Android now totals about 700,000, a Google spokesman confirmed to CNET. That's up from the 675,000 the company said it had … 
Jordan Crook studied English Literature at New York University before entering the tech space. Prior to joining TechCrunch, Crook dabbled in mobile marketing and mobile apps as well as doing device reviews for MobileMarketer and MobileBurn. Crook is … 
A scene from 'Assassin's Creed III.' (Photo: Ubisoft). 12:40PM EDT October 30. 2012 – These poachers picked the wrong place to hunt. A young woman sits on the ground, her arm badly injured after poachers fire at her position. After taking her to a safe haven … 
REDMOND, Wash.–Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said the company has sold 4 million copies of Windows 8 to consumers since the operating system debuted on Friday. Ballmer made the announcement at the start of the Build conference, a show … 
Trading on Wall Street is closed until tomorrow in light of Hurricane Sandy, though a slew of new analyst notes offer a peek at how investors should view recently announced changes near the top of Apple's management. The consensus: it's surprising that …