Likely next-generation iPhone with 3.999-inch display, 1136 x 640 resolution in testing (updated: more decimals)
Apple is testing multiple next-generation iPhones, and we have independently heard that at least one of these devices sports a brand new display.
We've acquired Motorola Mobility
The phones in our pockets have become supercomputers that are changing the way we live. It's now possible to do things we used to think were magic, or only possible on Star Trek—like get directions r...
Airtime Acquires Former Hulu CTO's Startup Erly, Raises $25M Series B Funding
We've learned that Airtime, the video startup founded by famed Napster alums Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, has allegedly made its first acquisition — before truly exiting stealth mode. The target?
Insight: Morgan Stanley cut Facebook estimates just before IPO
(Reuters) - In the run-up to Facebook's $16 billion IPO, Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter on the deal, unexpectedly delivered some negative news to major clients: The bank's consumer Internet anal...
Starting today you need Windows Phone 7.5 to use Marketplace
Today's the day. This afternoon we started requiring Windows Phone 7.5 on phones to download, buy, update, or review apps in Marketplace. As I've written previously, this change applies to both the ...
Larry Page on Charlie Rose: “We're still waiting” for Facebook to unlock user data
Google chief executive Larry Page appears on PBS show “Charlie Rose” this evening at 11 p.m. local time. — In the show, Page addresses a wide range of topics, starting with today's surprising news …
TiVo streaming coming to iOS this summer
TiVo fans rejoice! Streaming from the original DVR is finally coming to iOS devices like the iPad and iPhone this summer. — During the 2012 NCTA Cable Show which opened today in Boston TiVo announc...
Are You a Human replaces annoying CAPTCHAs with games
Websites need to verify that a visitor is a real person and not an automated bot. But the CAPTCHA test that they came up with — where you have to type in the word that you see in a blurry distorted f...
A New Home for Computer Screens: The Face
Wearable Glasses Showing Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions, or Displaying Email and Text Messages, Could be the Future — Employees at eyeglasses designer Michael Pachleitner Group have no reason to co...
Machinima Gets $35M In Funding, Led By Google
After being first reported by AllThingsD, online video creator Machinima confirmed Monday that it has closed a $35 million funding round led by Google, which also included existing investors Redpoint ...
Amazon Appstore's Test Drive try before you buy feature now available on Android phones
When Amazon's Appstore initially appeared on the Android scene last year, one of its most innovative features was a Test Drive virtual machine that let users try out apps for free from their desktop …
Upside Down Apple Logo
Sometimes, even the science and studies can be wrong. Not because of an error, but because you didn't dig deep enough. — About a dozen years ago we had some discussions at Apple about the placement...
Samsung Galaxy S III (i9300) pre-orders start at Amazon, yours for $799.99, shipping on May 29
If you're in the US and are dying to get your hands on a Samsung Galaxy S III, Amazon has come to your rescue. However, you do have to shell out quite a large sum for the privilege …
Four types of mobile apps
If you are a founder trying to create a new mobile app or an investor trying decide whether an app has enduring value, it is helpful to separate the ways that people use apps into four categories. — ...
Juniper Networks Invests In Video Conferencing Startup Vidyo, Bringing Total Funding To $97M
Video conferencing startup Vidyo announced Tuesday that it has received a strategic investment from Juniper Networks as part of the network equipment vendor's Junos Innovation Fund.
Salesforce Chatter To Add Instant Messaging and Screensharing
The team behind Salesforce.com's enterprise social networking app Chatter is making a big push for real-time communication with two new features — Chatter Messenger and Chatter Screensharing.
Obama, Clinton pay tribute to Steve Jobs at the Webbys
A star-studded tribute to Steve Jobs at Webby Awards — Nearly a dozen celebrities, politicians and tech luminaries paid tribute to late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs at today's annual Webby awards sho...
Nuance launches in-car voice-activated platform
Summary: Nuance has launched a ‘Siri for cars’ — a new voice-activated in-car system — that includes Nuance's trademark ‘intelligent’ natural language search technology. — Nuance, the leading voice ...
KurbKarma: A Social Network, And App, To Find Parking Where And When You Need It
We have all been there: you are in your car, you need to park, and you cannot, no matter how much you try, find a space. You see cars pulling away, but it's too far for you to get there before anothe...
Motorola's DreamGallery aims to eliminate crappy TV user interfaces
Sadly, a great number of television sets are currently suffering from bad user interfaces, which is something Motorola plans to change. — At The Cable Show industry event in Boston today, the compan...
AmEx to Offer a Prepaid Debit Card that Rewards Users in FarmVille Cash
American Express and Zynga are rolling out a rewards program today that will allow players to earn virtual currency when they spend money in the real world. — For FarmVille fans willing to jump thro...