New service lets anyone give gift cards to friends or family, and have the value stored in Square Wallet. The initiative could be aimed at attracting would-be Apple Passbook users. more

Reports published today suggest Twitter plans on releasing its own photo filters feature by year's end, and co-founder Jack Dorsey may already be posting photos using it. more

A patent for next-generation handcuffs offers a future in which the detained can be zapped directly from their restraints, and even injected with a medication, sedative, irritant, paralytic, or other fine substance. more

While the MacBook Air is a wonderful design, it's not perfect. And HP offers some compelling reasons to consider a Windows 8 laptop. more

CEO Tim Cook's remark that Apple will invest $100 million in manufacturing Macs in the states will mean the creation of 200 jobs, some industry watchers say. more

Barnes & Noble reduces the cost of its e-ink device with the holiday shopping season in full swing. more

In an attack of holiday spirit, Best Buy admits it made a mistake in sending a customer five iPads instead of one. The company says the customer should give the extras to people in need. more

The Audiophiliac's budget-friendly gift ideas, and most are well under $100! more

The all-purpose alert system isn't just for Android. Google is building Google Now into Chrome as well, taking advantage of its notifications system. more

An Apple-Google joint effort to procure Kodak's patents could auger a somewhat less litigious atmosphere in the future. more

All of the games in this collection are new at the App Store, already well-known titles, and extremely entertaining. more

Hewlett-Packard says it's way ahead of Apple in the race to bring more computer assembly back to the U.S. more