Supercharge your laptop with 6 powerful utilities

It's a dark day. Your shiny new laptop has arrived, but it doesn't deliver the performance or usability you expected. You've taken for granted all the tricks your desktop system has delivered on a daily basis, and now your new (and much more mobile) PC pales in comparison.

The display seems cramped, your games run slower than expected, and battery life isn't anywhere near what you were promised. But don't resign yourself to choosing between a desktop behemoth and a finger-smudged smartphone.

[TechMagz.Net] Supercharge your laptop with 6 powerful utilities

Maybe there's hope for the music industry yet

A pair of reports today showed that revenue is edging up -- and piracy is slipping.
[caption id="attachment_67" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Spotify CEO Daniel Ek(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET)[/caption]

The big digital music companies, from Internet radio company Pandora to fast-growing startups like Spotify and Deezer, face huge business challenges because of the simple fact that the majority of the money they bring in -- either from ads or subscriptions -- goes to the big music labels and

[TechMagz.Net] Maybe there's hope for the music industry yet

More drivers come to UberX in San Francisco

[font_bold]The service, which uses hybrid vehicles and charges less than for traditional vehicles, will now have reduced wait times, thanks to more cars on the road.[/font_bold]

Uber's UberX service, which uses hybrid cars and charges customers less for trips than in traditional cars, is getting a boost, the company has announced.

Uber will be partnering with more drivers in San Francisco through its UberX service, according to a company blog post yesterday. The hybrid cars meet

[TechMagz.Net] More drivers come to UberX in San Francisco

Starbucks starts selling Square Readers for $10 in-store

Square has just extended its partnership with Starbucks a bit further.

The companies announced today that Starbucks customers can now buy Square's Mobile Card Readers in-store at 7,000 locations nationwide. Starbucks is selling the Reader for $10 but will give customers back $10 if they're new merchants or individuals who sign up for Square's service.

Starbucks is a major investor in Square, dropping $25 million into the mobile-payment startup last year. Since then, the companies have

[TechMagz.Net] Starbucks starts selling Square Readers for $10 in-store

Defense Department opens contracts for Apple, Google

The U.S. Department of Defense announced today that it was further dropping its exclusive BlackBerry contract and opening all of its mobile communications networks to Apple, Google, and other device makers.

"The Department of Defense is taking a leadership role in leveraging mobile device technology by ensuring its workforce is empowered with mobile devices," Defense Department chief information officer Teri Takai said in a statement today. "As today's DoD personnel increasingly rely on

[TechMagz.Net] Defense Department opens contracts for Apple, Google

Review: iPhone 5 takes next step in smartphone evolution

It's been a little more than five years since Apple released the original iPhone. During that time the world has changed. People now expect fast, reliable Internet connections and bright touchscreens on devices they can fit in their pockets.

In the meantime, the iPhone has remained recognizably the iPhone. Each successive generation has added welcome features, but none have strayed so far from the previous one as to be unrecognizable. Indeed, from the very first iPhone upgrade, Apple has

[TechMagz.Net] Review: iPhone 5 takes next step in smartphone evolution

Apple vs. Samsung: Judge puts hold on $450 million of $1 billion award

Last summer, everyone in the tech world watched excitedly to find out just how the Apple vs. Samsung lawsuit would play out. For those who were asleep, Apple sued Samsung for $2.5 billion dollars for a slew of what were, at the time, alleged patent infringements.



As we reported at the trial’s conclusion, the court ultimately ruled largely in favor of Apple. And while the Cupertino conglomerate didn’t get the full amount they were hoping for — in fact, it got less than half — it

[TechMagz.Net] Apple vs. Samsung: Judge puts hold on $450 million of $1 billion award