LightSquared's Phil Falcone talks to CNBC, airs his feud with Verizon and AT&T (video)
Time to call in the wireless waahmbulance. LightSquared's billionaire backer Phil Falcone made his television debut on CNBC's Power Lunch to cry foul at the behind-the-scenes lobbying drama that coul...
Intel ultrabook spec keeps parts sub-$710 to spar with Apple
Intel ultrabook spec gets reference parts cost — Intel has developed a ready-made spec for ultrabook part costs to help placate Windows PC builders who complain they can't compete on price with Appl...
RBC: Apple would only launch low-cost iPhone if it had ‘category-killer’ experience
After a meeting with two of Apple's top executives, RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky said the company's primary requirement for launching a lower-end iPhone is whether the handset would provi...
Google Researcher Exposes Flaws In Sophos Software, Slams Antivirus Industry
Researcher Tavis Ormandy at the Black Hat security conference. (Click to enlarge.) — The security industry usually spends its time analyzing viruses, not the programs meant to catch them.
A Call to Rethink Internet Search
“We could soon view today's keyword searching with the same nostalgia and amusement reserved for bygone technologies such as electric typewriters and vinyl records.” — So declares Oren Etzioni, a co...
HTC acquires Dashwire to bolster cloud services - and patent portfolio
HTC on Friday announced that it has agreed to acquire Seattle-based cloud services company Dashwire for up to $18.5 million via its HTC America Holding division. Dashwire currently offers a range of ...
Spam king Sanford Wallace indicted for Facebook spam
Prosecutors say he hacked 500,000 accounts to send 27 million messages — Notorious spam king Sanford Wallace is facing federal fraud charges for allegedly breaking into Facebook accounts and sending...
Shagbook Attacks Facebook's Trademark, Calling It Generic
Facebook really doesn't like websites that have names sounding similar its own. The company has gone after Teachbook, and also filed suit against a racy site called FacebookOfSex.com run by FriendFin...
Netflix Hits A Million Subscribers In Canada
Rejoice! It only took 10 months for Netflix to rack up a million users in Canada. They launched in September of 2010, and in July a lucky Canuck by the name of Amanda, in the province they call Mani...
Intel places $30 million bet on the cloud, opens two new labs at Carnegie Mellon
Have you nerds heard? The cloud is the word, and Intel's ready to put its bank account where the industry's buzzing mouth is. Investing $30 million over a span of five years, the company has partner...
US internet providers hijacking users' search queries
Searches made by millions of internet users are being hijacked and redirected by some internet service providers in the US. Patents filed by Paxfire, the company involved in the hijacking, suggest th...
NewMe Accelerator, Aiming To Encourage Black Tech Entrepreneurs, Has Its First Demo Day
Yesterday someone asked me whether the reason most of my avatar photos are silly is because otherwise I would have to deal with people constantly bringing up the fact that I don't “look” …
Porn studio loses appeal in Google copyright case
A U.S. Appeals court didn't accept the assertion that an adult-entertainment company was nearly driven out of business by Google search results that display thumbnail photos of the site's porn photos....
HP knocking $100 from TouchPad pricing August 5-7
Looking to grab an HP TouchPad? If you buy one from HP.com right now, you'll save $50. But if you wait until this weekend, you'll be able to grab one for $100 off. Sadly, it looks like the only one...