Carol Bartz exclusive: Yahoo “f—ed me over”
ed me over” — Here is what Carol Bartz thinks of the Yahoo (YHOO) board that fired her: “These people f**ked me over,” she says, in her first interview since her dismissal from the CEO role late Tues...
After AOL Rules Out TechCrunch Sale to Arrington, Tense Severance Negotiations Taking Place
AOL is still engaged in complex severance negotiations with TechCrunch founder and editor Michael Arrington, which some close to the situation warn could eventually end in court if not resolved.
Apple sues Samsung in Japan over patents: report
(Reuters) - Apple is suing Samsung Electronics in Japan, accusing it of patent violations relating to the iPhone and iPad, Kyodo news agency said, the latest salvo in a series of patent battles betwee...
Yes, Carol Bartz had a non-disparagement clause
Did ex-Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz just forfeit $10 million by calling fellow board members “doofuses”? — FORTUNE — Fortune today published an explosive interview with Carol Bartz, who on Tuesday was fire...
Amazon cuts deal on California sales taxes
Legislative leaders agree to let the online retailer delay collecting taxes for a year, while it would drop its battle to overturn the state law. Gov. Jerry Brown has not said if he will support the ...
Facebook Begins Auto-Grouping Friends Into Smart Lists
You've got 500-something friends, all of about 50 you really interact with. You went to school with Lucy and Henry, you've worked with Mike for years, and Joe lives just down the block. Facebook kno...
Samsung, Microsoft tie up for new tablet
SEOUL — South Korea's Samsung Electronics has teamed up with Microsoft to make a new tablet computer powered by the US software giant's latest operating system, according to a report. — The Korea Ec...
Zagat's Price: Under $66 Million
A few years ago, Zagat was trying to shop itself around for $200 million. Today, Google bought it for less than $66 million. The price wasn't disclosed, but there was no FTC antitrust review, which ...
Suppliers of iPhone 5 supply chain gearing up production
Suppliers in the iPhone 5 supply chain in Taiwan have geared up production recently with volume shipments of the new Apple smartphones to begin soon. Production of iPhone 5s at OEM maker Foxconn Elec...
Google Details, and Defends, Its Use of Electricity
Google disclosed Thursday that it continuously uses enough electricity to power 200,000 homes, but it says that in doing so, it also makes the planet greener. — Every time a person runs a Google sea...
Newest iProduct coming to Cupertino: Apple Campus 2
mrosenberg@mercurynews.com — Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs once called the humongous campus a spaceship. So you might think the forthcoming circle-shaped Cupertino headquarters would carry a grandios...
Google Launches A Slick Music Beta App For iOS — Web, Not Native
Web, Not Native — Now that Google Music Beta has been out there for a few months, it's time to focus on how to get people to use it. One key: mobile. — While Google launched an Android app for Mus...
How an omniscient Internet “sextortionist” ruined the lives of teen girls
In the spring of 2009, a college student named Amy received an instant message from someone claiming to know her. Certainly, the person knew something about her—he was able to supply details about wh...
Mostly pointless patent reform bill goes to Obama for signature
The United States Senate has approved the America Invents Act, a major overhaul to patent law that switches to a “first to file” rule for granting patents, creates two new processes for challenging al...
Acer and ViewSonic sign Microsoft patent deals covering Android, Chrome OS devices
Summary: Microsoft added two more OEMs to its list of companies agreeing to sign patent-protection deals with the Redmond vendor to cover Android- and Chrome OS-baseed devices.
Google+ API Not Close ...Unless You're “Trusted”, Then It's Ready
Just yesterday, we wrote that those developers waiting on a Google+ API would have to wait a while — months, even. This disappointing information came to us by way of one eager developer based on wha...
Gartner Says PC Shipments to Slow to 3.8 Percent Growth in 2011; Units to Increase 10.9 Percent in 2012
Worldwide PC unit growth is on pace to total 352 million units in 2011, a 3.8 percent increase from 2010, according to the latest preliminary forecast by Gartner, Inc. PC shipments …
Bigger isn't always better: Nokia Ovi Store apps downloaded 160% more than iOS apps
Apple's iOS App Store is the world's most popular on-device mobile app portal by leaps and bounds, but that doesn't necessarily make it the best opportunity for developers according to Berlin, Germany...
Echoecho gets Google investment to make location sharing simple
Location-sharing over smartphones still faces challenges, whether it's privacy concerns, the limitations of check-in services or more practical worries about battery life draining from services that c...
DigiNotar hacker says he stole huge GlobalSign cache
The man behind attack that minted 500 certs — An internet user with proven ties to the DigiNotar hack claims he stole email, customer data and other sensitive data from two competing web authenticat...