Samsung Galaxy S III full specs: 1.5GHz quad-core, 1080p display, ceramic case
We reported some exclusive details surrounding Samsung's upcoming flagship Galaxy S III smartphone this past weekend, and now we have received some more information that helps us paint a more complete...
Yahoo Warns Facebook of a Potential Patent Fight
As Yahoo struggles to keep up with younger competitors, the Web portal company is weighing a new tactic: threatening legal action over its patent holdings. — Yahoo is seeking to force Facebook into ...
Goodbye Erick, Hello Eric
TechCrunch has been through a lot lately, and we need to focus on what truly matters: covering startups and innovation. So, this post is going to be short. — But here is what's going on: Erick Scho...
Google building ‘firewall’ between Android and Motorola after acquisition
Google's Andy Rubin led the charge to acquire Motorola, but the Android boss won't have anything to do with the company once the deal closes — he told reporters at Mobile World Congress today that he ...
Nokia 808 PureView first sample shots — feast your eyes
feast your eyes — This is it. Here's an exclusive first look at some sample shots taken with Nokia's freshly minted 808 PureView imaging powerhouse — and wow, just wow! The collection contains phot...
Helping Improve the Mobile Web
To help developers reach more people, we're committed to providing distribution across all platforms. The Open Graph, combined with News Feed and Timeline, helps people discover new apps through frie...
The Mounting Minuses at Google+
Playing Catchup to Facebook, Google's Social Network Is a Virtual Ghost Town by Comparison — To hear Google Inc. Chief Executive Larry Page tell it, Google+ has become a robust competitor in the soc...
AT&T Plan Would Let App Makers Pay for Subscribers' Data Use
BARCELONA—AT&T Inc. is preparing a service that would let content providers and developers of mobile applications pay the wireless carrier for the mobile data its customers use, the carrier's network ...
Whole Foods prototype puts Kinect on shopping cart, follows people around store
The quest for a high-tech “shopping cart of the future” is nothing new, but Whole Foods is planning to test a new spin on the concept, using Microsoft's Kinect sensor for Windows.
Mozilla in Mobile - the Web is the Platform
This week we are in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress 2012, the mobile industry's largest trade show. Our goal is to meet with industry operators, vendors and developers to further the cause of prom...
Motorola can't enforce standard-essential patents
huge victory for Apple, bad news for Google — [Update] I have produced an unofficial translation of the court's press release. [/Update] — Apple scored a breakthrough court victory today …
LinkedIn Follow Button: Companies, Look Who's Following You Now
Today, we're excited to announce the launch of LinkedIn's Follow Company button. Starting today, companies will be adding this button to their websites, making it easier for any consumer on the web t...
Dell says it's ‘no longer a PC company,’ focusing on enterprise
Dell looks like it's going to be shifting its focus to enterprise and away from consumer PCs. Brad Anderson, president of Dell's enterprise group, said today that “we're no longer a PC company, we're...
How Apple snookered Proview to get the iPad trademark
Fresh details of the subterfuge emerge in a U.S. lawsuit. Apple doesn't deny any of it. — Steve Jobs unveils the iPad. Image: Apple Inc. — Here's how Apple (AAPL) allegedly got Proview Internati...
In Attack on Vatican Web Site, a Glimpse of Hackers' Tactics
SAN FRANCISCO — The elusive hacker movement known as Anonymous has carried out Internet attacks on well-known organizations like Sony and PBS. In August, the group went after its most prominent targe...
Motorola takes jab at Apple with Android Voice Actions vs. Siri comparison
Handset maker Motorola Mobility may have found itself in an uneasy place as both Microsoft and Apple are attempting to block its $12.billion sale to Google, but the company's marketing department is a...
Apple Developer IDs Bring Us One Brick Closer to an OS X Walled Garden
Apple sent out notice to its developers today of a new initiative called Developer ID, which will combat malware on OS X alongside the new-to-Mountain-Lion Gatekeeper. It's to keep us, the users, saf...
On Google & Being “Evil”
“I don't think they were ever not evil,” I'm quoted as saying about Google in a New York Times column yesterday. True enough, I said that. But I wanted to provide some further context about my comme...
Google to ‘double down’ on Android tablets in 2012, says Andy Rubin
It's no secret that Android tablet sales have lagged far behind Apple's iPad, and Google's planning to do something about it. In a meeting with reporters today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona …
Wal-Mart to Help Hollywood With UltraViolet Consumer Video-Storing Service
The movie industry is recruiting Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to help attract users to its struggling online video-library service, Hollywood's latest step to combat the challenges of digital piracy and a fad...
Google, Apple Hit With Patent Over Street View For iPad
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) are in a worldwide squabble over smartphone patents, but they will have to cooperate long enough to fight a common enemy—a Florida firm that says both tech g...
Dropbox Buys Cove To Bring Former Facebookers Ruchi Sanghvi And Aditya Agarwal To The Team
The rumors are true! Dropbox has acquired stealth collaboration startup Cove for its talent, namely the brilliant engineering duo and couple Aditya Agarwal and Ruchi Sanghvi.
Facebook IPO May Be Worth $2.45 Billion to the State of California
You know who is happy about Facebook's IPO, aside from its investors and fanboys? The state of California. The Golden State has been plagued by bad news about its budget, but a new estimate from the...
Sprint commits to buying $15.5B worth of iPhones from Apple, that's almost 24M units
Earlier this morning, mobile phone carrier Sprint released its 10-K filing with the SEC for the fiscal year ending in December. In the filing, it revealed that it had made a commitment with Apple …
Social Email Contact Manager Xobni Raises $10 Million From ‘Commercial’ Partner
Social email startup Xobni, the social email plugin that makes your inbox smarter, has raised $10 million in new funding, according to an SEC filing. We confirmed the new round with the company.
EPIC Isn't Taking “No” For An Answer, Files Emergency Appeal In Google Privacy Case
The Electronic Privacy Information Center, also known as EPIC, isn't backing down from its desire to have Google's privacy policy changes investigated by the Federal Trade Commission.
Nokia announces 808 PureView: Belle OS, 4-inch display, 41-megapixel camera(!) — we go hands-on (video)
we go hands-on (video) — Remember that Nokia PureView tease from a few days ago? Well, suddenly it all makes sense. We are indeed looking at an imaging flagship phone and a true successor to the N8...
Facebook Launches New Mobile Web Standards Initiative, Easier Payments for the Mobile Web
During a special lunch-time event at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, Facebook's CTO Bret Taylor introduced a number of new industry-wide initiatives for the mobile web.
Mozilla, Telefonica partnering on Boot to Gecko-enabled ‘Open Web Devices’ for 2012
Mozilla has been working on its Boot to Gecko project since last year to create devices that can “boot to the web,” running an HTML-based platform with the goal of providing the same level of performa...
Motorola can't enforce standard-essential patents
huge victory for Apple, bad news for Google — Apple scored a breakthrough court victory today against Motorola (Bloomberg was first to report). Its importance can hardly be overstated.
Steve Jobs and Farhad Manjoo are wrong: Dropbox can do what Apple, Microsoft and Google can never do.
Farhad Manjoo writes in Pando Daily about how Dropbox is just a feature. Unfortunately the examples he talks about seem to support the exact opposite. … This assertion is about as wrong as could be.
Stratfor Statement on Wikileaks
Company Denounces Email Disclosure as Deplorable Breach of Privacy — AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Below is a statement from Stratfor on release of company emails by Wikileaks: — In ...
Skype for Windows Phone beta released, full version due in April
Microsoft is releasing a beta version of Skype for Windows Phone today, with a full release due in April. Skype for Windows Phone beta allows users to make audio and video calls to Skype contacts ove...
Vimeo launches improved iOS app with full-screen iPad playback
When streaming video service Vimeo launched brand-new Android and Windows Phone applications in early January, the company teased that it was also working on a major update for iOS so it could support...
HP's PC Addiction
Why is HP still in the PC business? It must be for the sport, because the money isn't there. Looking at the quarterly figures released this past week, we see PC revenue down 15% year-to-year, with a...
Samsung announces Galaxy Note 10.1 at MWC (update: hands-on photos!)
Samsung's announced another 10.1-inch tablet to join its burgeoning collection of slates. The Galaxy Note 10.1 is an S-Pen toting variant of the similarly sized-and-named Galaxy Tab. It's running To...
No Company Follows Apple's Expanded China Audits
Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s rivals aren't rushing to emulate the iPhone maker's decision to subject supplier factories to audits by a labor group. Instead, they're sticking to internal checks that may leave ...
Adobe Photoshop Touch Review
When I first heard that Adobe was bringing Photoshop to the iPad sometime last year, I was sceptical. I presumed it would be a very limited app compared to the powerful desktop app, or maybe just a s...
Intel Announces New Smartphone Partnerships With Lava, ZTE, And Visa
We've already caught wind of the Lenovo K800 and Orange's newly-announced Santa Clara but Intel CEO Paul Otellini isn't content to leave their push into mobile at that. — Otellini has just announced...
Scott McNealy's Wayin Gets $14M for Second-Screen Apps
Social TV app Wayin, which asks users to “weigh in” on multiple-choice questions about live television and other topics, has raised $14 million in Series B funding led by U.S. Venture Partners, bringi...
Opera Launches Opera Mobile 12 Browser for Android and Symbian, Opera Mini 7 For iOS
Opera just announced the next version of its mobile browser for Android and Symbian, as well as a developer version of its more stripped-down Opera Mini browser. While the update doesn't feature …