Author: Jared Newman

Rdio is ending its brief foray into streaming video, shutting down Vdio after just eight months.

Unlike Rdio’s music service, which is subscription-based, Vdio offered movies and TV shows for rental and purchase. The service launched in April ex…

In America, it’s easy to get a feel for Apple’s success. Just go to any public place and look around at all the iPhones.

China is a different story; there, Apple remains a luxury brand, not a mainstream powerhouse. And even as China becomes …

Some iPhone 5s users have discovered a rather unwelcome Easter egg on their new phones: a “blue screen of death.”

Several 5s users on Apple’s support forums say the bug crops up in iOS 7 when they double-tap the iPhone’s Home button to s…