It has been four years since Apple Inc. introduced a completely new gadget and the pressure is on for the world's largest tech company to wow at its "special event" in Cupertino, Calif., on Tuesday. Apple has fed the high … When Chief Executive …

Top Stories. Tuesday's Top 6 News Stories · In Cuba, Other Hemingways Tackle Fish · Rescue on Half Dome: Hikers Escape Yosemite Wildfire · Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit Record High, U.N. Warns … The Silicon Valley tech giant is expected to show off its …

The announcement of a new product category from the world's most valuable company is naturally big news, both to the world of gadget fans and the business press. But the sad reality for Apple's public relations department is that no matter how well the …

This week's tech round-up from the microblogging realm is a flurry of interesting but unrelated news bits, as the world gets back to work following the end of the summer holidays. Leading the list is the latest effort by Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) to find a …

So, both companies that use leased-line Internet access or those with dial-up access can already use the service—freeing the companies from investing in high–end Internet infrastructure. Other features of eXtreme 2.0 include translating one document …

It's one of the biggest weeks of the year in the tech industry: Apple is holding its annual iPhone unveiling on Tuesday. September 9 marks a high holiday for Apple fanatics, and this year the company is expected to announce even more iThings than ever.

GENERAL ELECTRIC was the pioneer of many of the gadgets that would now be seen as indispensible in the modern home, but once were luxuries: the lightbulb, the washing-machine and the toaster, to name three. By the middle of … Besides getting GE out …

"I'm hoping it's something more akin to at least one of the high–end fashion watches, something you wouldn't be ashamed to go to the Oscars with," said Carl Howe, an analyst for the research firm the Yankee Group. The people who created the watch have …

High–end watches can reach a pretty massive thickness and weight (over a pound!), and people still wear those for fashion. With the Moto 360 falling well below the numbers in our Tag Heuer example, it's hard to complain about the weight or thickness.