I'm excited to share the news that we've agreed to acquire Instagram
I'm excited to share the news that we've agreed to acquire Instagram and that their talented team will be joining Facebook. For years, we've focused on building the best experience for sharing photos...
Computer Legend and Gaming Pioneer Jack Tramiel Dies at Age 83
Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore International and crucial figure in the early history of video games, died passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, his family confirms. He was 83 years old.
Investor Update
PandoDaily has always had a pact with readers that we'll be open and honest- particularly on the subject of our investors. Typically, this means we're telling you about new investors. — Today, howe...
Why Microsoft spent $1 billion on AOL's patents
Microsoft dropped an eye-popping $1 billion on 800 AOL patents today, an astonishing amount likely spent to keep the intellectual property trove away from rival Google. — But according to a source c...
What you need to know about the Flashback trojan
We've entered a new era in Mac security, but there's no need to panic — On April 4, Russian antivirus vendor Dr. Web published strong evidence that more than 500,000 Macs have been infected by the l...
Iran To Shut Down Internet Permanently; ‘Clean’ National Intranet In Pipeline
Millions of Internet users in Iran will be permanently denied access to the World Wide Web and cut off from popular social networking sites and email services, as the government has announced its plan...
A Faster Emulator with Better Hardware Support
The Android emulator is a key tool for Android developers in building and testing their apps. As the power and diversity of Android devices has grown quickly, it's been hard for the emulator keep pac...
Carriers Band to Fight Cellphone Theft
The nation's major wireless providers have agreed to a deal with the U.S. government to build a central database of stolen cellphones—part of a broad effort to tame an explosion of thefts nationwide. ...
AOL sells more than 800 patents to Microsoft in $1 billion+ cash deal
Huge news from the patent front this morning, as AOL (note: my employer until very recently) and Microsoft have struck a deal that will see the former sell more than 800 of its patents to the Redmond ...
RIM backtracks on stopping sideloaded BlackBerry PlayBook apps, plans separate anti-piracy measure
RIM's VP of Developer Relations Alec Saunders has taken to the BlackBerry Developer Blog to comment on reports that the company would remove the ability to sideload PlayBook apps.
Sony to cut global workforce by 10,000: Nikkei
(Reuters) - Sony will cut its global workforce by about 10,000, or 6 percent of its entire workforce, by as early as the end of 2012, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday. — The loss-making elect...
Inside Apple HQ
Outside the main entrance at Apple Headquarters — Insiders call it the Mothership. It's Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California, and to Apple fans, it's a place thought of with romance and wo...
Windows-on-iPad service goes legit as Microsoft licensing demands are met
A hosted Windows and Microsoft Office service for the iPad and Android tablets that violated Microsoft's software licensing rules has apparently gone legitimate, with a new structure that complies wit...
Marriott Says It Stopped Ad Service Hidden in Wi-Fi
Last week, the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Midtown Manhattan was discovered to come with some hidden extras: The free Wi-Fi connection inserted lines of code for serving special ads into every Web pag...
Analyst Cuts Apple Rating on Prospect of iPhone Subsidy Revolt
Now here are two words you don't often see in the same sentence: Apple and downgrade. Yet here they are in a note from BTIG Research's Walter Piecyk, who this morning cut his rating on the company's ...
Before OMGPOP Sold For $210 Million, The CEO Hired Back Everyone He Laid Off And Made Sure They Cashed In
A few months ago, OMGPOP was about to go bust. — Its Facebook games weren't performing and prospects were so bleak, CEO Dan Porter was forced to lay off several of the startup's flash developers.
Why AT&T Is Spending More on Lumia Launch Than It Did on iPhone
Windows Phone Will get $150 Million as Carrier Seeks to Fill the Void Created After Rivals Got Their Hands on Apple's Still-Hot Handset — Get ready for another big smartphone campaign. For AT&T, it...
Ex-Facebook insiders building next wave of Silicon Valley firms
An elite group of Facebook friends, most still in their 20s, have already helped change the world. Now they're working together to do it again. — SAN FRANCISCO — All eyes are on Facebook Inc., whic...
India's $35 tablet getting new hardware, Android 4.0
The $35 Aakash 2 will ship in two to three weeks — India's highly touted $35 tablet, set to ship in two to three weeks, is getting a makeover with improved hardware and Google's Android 4.0 OS, acco...
AOL Sells 800 Patents For $1 Billion To Microsoft [Memo To Staff]
This just in: one chapter of AOL's patent journey is coming to an end. The company is selling 800 patents to Microsoft for just north of $1 billion. — Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL, says that the c...
The Computing Trend that Will Change Everything
Computing isn't just getting cheaper. It's becoming more energy efficient. That means a world populated by ubiquitous sensors and streams of nanodata.
Google Plots Web Domain-Buying Spree
Search Giant Among Brands That Say They Plan to Apply for Generic Top-Level Domains — This week marks a major step toward a dramatically expanded internet, but only a few brands — including Google a...
SEC Filing: Chris Sacca Raising $25M For New Fund, Lowercase Spur
Investor Chris Sacca is raising as much as $25 million for his new fund, Lowercase Spur, according to a new SEC filing. He's been working on it for at least a little while — Bloomberg BusinessWeek he...
Google Moves In on Hollywood's Night in Washington
Google and its executive chairman, Eric E. Schmidt, played a leading role in defeating antipiracy legislation last year. — LOS ANGELES — The annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner is ...
How to Budget Megabytes Becomes More Urgent for Users
Everyone knows how long a minute is. And your cellphone carrier keeps close tabs on how many you have used this month. Now, in the smartphone era, more people are being forced to think about how man...
Expert: iPad Wi-Fi issues may be linked to power management
Unlikely that faulty hardware causing poor wireless connections — The Wi-Fi reliability problems reported by iPad owners can probably be solved with a software update, a hardware expert said Friday.
AT&T to sell Yellow Pages business to private equity firm Cerberus for $950M plus stake
NEW YORK — AT&T is selling its Yellow Pages business to the private equity firm Cerberus Capital for $950 million and a minority stake in the new entity that will run the business.