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White House: Your logins must be better than this

The Obama administration joins tech companies and internet security advocates in urging Americans to think beyond the password.

BlackBerry bails on building its own phones

The struggling company will cease in-house work on hardware, handing that job over to partners. It now will focus on security and software.

Snap's Spectacles come with an impressive pedigree

The person behind the upcoming camera-sunglasses is reportedly Steve Horowitz, a hardware vet who has worked at Apple, Google and Motorola.

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