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Sony will launch PlayStation 4 at $399. (Take that, Microsoft.)

The Xbox One will sell for half a grand. The Sony PlayStation 4 for a hundred bucks less than that.
PRISM: What’s behind this NSA surveillance tool lurking about your Facebook page?

The PRISM program has been sucking up what most people would think of as personal information on Google, Facebook, Skype, and other Internet providers. What’s up with the NSA's secret surveillance effort?
Time to wave goodbye to the Nintendo Wii U 8GB console?

Gamestop has confirmed that it will stop selling the Nintendo Wii U 8GB console. What does Nintendo have up its sleeve?
Mailbox app finally arrives on the iPad's larger screen

Mailbox, the much loved email-sorting app, is available as a free download from the iTunes Store.
Google's All Access music service is here. Should Spotify be nervous?

At the I/O developers conference this week, Google rolled out a Spotify-like music platform called All Access.
HTC First, the much ballyhooed 'Facebook phone,' gets massive price drop

AT&T has dropped the price of the HTC First from 100 bucks to 99 cents (with a contract, of course).
What does Facebook want with Waze?

Reports indicated that Facebook is in talks to buy Waze, an Israeli-based maker of GPS and mapping apps, for a whopping $1 billion.
Photoshop's future: Adobe ditches $2,599 price tag for $50 subscriptions

Effective immediately, Adobe will offer its design and development tools under the banner of Creative Cloud. The fee? 50 bucks a month
Horizons Nearly 2,000 Netflix movies to disappear overnight

Almost 2,000 Netflix movies to disappear as contracts expire and new additions roll in. Just what is Netflix doing?
What does Apple have on tap for WWDC 2013?

Tickets to Apple's annual WWDC confab sold out in less than two minutes, a testament to the buzz the Cupertino company can still generate.
Want a pair of Google Glass spectacles? Better get comfortable.

Google exec Eric Schmidt suggested this week that Google Glass headsets may not go on sale until well into 2014.
Google Glass tester? Don't dare try to sell your new toy.

Google Glass test units are rolling 'off the production line,' Google has announced. But there are lots of rules attached.
Saving Money Five electronics that won't get any cheaper

Over the years, several electronics devices have refused to drop in price. It might be time to go ahead and take the plunge on that Blu-ray player.
Twitter to release music app as early as this weekend

After Twitter's acquisition of music discovery service We Are Hunted became public, rumors began to circulate about a Twitter music app launching at the Coachella music festival this weekend.
New iPad? Leaked photos point to slimmer build.

New iPad leaked: Photos from a French website reportedly show the newest Apple iPad.
Facebook Home: Teens won't want it dominating their Android smart phone

Facebook Home, Mark Zuckerberg's super app for Google's Android OS unveiled yesterday, despite its name, won't be much of a home for teens. They busy themselves by switching from app to app and won't appreciate how Facebook Home comands their smart phone.
Chapter & Verse Arthur Frommer says he will publish travel books again

Frommer's had been acquired by Google, but the search engine giant recently made the decision to stop releasing print versions of the guidebooks. Frommer says he will run the website and release print and e-book versions of the guidebooks.
Google I/O sells out in less than an hour

Google is widely expected to show off new details of its Project Glass headset at the I/O developer conference in June.
Samsung debuts first official photo of the Galaxy S4

And from what we can tell, the Samsung Galaxy S4 will look a whole lot like the Samsung Galaxy S3.
New Facebook lawsuit says company hid important information

A new Facebook lawsuit says the company should have made its revenue situation more clear in the run-up to the 2012 IPO. This is yet another IPO lawsuit against Facebook.
Samsung Galaxy S IV, due this month, could get eye-tracking tech

The Samsung Galaxy S IV may be equipped with sensors that track the movement of your eye and adjust the display accordingly.
MWC 2013: A good showing for HTC, Sony, Ubuntu Touch

The 2013 Mobile World Congress wrapped today in Barcelona. Here's a brief look at the best-in-show.
Horizons Leap Motion: Forget mouse and keyboard. Control a PC with hand gestures.

Leap Motion Controller lets people swipe, pinch, and tap the air to control their computers.
Google Project Glass spectacles on eBay? Not so fast. (+video)

eBay temporarily hosted a listing for a tester pair of Google Project Glass headgear. But by today, the device had disappeared.
Horizons Copyright Alert System: Six strikes and you're out

This week the entertainment industry and American ISPs rolled out a system that aims to curb illegal media downloads. The system is designed to first notify users of copyright infringement, and then to curtail Internet connectivity in response to repeated offenses.