AT&T Ends Bid To Add Network Capacity Through T-Mobile USA Purchase
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) said today that after a thorough review of options it has agreed with Deutsche Telekom AG to end its bid to acquire T-Mobile USA, which began in March of this year. The actions by...
Apple wins ITC ruling of narrow technical scope against HTC: a limited victory but just the beginning
After twice postponing its final ruling on Apple's first complaint against HTC, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has finally announced its decision.
Don't Break the Internet
Two bills now pending in Congress—the PROTECT IP Act of 2011 (Protect IP) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House—represent the latest legislative attempts to address a seriou...
Wearing Your Computer on Your Sleeve
Technology often has a way of fixing the problems it creates. Here's one that needs solving. — The invention of the smartphone has created a world where millions of people stroll through life const...
Google X's wearable technology isn't an iPod Nano, but rather a heads up display (glasses)
Google Goggles gets a new meaning — The New York Times today relayed an open secret among some in the Google community: the company is working on wearable technology in its secret off-campus Google ...
Our New Menlo Park Home
This morning, the final wave of employees walked through the doors of the new Facebook Menlo Park campus, and my team greeted them with coffee, snacks, and maps to help them find their new desks. For...
Twitter doesn't really raise money from Saudi prince
Prince Alwaleed's deal for Twitter isn't a traditional investment. deal for Twitter isn't a traditional investment. — Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal today announced that he has invested $300 millio...
Google+: A few big improvements before the New Year
Today we're pleased to announce a goodie basket full of Google+ features and functionality for you to unpack and enjoy over the holidays. Some of these were on nearly everyone's wishlist... and some ...
Friends & Frenemies: Why We Add and Remove Facebook Friends
To friend or to de-friend, that is the question. New research from NM Incite, a Nielsen McKinsey company, reveals that there are innumerable factors that help Facebook users decide to add a friend or...
What's really behind Twitter's staff exodus
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Twitter's transformation from startup to power player has hit its rocky adolescent stage. In the past six months, more than a dozen high-level employees have departed. The sudd...
Marc Andreessen: Predictions for 2012 (and beyond)
Marc Andreessen's view of the world boils down to software. — From where he stands, as the guy who co-founded Netscape Communications and now co-runs the powerful Silicon Valley venture firm Andrees...
Dear Internet: It's No Longer OK to Not Know How Congress Works
This weekend I read a post titled “Dear Congress: It Is No Longer OK To Not Know How the Internet Works.” The author, Joshua Kopstein, is right: it's not ok to not know about something before legisla...
Microsoft Shrinking Margins Loom on Cloud Push
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s push into cloud computing will help the company compete with Google Inc. (GOOG), Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) It also will hurt profit margins. — The comp...
Firefox 9 unofficially released, JavaScript performance improved by 20-30%
Ahead of an official release tomorrow, Firefox 9 has winged its way to various mirrors across the web and is now available to download from the official Firefox website — no messing around with a hamm...
Two days in the desert with Apple's lost founder, Ron Wayne
“I have to ask you something,” Ron Wayne begins, as we stand to leave his office, signaling the close of our day-long conversation. He takes a slightly dramatic pause, adding, “compared to other peop...
Quora Expands Beyond Q&A, Launches ‘Boards’ — A Way To Personally Curate Information
A Way To Personally Curate Information — Quora is taking a step beyond Q&A this morning with its latest product launch, boards. Users can now set up their own personal-themed bookmarking boards, sor...
A more secure SD for HD content
Panasonic, Samsung, SanDisk, Sony, and Toshiba today announced an agreement to develop new content-protection technology for SD cards and embedded flash. Dubbed “Next Generation Secure Memory Initiat...
Google gives out customised Galaxy Nexus handsets to employees for Christmas
It appears that Google employees are going to enjoy the latest and greatest Android smartphone that the search giant and Samsung have to offer after it emerged the company is giving its staff customis...
Forensic Examiner Found No Match of Cables on Manning's Laptop to WikiLeaks'
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted from a security vehicle to a courthouse in Fort Meade, Maryland, on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. Photo: Patrick Semansky/AP — FT. MEADE, Maryland — A day after a gov...
Facebook introduces private messages between business pages and fans
Facebook has begun introducing a new feature which allows business pages to receive private messages from their fans on the social network. — The new communications option, which has appeared for As...
A look back at 2011
Mobile turned a corner this year. As smartphones and tablets became a part of our everyday lives, business owners' conversations shifted from ‘Why should I advertise on mobile or build a mobile websi...
Exclusive: Falcone's wireless company running out of cash
(Reuters) - The upstart wireless company that is being bankrolled by Philip Falcone's $5 billion Harbinger Capital Partners hedge fund could run out of money during the second quarter of 2012, accordi...
Skype to Offer Free Wifi in Over 50 U.S. Airports This Holiday Season
A few years ago, Google teamed up with a number of airports in the U.S. to provide travelers with free WiFi during the holidays. This year, it's Skype's turn to make a similar offer.
Vistaprint Buys DIY Site Builder Webs.com For $117.5 Million
Digital marketing company Vistaprint is acquiring Webs, a popular DIY website creation service, for $117.5 million in cash and stock ($100 million in cash and $17.5 million in stock). — Webs, which ...
Sprint Sues Time Warner, Comcast Over Digital Phone Technology
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), the third- largest U.S. wireless operator, accused Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC), Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) and two other cable-TV companies of infringing patents related to transm...
Google pays $18 million to shutter Apture, CloudFlare clones it in 12 hours
Even if you've never heard of Apture, you've probably used the company's products before. If you've ever been on a site where you copied some text, and then had a box pop up that offered to show you ...
Blackberry ($RIMM) is worth less than the Apple App Store.
I wrote earlier today that, at it's current price of $13.44, that $RIMM is worth a mere $7.04 billion. — Apple ($AAPL), by contrast, is worth $354 billion.
An internet of people
Over the past few years, a bunch of web-based marketplaces have gotten popular - Etsy, Kickstarter, AirBnb, to name a few. Many of these business ideas had been tried before but are succeeding only n...
Google+: A few big improvements before the New Year
Today we're pleased to announce a goodie basket full of Google+ features and functionality for you to unpack and enjoy over the holidays. Some of these were on nearly everyone's wishlist... and some ...
Apple wins ITC ruling of narrow technical scope against HTC: a limited victory but just the beginning
After twice postponing its final ruling on Apple's first complaint against HTC, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has finally announced its decision.
Prince Alwaleed Invests $300M in Twitter
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the largest individual investor in Citigroup Inc. (C), and his Kingdom Holding Co. (KINGDOM) invested $300 million to buy a “strategic stake” in microblogging service Twitte...
Facebook Lawsuit Against Ads ‘Liked’ by Friends Can Proceed, Judge Rules
Facebook Inc., the world's most used social-networking service, can be sued by people who claim showing advertisements that their friends apparently like violates a California law regarding commercial...
MIT to offer labs, certificates to virtual students
(Reuters) - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is developing technology that will allow students taking courses online to use simulated labs, interact with professors and other students, and ea...