Adobe Photoshop CS6 beta hands-on
Adobe has been dropping preview links to its upcoming version of Photoshop CS6 for months now, even hyping it up with a Rainn Wilson cameo at MAX 2011. Photoshop CS6 marks one of the app's most drast...
Senate Passes Crowdfunding Bill With Added Protections for Non-Accredited Investors
The U.S. Senate today approved 73-26 an amended version of legislation that will legalize “crowdfunding,” or equity investments in start-ups by the general public. — The CROWDFUND Act adds requireme...
Rumor: Next-gen iPhone to feature 4.6-inch Retina Display
An unverified report claims Apple has begun placing orders for a 4.6-inch Retina Display bound for the next-generation iPhone that could launch as early as “around the second quarter.” — Reuters iss...
BlackBerry Loses Top Spot to Apple at Home: Corporate Canada
Canada's love affair with the BlackBerry is waning. — Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) has been ousted from the top spot for smartphone shipments in its home market for the first time, trailing Apple (...
Why is RIM Hiring iOS App Developers?
First, Research In Motion opened its highly secure Enterprise servers to Apple's iPhone. Then it unveiled BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, a enterprise device-management software for it. — And now, it app...
TweetDeck Updated: Lists, Activity, Media and more
Today, we're releasing a new version of TweetDeck. This update introduces some great new features as well as a host of smaller improvements and bug fixes. Check out this video for a quick tour of th...
Facebook Is Said to Buy 750 IBM Patents to Boost Defenses
Facebook Inc. (FB) acquired 750 patents from International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), adding intellectual property that may help it counter allegations of patent infringement, a person with knowle...
Is Pinterest the next Facebook?
An exclusive look inside CEO Ben Silbermann's social media sensation. — FORTUNE — Ben Silbermann can't stop staring at the refrigerators. The Pinterest co-founder and CEO and I are standing in the ...
T-Mobile USA eliminating 1,900 jobs, more to come
T-Mobile USA CEO Philipp Humm has sent a memo to his employees today announcing the net elimination of around 1,900 jobs nationwide, primarily resulting from the closure of seven call center facilitie...
Dotcom gets extra $60k, Mercedes
Megaupload millionaire Kim Dotcom and his family have been granted a $60,000 a month living allowance. — In a minute released today by Justice Judith Potter in the High Court at Auckland, she allowe...
Rovio launches Angry Birds Space, crashes on to iOS, Android, PC and Mac from 99¢
In the past few moments, Finnish design studio Rovio has pushed the button and finally launched the next instalment in the Angry Birds franchise — Angry Birds Space. — Launching on the App Store …
MegaUpload's host pleads for cash to preserve user files
The cost of hosting 25 petabytes of data belonging to MegaUpload's users is too much for Carpathia Hosting to support on its own. — Carpathia said in court filings on Tuesday that the company is ded...
On These Rumors of a 4.6-Inch iPhone Display
Reuters: … Lots of attention on this rumor, but no one seems to be pointing out that if it's true, this new iPhone would need way more pixels than the current 960 × 640 iPhone display. (If they incre...
Acer Iconia Tab A510 announced for US: Tegra 3 and Android 4.0 for $449.99
We first got a look at the Acer Iconia Tab A510 back at CES, courtesy of Nvidia, but at that point Acer was mum on the details. Now it's ready to talk, announcing that its first quad-core tablet is h...
Facebook takes photos high-def and full screen
Today, Facebook is announcing a few big updates to its photo viewer: it will now display photos in high resolution by default, and will allow you to enter a full screen gallery mode by clicking arrows...
Your Facebook Password Should Be None of Your Boss' Business
Today, the Associated Press reports that some employers are asking applicants for their Facebook usernames and passwords. According to the article: … Responding to the news, ACLU attorney Catherine C...
Angry Birds Space rockets to the top of the App Store charts in over 28 countries
Only a few hours after its debut, Rovio's Angry Birds Space has hit the top of the App Store charts in more than 28 countries. Released last night at 1:00 am PST, or 10:00 am Helsinki time …
Apple Teases us with a Peek at an Advanced TV Remote
As rumors swirl and dance about in the blogosphere about Apple's coming HDTV, an Apple patent application pops up just in time to tease us about some of the possible new features that their TV remote ...
Displaying Soon: Air Display Update For The New iPad's Retina Display
If you're familiar with Avatron Software's Air Display app for iOS, you're probably wondering why its iPad app hasn't been updated yet to display stunning Retina graphics on the new iPad.
iTunes Movie Trailers App Updated for iPad Retina Display
Apple has updated their iTunes Movie Trailers App with support for the new iPad's Retina Display. The trailers app mirrors the content on Apple's own Movie Trailers site and offers a good showcase of...
Study shows how much information Facebook can mine just from relationship status changes
Facebook's data team has released some information which gives a little bit of insight into how relationships change with the seasons. — Looking at the Facebook data of US users from 2010 and 2011 …
The Case Against Google
For the last two months, you've seen some version of the same story all over the Internet: Delete your search history before Google's new privacy settings take effect. A straightforward piece outlini...
Address Bar Security Issue Found in iOS 5.1 Safari
A security firm has discovered a security issue in the iOS 5.1 version of MobileSafari, the most recent version of the operating system that runs on millions of Apple mobile devices. The behavior was...
Nvidia reclaims title of world's fastest graphics chip with Kepler launch
With the debut of its code-named Kepler project, Nvidia is retaking the crown today as the creator of the world's fastest graphics chip. Most people may not care about that, but hardcore gamers who ...
Monster CEO open to selling all or part of company
(Reuters) - Monster Worldwide Inc is open to selling all or part of itself and expects to have data ready for potential buyers fairly soon, Chief Executive Sal Iannuzzi said in an interview. — “At a...
Apple loses AppleCare appeal in Italian court, must pay $1.2M fine and put notice on packages
Apple has lost an appeal in the Italian courts, must pay up on a $1.2M (€900,ooo) fine and add a notice to AppleCare packaging. The issue at stake is that Apple was charging for its AppleCare warrant...
Mystery Solved: RIM Needs iOS Talent in Push to Manage Others' Mobile Devices
While many were puzzled by an ad for Research in Motion seeking developers familiar with Apple's rival iOS, we thought we might know what they were up to. — Since last year, the company has been mak...
Seesmic Lays Off Half Its Staff as It Pivots Back to Social Cross-Posting
San Francisco start-up Seesmic laid off 18 employees this week, bringing its staff down to 15 people. — The layoffs, which happened on Monday, came as part of a shift away from building enterprise s...
I can't stop reading this analysis of Gawker's editorial strategy
In January, newly minted Gawker editor A.J. Daulerio announced an experiment: Each day for two weeks, a single staff writer would be assigned “traffic-whoring duty.” [Language alert.]
LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman Sells Facebook Stock Before IPO
Reid Hoffman, co-founder and chairman of LinkedIn Corp. and an early investor in Facebook Inc. (FB), plans to sell some of his shares in the world's largest social network prior to its initial public ...
Lookout Predicts Americans Lose $30 Billion in Smartphones a Year
We've all done it. You step out on the street after paying for your coffee at Starbucks or handing the cab driver a tip. Your first natural inclination is to reach in to your pocket, dig out your ce...
Firefox To Use Google Secure Search By Default; Expect More “Not Provided” Keywords To Follow
The popular Firefox browser is on track to use a secure method of searching Google by default, a change that will help prevent potential “eavesdropping” of what people are searching for.
AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 set for April 9th release with demo units in stores now
We first told you that AT&T was planning on an April 8th (online) and 9th (stores) release for the Lumia 900 and sure enough, it's accurate. Since that report we've had numerous tips from store emplo...
Verizon Study Confirms 2011 Was The Year Of Anonymous, With 100 Million Users' Data Breached By Hacktivists
Anonymous may have had a rough 2012 so far, with dozens of its most active members arrested and one of its leaders and organizers revealed as a government informant.
Nokia takes Apple to task over nano-SIM proposal: ‘does not meet all of the pre-agreed requirements’
You might recall Financial Times' report that Apple is seeking to get its nano-SIM proposal approved by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) over a competing proposal from Nokia ...
Wildfire Is Huge: First Stats In Years Reveal Social Marketer's 300 Employees, 13K Customers
Through the hard-fought battle to represent the world's brands, social marketing platform Wildfire has stayed quiet. But today, it revealed to TechCrunch that it has 13,000 paying customers …
The new iPad Gobbles Up 5% of All iPad Traffic; CA, CT & NY new iPad “Hot Spots”
After much anticipation on Friday March 16th, 2012, The new iPad hit the market and proceeded to shatter first weekend sales records, moving 3 million units over the course of the weekend — the most s...
Sony Tablets to get Android 4.0 update in April; Wi-Fi-only Tablet P announced
Sony is continuing on its Android 4.0 update crusade, pinning down its Spring updates for the Tablet P and Tablet S to the end of April. Aside from updating the user interface to bring it in line wit...
Feds accuse AT&T of making millions from calls by Nigerian scam artists
The Justice Department on Thursday accused AT&T of defrauding a federal program out of millions of dollars and assisting Nigerian scammers. — According to the lawsuit, AT&T knowingly billed the fede...
Blue Jeans CEO Looks To Beat His Two-Time Acquirer Cisco With Low-Cost Video Conferencing
Having sold two companies to Cisco, Krish Ramakrishnan knows what it takes to compete with the venerable networking giant. — After leaving Cisco for the second time to be an entrepreneur in residenc...
Path's Round Is At A $250 Million Pre-Money Valuation Led By Redpoint Ventures
We've confirmed rumors from sources close to the company that Path's new round of financing will be at a $250 million pre-money valuation led by Redpoint Ventures. We're hearing the actual funding a...
.NYC Domain Names May Finally Become a Reality
A photo from the .NYC domain campaign (gothamist.com) — If the “Made in NYC” label wasn't enough to cement your status as an integral part of the burgeoning local tech community, perhaps a .NYC doma...
Amazon, Eucalyptus team up for just don't call it a hybrid cloud
On paper it looks like one of those strategic agreements that large companies sign-up with small startups. But if you look close enough, you will find that by forging a partnership with Santa Barbara...
For Pinterest, Revenue Will Turn Copyright Questions Into Real Problems
It's a bit surprising to hear Jonathan Klein talk about photo sharing on the Internet. As co-founder and CEO of stock photo agency Getty Images, he is focused on protecting the photographs that belon...
Where is mobile gaming happening? At home, in bed
Mobile gaming conjures up images of people playing on subways, waiting in line and walking down the street. But you're much more likely to find mobile gaming happening at home and in bed, according t...
U.S. Congress grills 34 iOS developers on compliance with Apple's app privacy policies in official letter
The U.S. Congress has begun requesting more information about how iOS developers comply with Apple's privacy policies regarding apps, how they gather information from users and what they do with it af...
Ad Tech Startup Integrate Raises $11M, With Backing From Comcast
Integrate, a startup that helps advertisers integrate (yes, I said it) their different ad channels and products, has raised an $11 million Series B round of funding. — Co-founder Jeremy Bloom says t...
Google wants to serve you ads based on the background noise of your phone calls
Just when you think that we're pretty tech savvy, companies like Google and Nokia file outlandish “forward-thinking” patents that make you feel like we're all in a Star Trek episode.
ISPs commit to new cybersecurity measures
The recommendations from an FCC advisory committee target botnets, domain name fraud and Internet route hijacking — A group of U.S. Internet service providers, including the four largest, have commi...
Sarkozy announces crackdown on Internet hate sites
(Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday that France would make it a crime to consult Web sites that advocate terrorism or hate crimes and would toughen a crackdown on people who went ab...
Have The Samwers Gone Too Far With Their Blatant Amazon Clone Lazada?
Try as they might the poor innovative startups of Germany - we're talking guys like Soundcloud, Amen and 6wunderkinder to name just three - still have to deal with their industry's most famous exports...
Apple Antitrust Suit Would Aid Amazon Book Monopoly
Are Apple Inc. (AAPL) and the big trade publishers colluding to manipulate the market in electronic books? — The U.S. Justice Department seems to think so, and is said to be near filing an antitrust...
Facebook fans flames with privacy policy tweaks
A section of the proposed changes to Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities for users. — (Credit: Facebook) — Privacy advocates in the U.S. and the European Union are on edge over cha...