'Smart Rifle' Begins Shipping to Owners
"Even a novice shooter can become an elite long-range marksman in minutes."

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

Microsoft Hopes to Lure Gmail Users
Microsoft is giving Gmail users another reason to switch to Outlook. It's added Google Chat support to Outlook.com.

BBM will reportedly not support iPad or Android tablets at launch
Earlier this week, BlackBerry announced the arrival of BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS. A new report suggests that the messaging service will have some limitations, however. According to TrustedReviews, BBM will not be available for the iPad or for Android tablets at launch. Vivek Bhardwaj, head of the BlackBerry software portfolio, reportedly told the website that BBM will be limited to iPhones running iOS 6 or higher and Android smartphones. “Smartphone is our real focus and again it comes back to what BBM is,” he explained. “If you look BBM and the engagement and the activity, it’s because it is mobile, because people are on the go.” While the executive didn’t rule out tablet support in the future, he

$10K for Apple's 50 Billionth App
Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio, hit the app jackpot Tuesday afternoon when he pressed the download button on a word game app called Say the Same Thing and sent Apple over the 50 billion app download mark,  winning the $10,000 prize. Earlier this month Apple...

Speed Dating? Watch Your Mouth
Do you know how long it takes for a guy and a gal to 'click' in the first stage of building a bond that may lead to a lasting relationship? Seconds, according to numerous studies.