How Andreessen Horowitz Bunted on an Instagram Investment
Updated Added comment from Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz. — Marc Andreessen, the Netscape co-founder who went on to use his considerable wealth to finance scores of Silicon Valley start-ups, i...
Megaupload Trial May Never Happen, Judge Says
The US Government accuses Kim Dotcom and the rest of the “Mega Conspiracy” of running a criminal operation. — Charges in the indictment include engaging in a racketeering conspiracy, conspiring to c...
Samsung GT-i9300 dummy box could host the new Galaxy S
Vietnamese website Tinhte has posted images and video of a new device, the Samsung GT-i9300, which could be a engineering sample of the next Galaxy S device set for reveal on May 3rd. Unlike the prev...
Apple next-generation iPhone likely to adopt in-cell touch panels, say sources
Apple's new iPhone, which is expected to be released in the third quarter of 2012, is likely to adopt in-cell touch panels rolled out by Sharp and Toshiba Mobile Display (TMD), according to sources in...
Apple in talks with iPad trademark challenger to try and settle dispute
Apple and a Chinese company have started talks to try and resolve an ongoing legal dispute over the iPad trademark, according to a lawyer involved in the case. — Ma Dongxiao, a lawyer representing t...
Will Verizon throw its weight behind Windows Phone?
Nokia has been building some buzz in the U.S. for its Lumia 900 for AT&T. Could Verizon be the next taker? — (Credit: Nokia) — Verizon may be ready to cast its lot with Microsoft and its Windows P...
Samsung Galaxy S III listing appears on Amazon Germany: 4.7-inch screen, 12-megapixel camera
We know that Samsung considers its lockdown around the upcoming Galaxy S III the tightest in the company's history, but it may have just sprung a leak — thanks to Amazon Germany. — Developing...
Share to ‘Drive’ spotted on Google developer's phone
At this point, Google Drive is perpetually coming out next week, but one of our forum members has just pointed us towards what appears to be a Google employee using Drive on a company phone. Today's ...
Chumby no more: employees at Technicolor, technology waiting to be sold
The Chumby widget platform has gone through a number of permutations over the years, but it appears the ride is over for now: we just confirmed with former CEO Derrick Oien that Chumby as a company is...
Apple shows off iPhone's use in the enterprise world
If you need more convincing before ditching your BlackBerry, Apple just posted a new page on its website that highlights the iPhone's use in the enterprise market. The info-packed page shows how the ...
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) now hitting unlocked Galaxy S II in America
See that? That's the sign that awoke yours truly this morning. And that just happens to be confirmation that the long-awaited Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update is finally coming to unlocked (r...
Spring Cleaning: Google Shuts Down Patent Search Homepage, One Pass, Google Related & More
Ever since Larry Page took over as Google's CEO, the company has shut down more and more of its products that were only being used by a limited number of users. Today, the company announced another r...
Social Network Badoo Lands Top Google Product Exec
If Facebook is the social network that allows people to connect with their current friends, Badoo is the social network for meeting new people, including potential dating partners. The company founde...
PicPlz Founder Dalton Caldwell: All This Gossip About The Instagram Sale Is ‘A Waste Of Time’
Apparently lots of people are still talking about Instagram's sale to Facebook (last week seems like ages ago to those of us in the attention-deficit-disordered world of blogging …
Antivirus Researchers Confirm: Flashback Still Infects More Than 500,000 Macs
Dr. Web's count of Macs actively running Flashback over the last weeks, showing more than half a million machines still infected. — On Wednesday, I wrote that antivirus firms disagreed by enormous m...
Anontune: The New Social Music Platform From Anonymous
In a move sure to attract attention from the music industry, a small group of coders claiming to be part of Anonymous is putting together a social music platform. The rather ambitious goal: Create a ...
If You Have a Smart Phone, Anyone Can Now Track Your Every Move
Navizon I.T.S. makes it easy to pinpoint Wi-Fi devices anywhere its listening nodes are installed. — Location services company Navizon has a new system, called Navizon I.T.S., that could allow track...
Ebook price-fixing: Apple, publishers face class action in Montreal
Apple's iBooks 2 app shown to the media at the Guggenheim Museum January 19, 2012 in New York City. It was reported on April 11, 2012, that the U.S. Justice Department announced an anti-trust lawsuit...
Game-specific Kickstarter alternative to launch at E3
Gambitious to operate on system of shares and dividends — A new, game-specific alternative to Kickstarter is due to launch at this year's E3, coming from Dutch company Gambitious. — The scheme wil...
Foursquare Eyes June for Launch of New Advertising Platform
Promoted Specials Part of Network's Revenue Plans — Foursquare aims to launch a paid-media platform in mid-June and is pitching brands to become launch partners, according to a person familiar with ...
Facebook Enabling IPv6 Access For Developers Next Month
Another week, another Facebook Operation Developer Update to keep us all updated on the changes coming to the platform. This week is light in news but what is there packs a punch. Those interested i...
FCC fighting mobile ‘bill shock’ with new alert system
The FCC estimates that around 30 million Americans have suffered from bill shock — that horrifying feeling when you realize your mobile bill is way higher than expected. To deal with this, the commis...
Feds nix Oracle blanket contract
Last year Oracle agreed to settle with the General Services Administration (GSA) to the tune of $199 million in a reputation damaging case which saw Oracle accused of overcharging some government agen...
RIM Said to Be Near Choosing JPMorgan as Strategy Adviser
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) is near a decision to pick a financial adviser, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) is the leading candidate to help the company weigh strategy options, two people with knowle...
Forecast: Mobile content, ad sales to hit $67B in 2012
Mobile media content is going centre-stage. — So much so that, in 2012, global revenue from mobile advertising and content will hit $67 billion, according to a new Strategy Analytics forecast. — T...
Firm that makes tech for museum displays sues Apple over touch
A company that designed touch-screen technology in the mid-'90s for use in video displays for museum exhibits and the like has sued Apple, saying the iPad, iPhone, and other devices infringe on one of...
Cadillac Could Have Self-Driving Car by Mid-Decade
Google isn't the only company working on a self-driving car. Cadillac today announced that it is actively road testing a semi-autonomous system called Super Cruise that can control a vehicle's steeri...
Walmart's Vudu plans big int'l expansion
Streaming service to compete with Netflix, local players — Walmart-owned streaming video service Vudu has plans for an aggressive international expansion, according to sources, which could spell tro...
4G handset shipments tipped to hit 61 million in 2012, but compatibility limits customer uptake worldwide
Worldwide shipments of 4G-compatible smartphones and tablets are tipped to reach 61 million this year, but the increase in stock at retail outlets is seeing differing levels of interest …
YouTube faces massive music royalty bill in German copyright case
Summary: YouTube could face a massive royalties bill after a court case went against the video-sharing site. The ruling also ruled that YouTube alone is responsible for its users' submissions.
iPhone lands on five more US regional carriers today, iPad launching in 12 more countries
As we mentioned earlier this month, the iPhone launches on five additional regional carriers today: Alaska Communications, Appalachian Wireless, GCL, Cellcom, and nTelos.
Apple announces 500 new jobs in Ireland
(Reuters) - Apple is to hire 500 people in Ireland in the latest boost to the indebted euro zone country's multinational sector, one of the few bright spots in a struggling economy. — The consumer e...
Nokia loses IPCom patent case in German court
(Reuters) - Nokia lost a court case on Friday after a regional court in Mannheim, Germany, found the Finnish mobile phone company had violated patents belonging to German patent firm IPCom. — Nokia ...
Top mobile apps showcased at DEMO 2012
DEMO 2012 led off with mobile products. Here are the most interesting. By Colin Neagle, Network World As is generally the case at trade shows today, mobile technology has been top of mind at the DEM...
Skype on Xbox team official, Metro development techniques coming to Xbox?
It's no news to most Microsoft watchers; if Microsoft is going to make good on those promises of bringing Skype to it's entire consumer product portfolio, Skye on Xbox LIVE has to happen at some point...
Anonymous builds its own Pastebin-like site
Hacker group Anonymous and the People's Liberation Front have created a data-sharing site called AnonPaste, meant to host pastes of code and other messages without any moderation or censorship of the ...
iiNet: ISP Not Liable For BitTorrent Piracy, High Court Rules
In what became known as the iiTrial, the marathon four-year legal battle that began in November 2008, a consortium of Hollywood Studios with token Australian representation going under the banner of t...
EU Commissioner Kroes Speaks Out On Internet Openness; Says We Cannot Allow ISP Disconnects
EU Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, has been saying a ton of smart things lately. A few months ago, we wrote about her pointing out that copyright is being used to punish & withhold...
Kickstarter funding explodes, on pace to triple this year to around $300M
We've been reporting on a lot of very cool tech and gaming projects that have found huge success on the New York based crowdfunding platform Kickstarter this year. The site, which never had a million...