Simpler search
We're constantly working to make Twitter search the simplest way to discover what's happening in real time. To that end, today we're introducing search autocomplete and ‘People you follow’ search res...
Exclusive: Yahoo and Facebook Strike Patent Peace Deal, Significantly Expanding Ad and Content Partnership
Executives at Yahoo and Facebook have completed an extensive strategic deal, as part of a final settlement of their contentious patent infringement lawsuit and countersuit.
Apple's next iPhone rumored to feature quad-core processor
Apple's next-generation iPhone will be powered by a quad-core ARM processor based on Samsung's Exynos 4 architecture, according to a new report. — The claim comes from the sometimes-reliable DigiTim...
So, That's It For Thunderbird
Mozilla is not “stopping” Thunderbird development, it has just decided that: “continued innovation on Thunderbird is not the best use of our resources given our ambitious organizational goals.” And i...
“Search & discovery in @twitter set to change forever after tmrw.” says Twitter engineer
Twitter is preparing to make a major update to the search and discovery side of the popular microblogging platform tomorrow, according to one of its senior engineers.
HTC reveals Q2 2012 financial results: 57.8 percent net profit drop blamed on customs issues and weak sales
HTC has reported a substantial drop in its quarterly profits, with unaudited results for Q2 2012 totaling T$7.4 billion ($250 million), down from T$17.52 billion this time last year.
Apple Removes Green Electronics Certification From Products
Apple has pulled its products off the U.S. government-backed registration of environmentally friendly electronics. — Apple asked EPEAT, the electronics standards setting group, to pull its 39 certif...
Facebook to Target Ads Based on App Usage
Facebook Inc. is launching a new type of mobile advertising that targets consumers based on the apps they use, pushing the limits of how companies track what people do on their phones. — The social ...
Galaxy Nexus ban temporarily suspended while appeals court issues decision
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit just issued suspended the ban on Galaxy Nexus sales at Samsung's request, pending a formal response from Apple. The court's decision to suspend (or “stay"...
Inside Apple's Go-Slow Approach to Mobile Payments
Apple Inc. often bides its time before diving in to developing tech markets, which explains why it's largely on the sidelines in the mobile-payment wars. — Mobile payment is a new battlefield in the...
AOL building refrigerator-sized data centers
AOL is taking its flexible infrastructure strategy to a whole new level of flexibility by building data centers about the size of French door refrigerators. AOL Services CTO Mike Manos wrote about th...
Introducing BitTorrent Torque
Over a decade ago we introduced BitTorrent technology and BitTorrent clients, and the Internet was profoundly changed. This week we are aiming to revolutionize the web once again by integrating the p...
Microsoft stumbles into crucial financial year
(Reuters) - An ugly first week for Microsoft Corp's new financial year, probably its most important to date, has done little to inspire confidence that the software giant can jumpstart a stubbornly st...
Archos announces Carbon 97, a 9.7-inch $249.99 tablet with Android 4.0
Archos isn't the biggest name in tablets, but the company has been brisk about offering Android 4.0 at bargain prices. After the launch of the Child Pad in late May, Archos is apparently turning its ...
Best Buy cutting 600 Geek Squad jobs, 1,800 store workers as part of turnaround attempt
NEW YORK — Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. is laying off 600 staffers in its Geek Squad technical support division and 1,800 other store workers as it seeks to restructure operations and improve res...
Five years after the iPhone, carriers are the biggest threat to innovation
Five years ago, the iPhone revolutionized the mobile business and kicked off a seismic shift in the technology industry that continues today. But the massive success of Apple's phone has overshadowed...
British Airways flies into privacy storm over Google identity checks on passengers
British Airways today faced a backlash from privacy campaigners after it revealed plans to use the internet to create “dossiers” on passengers. — The airline said it wanted to be able to deliver a m...
Kim Dotcom Can See One File Of 22 Million Says FBI
A 40-page document “cherry-picked” from nearly 22 million emails is the only information the FBI believes should be made available to Kim Dotcom before his extradition hearing. — Lawyers spent yeste...
Patent war talks to be hosted by UN agency to protect innovation
Motorola managed to ban sales of some of Apple's iPads and iPhones for a day in February — A rash of patent lawsuits has prompted the UN to call smartphone makers and others mobile industry bodies t...
Google+ Hangouts get live captions
Hearing-impaired users of Google's Hangouts group video chats can now follow the conversation through live captions, thanks to a new Hangouts app released Thursday at the National Association of the D...
Facebook App Center officially rolling out across the UK
This morning if you logged into your Facebook account in the UK, it's likely that you will have noticed a persistent little pop-up notification alerting you to the arrival of the App Center. — We ce...
FINS: Facebook to Launch Job Postings Board—Sources
Sources — Facebook Inc. (FB) is planning to launch its own job board later this summer, said people familiar with the matter. The board will aggregate the job postings of third-party providers, maki...
Supply of Apple's 27" iMac drying up as Ivy Bridge upgrade awaits
With the last iMac update having arrived more than a year ago, third-party resellers are now starting to see limited availability of Apple's big-screen 27-inch desktop Mac. — As of Wednesday, AppleI...
Apple snags patent for water-damage detection
The water-detection indicator in Apple's iPhone 4/iPhone 4S. — (Credit: Apple) — Apple has won a patent related to detecting water damage in a gadget. — The patent, 8,210,032, describes a method...
Car-Pooling Makes a Surge on Apps and Social Media
The annual ritual of piling into the car for the great American summer road trip has a new twist as more travelers are inviting strangers along for part of the ride. — Long-distance travelers as wel...
YP: Restaurants Remains Top Local Search Heading, Medical The Top-Spending Ad Category
Local publisher and ad network YP (the private-equity owned combination of AT&T Interactive and AT&T Advertising Solutions) has released its US-focused Q2 “Local Insights Report.”
BitTorrent usage increases in Europe, following the blockade of The Pirate Bay
In a twist that will surprise no one except the RIAA, MPAA, BREIN, and other anti-piracy lobbies, the amount of BitTorrent traffic has stayed the same or increased in Europe following the blockade of ...
The case for a 7.8″ iPad
I've been talking to some people on twitter about the technical feasibility of Apple one day introducing a smaller and lighter iPad. The general opinion I'm seeing is that it would require a change t...
Thunderbird: Stability and Community Innovation
Thunderbird provides an open-source, cross-platform email alternative for those of us who still use stand-alone email clients (and I am one). It's trust-worthy, it's under your control, and it's buil...
Kindle Fire 2 Will Arrive Within Two Months, Report Says
The Kindle Fire, shown here, could be updated with a snazzier metal case. Photo: Victor J. Blue/Wired — With Google's Nexus 7 tablet set for a July release, Amazon is fast-tracking the production o...
At ‘Hacker Hostels,’ Living on the Cheap and Dreaming of Digital Glory
SAN FRANCISCO — From the outside it's just a beige three-story building in a quiet residential neighborhood. But inside, in a third-floor apartment, there are enough Ikea bunk beds to sleep 10 people...
British Airways flies into privacy storm over Google identity checks on passengers
British Airways today faced a backlash from privacy campaigners after it revealed plans to use the internet to create “dossiers” on passengers. — The airline said it wanted to be able to deliver a m...
Yahoo! and Facebook Launch Strategic Alliance and Resolve Patent Dispute
Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) today announced that they have entered into definitive agreements that launch a new advertising partnership, extend and expand distribution arrangements...
AT&T to launch new blocking service for stolen devices on July 10th
AT&T will launch a new service for reporting and blocking stolen devices on Tuesday, according to a trusted source. The service will allow customers to deny voice, data and SMS access to any individu...