Apple: All iPad and iPhone Models Will be Back on Sale Online in Germany Shortly
That was fast. — Apple, which has spent the past day pulling older model iPhone and iPad inventory from the shelves of its online store in Germany, is now scrambling to restore it.
Apple Kicks Chart Topping Fakes Out Of App Store
Temple Jump, Tiny Birds, Numbers With Friends. These are not the apps you love. They're fakes designed to scam you out of $1.99 when you go to buy Temple Run, Tiny Wings, or Words With Friends. Tod...
Advertisers' Free Ride May End On Facebook
For advertisers on Facebook Inc., the free ride may be coming to an end. — When the social network filed for its initial public offering on Wednesday, the spotlight shifted from the site's exponenti...
Windows Phone developer lead leaves for Amazon's Kindle team
Summary: Brandon Watson, head of developer experiences for Windows Phone, is the latest exec to leave the Microsoft's phone unit. — Brandon Watson, known to many Windows Phone developers as head of ...
EU regulators want Google to halt new privacy policy
A group of European regulators has written to Google Inc calling on it to halt the introduction of its new privacy policy, saying it needs to investigate whether the proposals sufficiently protect use...
Apple ads Genius movie, TV recommendations to Apple TV
Apple has added its Genius recommendation system from iTunes to Apple TV, offering to suggest titles related to previous purchases. — The suggestions are available from new Genius menu options under...
The Dirty Little Secret Of Silicon Valley's Startup Boom...
Bing — Which Has Deals With Facebook and Twitter — Finally Speaks on Social Search Controversy
Which Has Deals With Facebook and Twitter — Finally Speaks on Social Search Controversy — While Google has endured criticism for biasing Google+ content in its new “Search Plus Your World” features, ...
Anonymous spies on FBI / UK Police hacking investigation conference call
A recording of a confidential conference call between the FBI and UK law enforcement officers at the Metropolitan Police has been released by Anonymous on the internet. — And if you think that's bad...
Apple updates iBooks Author to clarify that you own created content
Apple has updated its iBooks Author app in order to clarify the language of its End User License Agreement. The changes to the EULA clarify that Apple does indeed intend the packaged product to be so...
Why most Facebook users get more than they give
Half the adults and three-quarters of the teenagers in America use social networking sites (SNS) and Facebook by far is the most popular of these sites. The Pew Research Center's Internet & American ...
Dropbox offers up to 5GB of free space to anyone willing to go beta
Here's some good news for all you Dropboxers out there: the company is offering a bundle of free storage space to anyone who tries the beta version of its new Experimental software. It's really quite...
I switched to Bing on my iPhone and I kind of liked it
By the time that Microsoft announced its Bing search engine in 2009, Google had long since become a verb and several failed attempts at the search game were under the bridge. But Bing was something d...
What is the mystery “entertainment device” Google is testing?
Google is asking the Federal Communications Commission for permission to test a mysterious Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-enabled “entertainment device,” in employees homes in four U.S. cities. So inquiring min...
Skype rolls out update for Windows with full HD video calling, group screen sharing
Skype rolled out its version 5.8 software update for Windows users today, and it brings with it a couple of fairly notable features. That includes full HD video calling (provided you have a suitable ...
Statement by Micron Technology Board of Directors
We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Appleton, Micron (Nasdaq:MU) Chairman and CEO, passed away this morning in a small plane accident in Boise. He was 51. — Our hearts go out to his wife,...
Do iOS Apps Crash More Than Android Apps? A Data Dive
Ever wonder why certain mobile apps you use crash so much? It turns out there are many possible reasons. And it can vary particularly depending on whether you are using an Apple iOS device such as a...
Motorola wins German injunction against Apple's iCloud (and MobileMe) push email service and client devices
This morning, Judge Andreas Voss of the Mannheim Regional Court pronounced a decision on a German Motorola Mobility lawsuit against Apple Sales International, Apple's Ireland-based European sales orga...
Megaupload Founder Accuses Police of Assault, Denied Bail Again
Today, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom appeared at New Zealand's High Court to continue his fight against extradition to the United States on copyright infringement, racketeering and money laundering ch...
Apple hits Samsung with 278 patent claims in revised Australian lawsuit
Apple has expanded the scope of its patent lawsuit against Korean electronics giant Samsung in Australia, widening its complaint to include 278 claims, across 22 patents that cover 10 new products.
Why Piracy Is Indispensable For The Survival Of Our Culture
Last Year Techdirt wrote about the case of the huge collection of historic jazz recordings that had been acquired by the US National Jazz Museum. The central problem is that even if the recordings ca...
Judge complains of too many patents in Apple case against Motorola
Circuit Judge Posner has expressed dissatisfaction with the number of patents Apple is arguing against Motorola, asking the company to “winnow” its claims. — Apple originally brought 15 patent claim...
Panasonic headed for record $10 billion annual loss
(Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Corp warned of a record annual $10.2 billion net loss, joining beleaguered rivals Sony and Sharp in a sea of red ink as they struggle to fix their broken TV businesses an...
Corning and Samsung to marry Lotus Glass with OLED displays in new joint venture
We've been waiting to find out which manufacturers Corning would woo with its new Lotus Glass, and it's just announced that the first will be Samsung. Corning and Samsung have signed up for a new joi...
Yammer Time: In 2011 “Pretty Much Everything Tripled”
Yammer grew like crazy last year. How crazy? Product VP Jim Patterson just tweeted out the Yammer 2011 Year in Review infographic below with the comment: “Pretty much everything tripled.” — Paid s...
Seized Sports Streaming Site Makes a Blazing Comeback
Yesterday, several sports streaming sites had their domain names seized by the Department of Justice and Homeland Security's ICE unit. — Leading up to the Super Bowl this weekend, a total of 307 dom...
Poland halts copyright law after mass protests
Poland halts ratification of international Internet copyright law under mass protests — WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's prime minister says he is suspending the ratification process for an internatio...
Peek a boo! As it abandons U.S. devices, Peek raising $15M for Asian expansion (exclusive)
Gadget blogs pounced on Peek yesterday when the company announced it was killing of service for its devices running on T-Mobile. What they missed was a $15 million fund raise from Peek …