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An X-class solar flare, which may be the largest recorded this year, erupted at 7:50 p.m. EST on Monday.

Weibo, a Twitter-like forum in the Chinese social media market, is losing ground to Tencent's WeChat.

Voice calling would make WhatsApp more competitive to other mobile messaging apps that already feature voice calling.

Mxit, Kik and Viber are just a few WhatsApp competitors gaining popularity in global markets.

Facebook stock fell 5 percent Wednesday in after-hours trading and continued falling the next morning.

Amid a surge of Kiev violence, Ukrainian expats are showing support on social media, as those living at home share firsthand horror stories.

The WhatsApp team will get a nice payout from the Facebook deal, but it isn’t the only ones profiting from the purchase.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg said WhatsApp will “complement our existing chat and messaging services to provide new tools...."

WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum became a billionaire after Facebook bought his messaging system.

The "Fifty Shades of Grey" film adaptation is reportedly ahead of schedule and will finish filming this week.

Activist-investor Carl Icahn spurs interest in the e-commerce giant, Apple and other high-profile plays.

Check of this "Fifty Shades of Grey" Valentine's Day inspired movie poster!

From Google Doodles to Facebook stickers, here's how tech companies are celebrating Valentine's Day.

Happy Singles Awareness Day! Here are a few quotes to help you make it through the obnoxious love-fest.

The 15-year-old had reportedly posted on her Facebook page: "At least 8 people have told me they want me to kill myself in the past 2 days."

Graco issued a recall for more than three million car seats this week due potentially faulty buckles.

Today on 60 Sec Tech: Activision announced the existence of the “Destiny” beta and confirmed the retail release date: Sept. 9.

YouTube channel owner Derek Muller conducted an experiment to see if all those "likes" are really legit.

Author Robert Sutton explains how Mark Zuckerberg always kept his eye on the ball.

The Raptor Resource Project set up cameras at two different nest locations so viewers could watch the Decorah eagles nest and hatch.

Derick Watts & The Sunday Blues, a comedy duo from Cape Town, South Africa, posted a parody of Facebook’s 10th anniversary videos, featuring a look back on the life of Heisenberg.

James H. Gellert, Rapid Ratings CEO, discussed Twitter's earnings and why his firm does not have a high rating for the social networking giant.

Rachel Frederickson, who won a $250,000 prize on a reality TV show, said she is "extremely proud of the way I lost the weight on the show."

An unscripted comment from a Secretary of State symbolizes all that’s wrong with America’s foreign policy.

The earnings report hit Twitter's stock hard. In after-hours trading, shares of Twitter tumbled as much as 13 percent.

David Bar Katz, the man who found Philip Seymour Hoffman dead in his New York apartment Sunday morning from an apparent drug overdose, claims he was the actor’s "gay lover" and saw him freebase cocaine the night before he died.

Participants in the Candy Jam created over 350 indie video games to protest the business practices of "Candy Crush Saga" owners King.

Facebook lets you take a look at your entire history on the social network with a customized video.

TechCrunch unearthed a trademark application filed by FiftyThree for the term “Paper” on Jan. 30, the day Facebook first revealed its Paper app.