Apple: iPad Battery Nothing to Get Charged Up About
While the new iPad has come under some criticism for the way it handles battery charging, Apple says the device operates in the same manner as past iOS devices. — The source of the confusion stems f...
Comcast XFINITY TV, HBO GO and MLB.TV now available on Xbox LIVE
Today three major entertainment apps are now available for Xbox LIVE Gold members - Comcast XFINITY TV, HBO GO and MLB.TV, all with Kinect integration. Here are the highlights. — Comcast launched t...
Google Drive: Finally coming this April
Google's online storage service, rumored to be called GDrive is like the wolf in the fable, The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Well, after long history of false alarms, the storage drive might just see the day ...
At Y Combinator's Biggest Demo Day Yet, Mobile Is Taking Over
There are plenty of observations to be made about Y Combinator's Demo Day. It's the biggest ever, with 66 companies in this Winter class. It's more diverse than past years, with many companies being...
Not So Hot: New iPad Heat Levels Comparable to Android Tablets
PCWorld Labs tests show heat dissipation is a universal tablet problem. — So much for “heatgate.” We've all seen the reports this week indicating that the new iPad runs hotter than its predecessor,...
A Pinterest spammer tells all
Last week, the Daily Dot taught you how to spot a Pinterest spammer. Now that same spammer has spotted us. — After he read our article about his process of spamming Pinterest through thousands of b...
Google to launch third-party commenting platform to rival Facebook
Google is about to launch a new commenting system that will tie into the search giant's Google+ platform, web services and web search, a source close to the product's development confirmed with The Ne...
Australia bans China's Huawei from working on Internet network amid security worries
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia has banned Chinese technology giant Huawei from bidding to help build a nationwide high-speed Internet network due to concern about cyber attacks traced to China.
Feds to carriers: Let's share the airwaves
Updated. Federal spectrum managers on Tuesday recommended that a huge chunk of spectrum used by the 20 government agencies be made available to commercial mobile operations - a move that is sure to p...
What's Ahead: A Sneak Peek
The momentum continues for Kinect for Windows. I am pleased to announce that we will be launching Kinect for Windows in nineteen more countries in the coming months. We will have availability in Hon...
Richard Clarke on Who Was Behind the Stuxnet Attack
America's longtime counterterrorism czar warns that the cyberwars have already begun—and that we might be losing — The story Richard Clarke spins has all the suspense of a postmodern geopolitical th...
The President now pinning on Pinterest
Hello, Pinterest? The President is calling. — Taking inspiration from the legions of web denizens (and potential voters) already hip to the pinning craze, U.S. President Barack Obama is now sharing...
Special Report: The Sony Schism
(Reuters) - The Bellagio casino-hotel in Las Vegas hosted a shotgun wedding in January. The bride and groom had met just a couple hours earlier; she wore a skimpy dress, he was in powder blue coattai...
‘Harry Potter’ ebooks finally available for all major e-readers at Pottermore.com
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final novel in a fantasy book series that you may have heard of, was released almost five years ago. However, digitally-inclined readers haven't been able to...
AT&T launching ‘Plus’ loyalty program: discounts, dedicated support, and coffee
AT&T is introducing a new loyalty program called AT&T Plus, with the hope of keeping its most important customers loyal by showering them with special offers and preferential service.
Microsoft's secret weapon against Google Maps — open source
open source — One of the many areas where Google is far ahead of Microsoft is mapping, with Google Maps by far the dominant map service on the Internet. Microsoft is employing an under-the-radar app...
Hasbro Can't Stop Sale Of ‘Transformer Prime’ Tablets
In a court ruling that reads at times like a pop culture or consumer gadget review, a federal judge gave tablet maker Asus a green light to sell its “Transformer” tablets. — Hasbro filed a lawsuit a...
The iPad app that will remind you of Microsoft's old Courier project
(Credit: Tapose; screenshot by Jay Greene/CNET) — Tapose, the iPad app that aims to mimic much of the content creation capability of Microsoft's ill-fated Courier tablet, just won approval from Appl...
Who wants a great engineering team in Bucharest? Please help me spread the word
You might have heard that this week, after having tried for months to keep the entire team of my company Seesmic I had to let go about half of it (also here and here)... Here is a great group of engi...
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen victim of identity theft
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has become the subject of identity theft, with a an AWOL U.S. soldier in Pittsburgh charged with changing the address on a Seattle bank account owned by Allen and attem...
iPhone with LTE could be offered by Sprint, CFO says
The Dow Jones reports that Sprint CFO Joe Euteneuer said today at an investor conference that the company is free to offer a potential future Apple iPhone using 4G LTE, though he didn't say explicitly...
TechCrunch's Picks: The 10 Best Startups From Y Combinator Demo Day
66 startups showed off today at Y Combinator's Demo Day, and we covered all 39 that were ready to for the public. After talking to VCs and tech moguls, the TechCrunch teamed huddled up and picked the...
Amazon's Kindle Touch comes to Europe, but no Fire news
Amazon is launching a touchscreen version of its Kindle e-reader in the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy. — The Kindle Touch will be available for delivery from 27 April, five months after it we...
Facebook's New S-1: An ‘Unfavorable Outcome’ In The Yahoo Patent Lawsuit ‘Could Be Material To Our Business’
Facebook just filed a new S-1 with the SEC. We've sifted through what's new and one noticeable change is the inclusion of commentary about Yahoo's patent suit against Facebook as a risk factor.
Hacker group LulzSec reborn, exposes 171,000 military accounts
The hacker group LulzSec appears to be back, and it went after the military for its first cyber attack in 2012. (LulzSec Reborn / March 27, 2012) — The hacker group known as LulzSec appears to be b...
House passes JOBS Act, sends bill to Obama
The House overwhelmingly approved a measure Tuesday designed to make it easier for growing companies to attract investors and comply with securities laws. The bipartisan measure, strongly backed by b...
‘Pottermore’ Breaks All Retailers and Rules (Except Apple's and Region Restrictions)
Screenshot of Pottermore, breaking my heart — The Pottermore Store is open for business. — After months of delay, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter fantasy series is available in e-book editions for the...
Square adds encryption to its Square reader
The old (unopened) reader is on the left; the new reader is on the right, with encryption and a battery. — Square has added encryption technology to its Square reader. — Competitor VeriFone tried ...
Big venture firm raises the networking stakes
(Reuters) - Andreessen Horowitz, a three-year-old venture capital firm, has made a big mark in Silicon Valley partly through the sheer scale of its endeavors, with big funds totaling some $2.7 billion...
Looking for Work? Facebook Wants Salesmen, Google Wants Product People.
Neither Facebook or Google are in the habit of laying out their corporate road maps for outsiders. But you can get a decent sense of what they're planning by looking at their job postings, which they...
First Look: OnTheAir's Video Call-In Show Platform Makes Hangouts and Ustream Seem Static
Google Hangouts only allows ten viewers to participate and Ustream allows zero, but with OnTheAir, anyone watching a live stream can video chat with the host in front of the audience.
Why Youth Has An Advantage In Innovation & Why You Want To Be A Learn-It-All
A few relevant scenes from the recent blockbuster Moneyball: — Peter Brand: Billy, Pena is an All Star. Okay? And if you dump him and this Hatteberg thing doesn't work out the way that we want it ...
Bootstrapped Is Better? Smugmug's Camera Awesome Crosses 4M Downloads, Adds Instagram Support
Here's a tale of two photo apps. One has 27 million users after a year and a half, and comes from a company with 13 employees and $7.5 million in venture funding. But there's nary a revenue model in...
Groupon Is Hiring An Army Of Engineers In Silicon Valley
Groupon, which already has about 200 engineers working out of its Palo Alto office, is looking to hire as many as 100 more, boosting the Chicago-based company's headcount out West, the company tells u...
Symantec Dissolves Alliance with Huawei of China
SAN FRANCISCO — Less than four years after Huawei Technologies and Symantec teamed up to develop computer network security products, the joint venture is being dismantled because Symantec feared the a...
Australia's Watchdog Alleges Apple Misled On iPad
Australia's consumer watchdog Tuesday alleged that Apple Inc. made misleading claims regarding 4G capability in the promotion of its new third generation iPad product in Australia. — The Australian ...
Angry Birds creator Rovio acquires Futuremark Games Studio
Angry Birds publisher Rovio Entertainment has acquired its fellow Finnish game development house, Futuremark Games Studio, in order to get some new talent. — Rovio, which just launched its Angry Bir...
New Wi-Fi iPad Cleared for Sale in China
Apple's new iPad has been cleared for sale in mainland China, and could debut there as soon as next month. — The China Quality Certification Center recently approved the Wi-Fi version of the device ...
Sharp to Raise 66.5 Billion Yen in Unit Share Sale to Hon Hai
Sharp Corp. plans to raise 66.5 billion yen ($804 million) in a share sale of a unit to Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (2317) and three related companies as it tries to replenish capital after forecas...
Microsoft seizes servers in Zeus cyberfraud
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp claimed a victory in efforts to combat online banking fraud, saying it had confiscated several servers used to steal login names and passwords, disrupting some of the world'...
HP, Oracle seek pretrial victories in Itanium battle
Summary: HP and Oracle both seek a pretrial win in the upcoming Itanium case, over whether Oracle can end its software support for the heavy-duty Intel chip. — The spat between HP and Oracle continu...
Former Googlers Launch YC-Backed Dealupa: A PageRank For Daily Deals
If you were to stop for a moment and consider what your perfect deals site would be, chances are it doesn't look a whole lot like any of the big names currently operating in the space. When it comes ...