Apple and Verizon to deliver over-the-air iOS updates to Verizon iPhone
Apple has long used the proxy of iTunes to push updates to its iOS devices: when a new software update is available, users need to plug their device in via USB, click update, and the new software vers...
LastPass Security Notification
We noticed an issue yesterday and wanted to alert you to it. As a precaution, we're also forcing you to change your master password. — We take a close look at our logs and try to explain every anom...
Anonymous denies involvement in Playstation Network credit card theft scandal
Hacktivism group Anonymous, which routinely attacks major corporations and takes up political causes, said it is not responsible for the theft of sensitive information and credit card data from Sony's...
Best practices for raising a VC round
Having raised a number of VC rounds personally and observed many more as an investor or friend, I've come to think there are a set of dominant best practices that entrepreneurs should follow. — 1. V...
Microsoft tries luring iOS devs as Windows Phone 7 dev interest falters
In an effort to drum up support for its smartphone platform among existing smartphone developers, Microsoft has released a raft of information to help iOS developers find their feet on Windows Phone 7...
Has Facebook Become The Master Key To Unlocking The Web?
When Facebook rolled out its Send button last week, I laughed. I even mocked on Twitter that Facebook wouldn't be happy until our pages were full of buttons. But the Send button, as well as integrat...
Tim Armstrong's Rambling Explanation Of What He's Getting For Plowing $40 Million Into Patch
During AOL's earnings call, one of the top questions from analysts was what is AOL's plan with Patch? — AOL dumped $40 million into the hyper local network for the second quarter in a row, and it di...
Google Voice CEO Craig Walker Launches Firespotter, A Google Ventures Funded Incubator
When Google Voice (previously GrandCentral) cofounder and CEO Craig Walker left Google last year, he didn't go far. In fact, he just went across the street to set up a desk at Google Ventures as an e...
Twitter Begins Sending @ Replies to Users - Not All of Which Are SFW
Twitter has created a new official account called @TwitterSuggests and is using it to send public replies to other Twitter users. What does Twitter want to say to its users? How to use the service, ...
RIM to launch 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook this fall; OS 7 devices delayed?
With BlackBerry World 2011 coming to a close, you knew there had to be some unannounced news waiting to come out of the conference, right? We have been told by multiple sources that RIM is planning o...
IDC lists ARM with Intel as PC chips
Intel's power-efficient 3D transistor couldn't have come any sooner. IDC on Thursday, in its quarterly forecast, is listing not just Intel-compatible PC chips but other categories of processors, name...
Grouponomics
18 months ago, Groupon didn't exist. Today, it has over 70 million users in 500-odd different markets, is making more than a billion dollars a year, has dozens if not hundreds of copycat rivals, and ...
LinkedIn gets revenue boost from tech hiring
With tech sector employment booming, LinkedIn Corp. on Wednesday reported a first-quarter revenue jump of 110 percent largely fueled by features on the professional social network that helps companies...