Apple Preparing For New iPhone in Third Quarter
TAIPEI—Apple Inc. has placed orders for key components used in a next-generation iPhone it is preparing to launch sometime in the third quarter, according to people familiar with the situation. — Ac...
Judge rejects Apple bid for injunction against Amazon
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge denied Apple Inc's attempt to quickly stop online retailer Amazon.com Inc from using the “App Store” name, according to a court document. — Apple, the maker of best-selling ...
Microsoft wants Samsung to pay smartphone license: report
Microsoft Corp has demanded that Samsung Electronics Co Ltd pay $15 for each smartphone handset it makes based on Google Inc's Android operating system as the software giant has a wide range of patent...
Mark Zuckerberg's first public response to Google+ -
Today at the Facebook news conference, +Ben Parr had the stones to ask Mark what he thought of Google+. (He was polite about it. I approve.) Zuckerberg responded by saying that lots of companies ar...
Is Google's Hangouts Its Killer App?
Last night a chatroom changed my life. — But it wasn't just any chatroom. It was a virtual “hangout,” the group video chat service that is a prominent feature of Google+, Google's new social-networ...
Remember When Twitter Was A Joke? No One Is Laughing Anymore.
I recall a time a few years ago when Twitter was scoffed at. It was the blogosphere's punching-bag. It was the stupid little service that no one in their right mind would ever use. It was for peopl...
The Perk Bubble Is Growing as Tech Booms Again
To Woo and Keep Employees, Start-Ups Stress Playthings; a Nap in the Tree House — At the new headquarters of San Francisco startup Airbnb, quirky amenities like an in-house tree house and a “peace r...
Google: Hold Off On Creating Business Profiles On Google+, “Non-User Profiles” Will Be Shut Down
Tonight Christian Oestlien, the Ads Leads for the Google+ Project, posted a message along with a brief YouTube video about future Google+ plans on his Google+ account.
With “Beyond Check-In” Notifications, Foursquare Goes Android-First
Over their history, Foursquare has been an iPhone-first company. The app initially launched on the iPhone back in 2009, and new features have typically rolled out to iPhone first. But with a new fea...
Virgin Media announces its streaming music deal with Spotify
UK ISP Virgin Media has inked its long-anticipated partnership with streaming music service Spotify. The ISP will be offering Spotify to its customers over broadband, mobiles and TVs - the latter thr...
Google Tests Google+ for Domains
A reader of this blog spotted some interface elements which show that Google+ will be available in Google Apps. … Right now, there's no support for Buzz or Profiles in Google Apps, but that should cha...
Amazon launches pet e-commerce site Wag.com
The team behind Diapers.com has made a new e-commerce site aimed at the other baby in the American household: the family pet. — Quidsi, which is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, is annou...
Smartphone Maker HTC Buys S3 Graphics From VIA, WTI For $300 Million
VIA Technologies, a Taiwan-based developer of x86 processor platforms, this morning announced that it has sold all of its shares in S3 Graphics, a provider of graphics visualization technologies used ...
What Is Nintendo Planning With The Wii U? Reggie Fils-Aime Explains It All
Reggie Fils-Aime (Image by Getty Images via @daylife) — Reggie Fils-Aime is president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, a division of the Japanese video game giant.
Another iPad leak source pleads guilty
Shimoon pleads guilty to slipping iPad info — One-time Flextronics development head Walter Shimoon on Tuesday pled guilty to leaking iPad trade secrets and others. In return for a lighter penalty, ...
Apple Escalates Samsung Fight With ITC Case
Apple Inc. (AAPL) filed a U.S. trade complaint that seeks to block imports of Samsung Electronics Co. smartphones and tablet computers, days after asking a federal court to halt sales of the devices. ...
Media moguls focus on digital dollars at Sun Valley
(Reuters) - Media and technology moguls gather in Idaho this week to once more debate a shift to a digital world, but the talk this year will finally focus on how to make money off it. — Unlike in y...
Google, Microsoft, AOL sued over Street View patent
Google, Microsoft, and AOL have found themselves the target of a lawsuit over a Louisiana company's patent on street-level views in online maps. — Details are fairly sparse, according to the origina...
Sony quietly tests PlayStation Network revamp
Sony is developing a PlayStation Network design upgrade that could transform the online environment into a more image-driven layout along the lines of Xbox Live and Steam, Reg Hardware has learned. —...
Google says at least one of Oracle's patents-in-suit is not even used in Java
Today Google filed its reply to Oracle's opposition to its Daubert motion (a request by Google to exclude Oracle's damages expert Prof. Cockburn and his damages report). — The disagreement over dama...
JailbreakMe 3.0 iPad 2 Jailbreak On iOS 4.3.3 Now LIVE. Here's A Complete How-To Tutorial [VIDEO]
There are several ways to jailbreak iOS devices, but most of them are time-consuming as they require you to connect your device to your computer for the jailbreak to complete.
Sequoia And Others Put $10 Million In Cloud-Based Demo SaaS CloudShare
CloudShare, a service that allows companies to demo software in the cloud, has raised $10 million in new funding led by Globespan Capital Partners with existing investors Sequoia capital, Charles Rive...
Groupon and Zynga: Cat vs. Dog for Wall Street's Affections
Groupon and Zynga may not compete in the same business, but they are both racing to be the next darling on Wall Street. — Despite the obvious differences — Groupon is a local commerce company and Zy...