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Google has begun adding aggregated 5-star reviews to its product ads, pulling data from both merchants and independent editorial websites.

The $39 NomadPlus ($19 on pre-order) is a small 1500 mAh add-on to your standard Apple USB wall plug with pass-through charging.

Skullcandy Method ear buds use new StickyGel technology to help stay in your ear once the sweat starts flowing.

Open WhisperSystem's new iOS app promises free, secure end-to-end encryption for calls placed from your smartphone.

Credit Karma, the site behind the TV ads promising free credit scores, now offers customers free credit reports as well.

Game developer Electronic Arts's new EA Access plan offers unlimited play of a rotating selection of games for $4.99 per month.

uNu Electronics's Ultrapak battery can store enough power to fully recharge a smartphone in just 15 minutes thanks to its new Ultra-X technology.

Amazon's new 3D Printed Products store allows you to quickly and easily create simple, custom 3D jewelry, toy, and home décor items.

President Obama is expected to empower the NTIA to create privacy rules for the operation of unmanned commercial drones.

The free hotelwifitest.com website features crowdsourced data on which hotels have the fastest wifi, and for what price.

The Lechal smart shoe connects to Google Maps, using haptic feedback vibrations to tell the visually impaired when to turn.

A new iOS and Android app called Digify lets you grant contacts access to your sensitive files for a finite period of time.

A company called AddThis is promoting a new, difficult-to-evade method of ad tracking called canvas fingerprinting.

A new wireless patch worn directly over your heart continuously measures vitals, providing doctors and nurses with advance alerts of emergency.

ISP Comcast is admitting internally that its own policies helped contribute to a customer service call gone very bad that went viral last week.

The public beta for Apple's Yosemite (OS X 10.10) operating system is limited to the first million to sign up for it.

Nigerian scammers are now using malware such as keyloggers to steal data and money from U.S. businesses, security experts say.

The new Samsung French Door Food ShowCase Refrigerator keeps infrequently accessed items in a see-through, sealed inner compartment.

Large ISPs have recruited the U.S. House of Representatives in their fight with the FCC over publicly owned municipal broadband networks.

You can now add time and location-based reminders to Google Now using the Chrome search bar on your desktop or laptop computer.

Facebook's new Buy button will let you make purchases directly from businesses via the social network.

At the behest of E.U. regulators, the Google Play store will no longer label games with in-app purchases as "free."

In a new interview with The Guardian, Ed Snowden says viewing your nude photos is considered a "fringe benefit" of working at the NSA.

SnapUp, a new iOS app, converts screenshots of products into shopping lists which it then monitors for price drops.

Microsoft's Bing search engine now provides a wealth of data and ratings for public and private schools directly in its Snapshot search results.

The deadline to offer the FCC your opinion on Net Neutrality and so-called Internet "fast lanes" is this Friday, July 18.

The new WiFi-enabled Slingbox M1 allows you to stream live TV from your cable box to your smartphone, tablet, or PC without monthly fees.

Verizon's ALLSET prepaid phone plans will begin offering 4G LTE speeds to enabled devices beginning July 17.

Online invite site Evite has partnered with Jifiti to make giving and receiving party gifts a simple part of the RSVP process.

Fitbit has teamed up with Tory Burch to release a line of fashion-minded accessories for its popular activity tracker.

VTech's Kidizoom, available today for $59.99, is a sturdy learning smartwatch designed for kids aged 4 and up.

Criminals in Texas were arrested for infecting public hotel computers with malware to steal guests' personal information and financial data.

One Comcast customer retention agent was caught on tape going way too far to keep a customer from ending his home Internet service.

DreamWorks' Dragon Adventure World Explorer uses real-time GPS, weather and traffic data to create an in-game world that mimics the real one.

Marketers buy data on you from store loyalty cards, credit agencies, credit cards companies and your cable company to create incredibly targeted ads.

Doctors have traced a case of allergic contact dermatitis in an 11-year-old boy to his contact with an iPad tablet, Pediatrics reports.

The Syntonic Sponsored Content Store will let you shop certain websites and install apps without counting against your monthly data allowance.

Bop.fm allows you to share playlists and individual songs with friends regardless of which subscription music service (if any) they use.

Dropcam now lets you receive motion detection alerts on your mobile device for individual areas of your camera's feed.

A new LEGO subscription service called Pley loans you construction sets on an all-you-can-build basis starting at $15 per month.

GE researchers have created a prototype device capable of estimating the calorie content of food using microwaves.

The wrist-bound LG KizON lets you track your pre-school and grade school kids by GPS and keep in touch via simple, one-touch button calling.

Researchers at mobile security firm AVAST were able to recover 40,000 pieces of personal info from 20 factory reset used smartphones.

A North Carolina hospital chain is spying on its patients' purchasing habits to learn about their risk for various diseases.

The $229 LG G Watch, the company's first smartwatch to feature the Android Gear operating system, will go on sale this Friday.

ATM Security experts in Europe are warning about the proliferation of a new, smaller type of credit and debit card skimmer.

The Dualit 4-Slot Lite Toaster uses an algorithm to adjust its operation based on its temperature, guaranteeing perfectly made toast every time.

You will now be required to power on your electronic device before taking it on a plane when traveling at certain overseas airports.

The folks at Kids React handed a 25-year-old Nintendo Game Boy to a group of grade schoolers. Hilarity ensued.

Smart home devices from multiple manufacturers work seamlessly together on Staples Connect and Home Depot's Wink DIY platforms.

Germany's Düsseldorf Airport now offers a robotic car parking service called "Ray" that you can control using your smartphone.

Effective this week, Google AdWords is no longer accepting advertisements from the adult entertainment industry.

Blinking cocktail dresses and electronic ties were a few of the futuristic items on display at the FashionWare Fashion Show during NYC's CE Week.

Microsoft's Outlook.com will now support both the TLS and PFS encryption standards, making email more secure.

The FTC alleges T-Mobile allowed crammers to clog its customers bills with fraudulent charges for years, taking a huge cut of the ill-gotten proceeds.

Smarty Pins is a fun, free trivia game from Google Maps that challenges you to accurately pinpoint locations on the globe given a few clues.

NARA is working to upload its full collection of genealogy records, historic documents, photos and more to Wikipedia for public viewing.

A setting in Comcast routers that saves a portion of your home internet connect for public use could be raising your electricity bills.

A security vulnerability was discovered in Android 4.3's KeyStore, which remembers passwords and PINs saved on your phone or tablet. 

GE's Link light bulb, a connected home light controllable from your smartphone, goes on pre-order Monday for $15 each.

Facebook is drawing criticism from the scientific community, who argue it unethically manipulated users' emotions as part of a secret psychology experiment.

Unsealed court documents reveals Facebook unsuccessfully fought to stop the Manhattan DA from secretly accessing all data on 381 individual users.

The U.S. Senate has reached bipartisan agreement on a bill that would once again legalize unlocking your phone for use with multiple carriers.

Each $24.99 Agent Ribbit kit includes supplies and instructions for at least four fun experiments designed for kids aged 4 to 9.

Public libraries in New York and Chicago have won a combined $900,000 Knight Foundation grant to lend Wi-Fi hotspots to low income residents.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that police must first obtain a warrant before they can search the digital contents of your phone.

Toyota's new hydrogen fuel-cell sedan will be coming to the U.S. in summer 2015, with a price competitive with the Tesla Model S.

Google's Android Auto puts Google Now-style notifications,Google Maps navigation, and "OK Google" voice messaging directly on your car's dash.

Google's Android Gear goes beyond most smartwatch OSs, offering voice search, boarding passes, weather alerts, pizza ordering (!) and more.

Google's Android TV streaming media box will compete directly with Apple TV, offering graph search, voice recognition, games, apps and more.

The Cruise RP-1 is a self-driving car retrofit for Audi A4 and S4 vehicles 2012 and newer.

The "Works with Nest" initiative aims to connect your smart thermostat with fitness bands, cars, remote controls and more through a single platform.

The Withings Activité looks like a high-end fashion watch, but contains a number of discrete sensors to track health and fitness via Bluetooth.

LeapFrog's new LeapPad 3 tablet offers more than 1,200 educational games and apps, a new capacitive touch screen and kid-safe web search.

New sculpture-like receivers installed on Chicago light posts will begin monitoring air quality, noise, temperature and traffic starting this July.

Hackers can easily set up malicious networks called "xfinitywifi" or "attwifi" that will trick your phone into automatically connecting to it.

The American Bar Association issued guidance to lawyers stating that researching jurors' publicly available social media accounts is ethical practice.

Apple's long-rumored smartwatch will be arriving in stores this October, likely with messaging, fitness and health-monitoring functions.

Robert Morris University in Illinois announced that it is offering athletic scholarships up to $19,000 for top teenage League of Legends gamers.

Google's Made With Code initiative is designed to help girls learn to code and inspire them to make coding part of their formal education and careers.

X-Doria's KidFit fitness tracker encourages kids to walk, run and play more, giving their daily activity level a score that can be tracked over time.

Apple's new Activation Lock kill switch feature has significantly reduced the number of iPhone thefts since it was introduced last year in iOS 7.

The U.S. Second Circuit Court has ruled that investigators cannot retain seized computer files indefinitely if said files are not relevant to the case.

Amazon's omission of Bluetooth 4.0 LE cuts users cut off from the exploding market of health, fitness and home automation devices.

The new LEGO Fusion series of app-based games lets you easily capture and upload real-world Lego creations into a fun virtual game world.

Amazon’s Fire Phone just may be the smartest smartphone ever, thanks to two revolutionary technologies.

Facebook's new Slingshot app allows you to share ephemeral photos and videos with your friends with a "send back to receive" requirement.

YouTube is struggling to reach deals with larger independent labels, threatening the removal of songs from Adele and Arctic Monkeys from the site.

A Wikipedia rule change now requires companies and PR firms to disclose paid edits and contributions to the online encyclopedia.

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether posting threatening rap lyrics on Facebook constitutes a crime without intent to carry the threats out.

Researchers at MIT's Wireless Center have developed a system for wirelessly measuring a person's breathing and pulse, even through walls.

The new Spire wearable tracks your breathing to let you know when you're stressed, offering relaxation exercises in times of need.

The Obama administration's proposed GROW AMERICA Act would empower the Dept. of Transportation to regulate Google Maps and other navigation apps.

The Cincinnati regional airport will become the first in the U.S. to estimate wait times using the MAC addresses of travelers' smartphones.

Google is preparing to launch Google Fit, a service to combine data from activity trackers and other wearables in one central location.

The DSLR-like Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 offers 4k video recording and a fixed lens that does the work of a whole bag full of interchangeable lenses.

The Huawei Ascend Mate2 phone/tablet hybrid tries to compete with the Galaxy Note 3 and LG G Flex, but at a bargain price. What tradeoffs did it have to make to accomplish that?

The Yves Béhar-designed Vessyl cup from Mark One uses sensors to measure the calorie, caffeine, sugar, and protein content of everything you drink.

The Google Now service can automatically convert casually emailed meeting suggestions from friends into cards and calendar events.

Samsung's Galaxy Tab S gives the Apple iPad stiff competition with a Super AMOLED display that's thinner and produces noticeably deeper and brighter colors.