Google buys Groupon for $2.5 billion?
While neither company has confirmed the story, the acquisition follows a week of buyout rumors — Google has just purchased Groupon for $2.5 billion, according to an unnamed insider who spoke with Va...
Microsoft develops shape-shifting touchscreen
Microsoft this week filed a patent application covering a novel way to construct a “tactile” touchscreen - a display that uses technical tricks to convince users they are actually touching the ridges,...
Microsoft in talks for new TV service: sources
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has held talks with media companies to license TV networks for a new online pay-television subscription service through devices such as its Xbox video game console,...
Apple Lawyers Up for Patent Showdowns With Nokia, Motorola, HTC
Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) — Steve Jobs made Apple Inc.'s iPhone one of the best-selling smartphones on the market with its touch screen, fast Web connection and access to more than 300,000 downloadable appl...
Can you really see who viewed your Facebook profile? Rogue application spreads virally
Once again, a rogue application is spreading virally between Facebook users pretending to offer you a way of seeing who has viewed your profile. — As we've described a couple of times before …
Morgan Stanley's Legendary Tech Analyst Mary Meeker Moving To Kleiner Perkins
Kleiner Perkins just poached Mary Meeker, Morgan Stanley's star tech analyst, says CNBC, citing WSJ. — Meeker has been a huge name since the .com days, and every year comes out with a hugely influen...
WikiLeaks Diplomatic Bombshell Reveals Strange Tech Snooping Schemes
Today's not a good morning to wake up as an American diplomat. The weekend's WikiLeaks disclosure of covert communications has revealed some strange tech plots surrounding world figures—Bluetooth bug...
Kinect is Selling 2X as Fast as the iPad
The iPad was crowned the fastest-adopted consumer electronic device ever last month, stealing the title from the once-coveted DVD player. Records are made to be broken, though, and the Microsoft Kine...
Google's Secret Social Initiative Delayed Until Spring 2011 [EXCLUSIVE]
Google's big social initiative, once thought to be a full-fledged social network named “Google Me,” is experiencing delays that have pushed back the launch until spring 2011. — Mashable has learned ...
The Biggest iPad Subsidy Of All: Softbank Gives It Away - What's Behind It?
One more operator is offering a reduced price for the iPad if you take it on a two-year contract: Softbank in Japan is preparing to launch a deal that offers users a 16GB iPad for free.
Will Tablets Kill the PC Star?
The proliferation of iPads and other tablets is starting to curtail sales of laptops. — THE AGE OF THE TABLET COMPUTER is upon us, and Wall Street stepped up its efforts this week to gauge just how ...
Few smartphone owners are loyal to their brand: survey
(Reuters) - The booming smartphone market shows no sign of slowing but manufacturers will have to fight hard to keep their customers as smartphone owners show little loyalty to their current brands, a...
For PayPal, the Future Is Mobile
SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Scott Thompson, the president of PayPal, chats with executives at its parent, eBay, he is diplomatic about the size of his business compared with eBay's marketplace. — “I hop...
Samsung Nexus S reappears at the FCC with a pair of new antennas
Thinking that the not-yet-announced Samsung GT-i9020T (a.k.a. Nexus S) might be delayed due to a last minute addition of a dual-core processor, as recently seen in the seemingly similar i9100?
Asustek unveils low-cost Eee Note e-reader, notepad
IDG News Service - Asustek Computer on Monday unveiled the Eee Note EA-800, an e-reader with a stylus for taking notes on its 8-inch touchscreen. The device will be available in Taiwan later this wee...
Facebook Now Worth $50 Billion In Secondary Trading
It was just a few weeks ago that Accel Partners sold off around half a billion dollars of Facebook shares at a company valuation of $35 billion. If you thought that was insane, and a lot of commenter...
Apple sees strong iPad, 11-inch MacBook Air sales on Black Friday
Wall Street analysts kept a close watch on sales at Apple stores and authorized retailers on Black Friday, and found a healthy demand for the company's products across the board. — Analyst Gene Muns...