Are the new messaging apps from Facebook and Google a sign of fear?
It’s pretty fascinating that Facebook and Google debuted new messaging paradigms within six weeks of each other. Facebook Home’s one key feature is the prominent placement of its “chat heads” messaging alerts on the home screen. Google is launching a new messaging app particularly focused on group messaging. The debuts of these two initiatives fit within the same timeline: a sudden realization in 2012 that smartphone messaging had started evolving, followed by the feverish development of a new product that would finally launch in the spring of 2013. Facebook and Google are very much on the defense here. So what happened in 2012 that suddenly awakened these slumbering giants? Of course, there was the sheer volume explosion of WhatsApp, which

Big Google Announcements Coming
SAN FRANCISCO — Google is gearing up for its annual Google I/O developers conference today, and like in years past it is set to announce a series of new software and hardware products. During the three-hour long keynote, which is scheduled to begin at 9...

Photos: Facebook's IPO Anniversary
A history of Facebook in photos.

Redesigned Subaru Forester Ranks High in Front Corner Crash Test
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released new crash test results for 13 small sport utility vehicle models. According to the institute, it was the first time that small SUVs — some of the most popular cars on the road these days — were...

Windows 8.1 Will Be a Free Update
Microsoft will release Windows 8.1 as a free update to Windows 8 later this year.

Live Coverage: Google Kicks Off Showcase
What new Android features does Google have up its sleeve? Is a new Nexus 7 tablet with a higher resolution screen on the way? How does the company plan to give Google Plus a boost to compete against Facebook and Twitter? Will it also take...