2012 iPad Roadmap: Don't Expect a 7-Incher
With strong demand for the Kindle Fire and Nook driving demand for 7-inch displays above the 9.7-inch tablet display size popularized by the iPad, rumors are circulating once again that Apple may be p...
Berkeley Explains Why Google Trumps Microsoft
The University of California at Berkeley has chosen Google over Microsoft for its campus-wide email and calendar services, and it will tell you why — in great detail. — Google and Microsoft are lock...
More Picture-Takers Are Phoning It In
No big surprises here. The single-purpose camera is in decline, the smartphone camera on the rise. — New research from NPD finds that smartphones are now responsible for more than a quarter of the ...
Maybe Apple's Newsstand Really Was a Present for Publishers
When Apple launched its Newsstand feature in iTunes this fall, the idea was that giving newspaper and magazine publishers their own dedicated shelf space — for those who signed on to Apple's subscript...
Google tries to kick Authors Guild out of court in book case
It's as if the last four years hadn't happened. In 2007, Google's legal dispute with a coalition of authors and publishers over Google Books was put on hold while the parties hashed out a settlement ...
What is SOPA and how does it work? The Stop Online Piracy Act explained
I walk by a pretty good bootleg DVD stand a few times a month — the proprietor sets up at irregular intervals in Union Square just a few blocks away from The Verge offices in New York.
Samsung: no ICS upgrade for Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab because of TouchWiz
Samsung has just distributed the worst news of this Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade cycle: the popular Galaxy S smartphone that sold 10 million units last year and the 7-inch Galaxy Tab tablet won't be upg...
Exclusive: Leaked Details of How Facebook Plans To Sell Your Timeline to Advertisers
Screengrab from an October 2011 presentation “Facebook Updates” — This is a guest post from a former CTO who now does tech consulting for other start-up ventures and was briefed on Facebook's advert...
Windows 8 picture password is ‘Fisher-Price toy’ says father of 2-factor authentication
'I don't think it's serious security,' says Kenneth Weiss of next Microsoft OS security feature — The Windows 8 feature that logs users in if they touch certain points in a photo in the right order ...
Former TechCrunch Staffer Sarah Lacy Set to Close Funding Round for PandoDaily
Netscape Co-Founder Marc Andreessen Joins Michael Arrington and Other Investors In Tech News Site — Former TechCrunch Senior Editor Sarah Lacy is expected to close a round of funding in the next two...
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In-Flight Wi-Fi Company Gogo Files For $100 Million IPO
In-Flight Wi-Fi provider Gogo has just filed for an IPO, and will raise as much as $100 million in a public offering. — Gogo, which has raised over $500 million in funding, provides in-flight connec...
Dropbox releases v2.0 Android app with ICS support; Offers whopping 500MB more space to students
The Dropbox Blog announced version 2.0 of its Android application Thursday. The free service lets users bring photographs, documents, and videos anywhere and share them easily …
Hurt Locker BitTorrent Lawsuit Dies, But Not Without Controversy
After being honored with an Oscar for Best Motion Picture last year, the makers of The Hurt Locker went on to secure the award for the biggest file-sharing lawsuit a few months ago. — By targeting a...
Workday Is Said to Plan to Raise as Much as $500 Million in a 2012 IPO
Workday Inc., a maker of software that helps companies manage operations, plans to file for an initial public offering next year that would raise as much as $500 million, two people with knowledge of ...
RIM gets kicked while down, sued over BBM trademark
It's been a long December for RIM, and there's reason to believe this year won't be any better than the last. This month, the company was sued for its use of the BBX trademark and was forced to chang...
Photo gallery scrolling patent: Apple likely to win German ruling against Motorola in February
Today the Munich I Regional Court held two hearings on lawsuits brought by Apple against Motorola in Germany. Motorola extended this dispute to Germany with four complaints filed on April 1 …
The Amazing Power of Deflationary Economics for Startups
I'm often asked by people what investment areas interest me. — It's true that I have a functional focus on three areas: Performance-based marketing, digital television and mobile computing. I try t...
Volkswagen turns off Blackberry email after work hours
UK unions have warned that VW-style email restrictions might not suit other companies — Volkswagen has agreed to stop its Blackberry servers sending emails to some of its employees when they are off...
Y Combinator Startup Priceonomics Tells You How Much To Pay For Any Used Product
You want the best price on things you buy second hand, but finding out how much you should pay is a hassle. Removing this friction from a lucrative part of the purchase funnel is the goal of Priceono...
Apple confirms iTunes Match availability in 17 countries
Legalizing your dodgy music collection has never been easier!
Samsung launches two dual-sim Galaxy Y phones for carrier cheaters
Samsung is rolling out a pair of dual-SIM blowers for everyone who wants to keep their working and private lives separate, or take advantage of constantly changing carrier deals. The Galaxy Y Duos pa...
HP Plugs Security Hole With LaserJet Firmware Update, Says No Record Of Printers Set Ablaze By Hackers
Remember when researchers claimed a massive security vulnerability could potentially enable hackers to remotely take over Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printers and even cause them to burst into flames?