What's up dock? Apple to shrink connector for iPhone 5
(Reuters) - Apple Inc's new iPhone will drop the wide dock connector used in the company's gadgets for the best part of a decade in favor of a smaller one, a change likely to annoy the Apple faithful ...
Nice-ira: Andreessen Horowitz returns first fund twice over
Silicon Valley firm hits major milestone. … Andreessen Horowitz has returned its debut fund two times over, following news that VMWare (VMW) will acquire Nicera Inc. for more than $1 billion in cash, ...
Amazon's mobile ambitions grow
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) plans to expand its mobile platform and broaden its offering of devices beyond e-readers and the Kindle Fire tablet, analysts, developers and retail partners said a...
Hardware accelerating everything: Windows 8 graphics
Samsung: Apple refused to negotiate to license 3G patents
Samsung Electronics accused Apple of refusing to enter into negotiations to license essential 3G patents included in the iPhone and iPad during the first day of their patent trial on Monday in Federal...
4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook launching July 31st, will retail for $550
Here it is! The much talked about launch of RIM's 4G LTE-enabled BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is upon us. This tablet was originally announced back at Mobile World Congress in 2011, but subsequently d...
In It to Win It: Asana Raises $28M Series B, Peter Thiel Joins the Board
Asana is not merely a “Facebook for the enterprise.” But it's crammed full of Facebook DNA, including its co-founders Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein. There's also board member Adam D'Angelo-...
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 unboxed, has 2GB of RAM and phone messaging capabilities
Since being announced way back at MWC, Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 has seen a steady stream of leaks and design tweaks, and now it appears to have landed in the hands of one new owner.
Amazon's the villain, not Apple, e-book sellers say
The DOJ should be after Amazon for illegal business practices, not Apple and the major book publishers, say many of the people who filed public comments on the issue. But many of those who commented ...
Report suggests malware hits Iran atomic organization, blasts AC/DC at night
A purported Iran scientist working for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran e-mailed an SOS to F-Secure Chief Research Officer Mikko Hypponen this weekend, saying the AEOI was under a cyber attack.
Apple heads into choppy waters as new iPhone awaited
(Reuters) - Apple Inc faces an unusual phenomenon when reporting earnings this time around: low expectations. — Few are expecting the world's most valuable technology company — which surpasses Wall ...
Yahoo Employee Makes A HOPE Poster With Marissa Mayer's Face Instead Of Obama's
There are posters hanging on the walls of Yahoo's Sunnyvale headquarters. They depict the company's new CEO, Marissa Mayer, in the style of Shepard Fairey's iconic “Hope” poster.
Former Yahoo chief Scott Thompson appointed new CEO of ShopRunner
After a turbulent few months as Yahoo's CEO, where he was removed from its board and management for lying on his resume, former PayPal president Scott Thompson has found a new employer, joining ShopRu...
The Sparrow Problem
We've all read stories about and been enthralled by the idea of App Store millionaires. As the story goes... individual app developers are making money hand over foot in the App Store! And if you ca...
As sales surge, Google debuts its first Nexus 7 commercial
On the back of a warm reception and promising sales, Google has stepped up promotion of its Nexus 7 tablet after the search giant published its first video advert — ‘Nexus 7: Camping’ - which feature...
One Week of Mayer at Yahoo: Whither Ross? New Old Yahoos? More Search? Product Side “Elated!”
Good gracious, what a difference a week makes — at Yahoo, at least. — With the installation of former Googler Marissa Mayer as its new CEO, the troubled Silicon Valley Internet giant bought itself …
TaskRabbit Gets $13M From Founders Fund And Others To “Revolutionize The World's Labor Force.”
Collaborative consumption startup TaskRabbit is today announcing a $13 million C-round of funding, led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund. The C-round will bring the company's total funding to $38 millio...
The Reason for the iPad Mini
On the last Apple conference call Tim Cook stated that they would be sure “to not leave a price umbrella for competitors” in the tablet space. What's that? A price umbrella is when a company with do...
Facebook Efforts on Advertising Face a Day of Judgment
SAN FRANCISCO — In the race for digital advertising dollars, Google has been the clear winner, with its ability to customize advertisements based on what you search for. But Facebook, which customize...
For the Olympics, Twitter and NBC Form Partnership
As athletes parade into London's Olympic Stadium this Friday, Twitter Inc.'s Olympic hopes will play out in a spartan office in Boulder, Colo. — There, a handful of people will spend 20 hours a day ...
OS X Mountain Lion seeded to AppleCare reps ahead of launch
In the latest sign of OS X Mountain Lion's imminent release to the public, Apple has seeded the next-generation Mac operating system to its AppleCare representatives. AppleCare representatives have b...
Research: Samsung Has Sold 10M Galaxy S3′s, But 'iPhone 5′ Still The Most-Wanted Phone
You know a brand is doing something right when people go a little crazy for its products even before they've been announced. A new survey out from 451 Research/ChangeWave …