Square Partners With Starbucks Raises $25M For Series D; Howard Schultz Joins The Board
It might not be the funding announcement we've been hearing rumors about but today Square announced that they've partnered with Starbucks. But there's more! — Square will soon begin processing …
After Delay, Twitter Sends Data on User Issuing Threats
Twitter officials have complied with a court order to turn over account information to help New York police investigators identify who threatened to carry out an attack like the Colorado movie theater...
Microsoft is already working on Surface 2 tablets
Exclusive A dozen job adverts for “the next generation” posted online — Microsoft Surface: great design but there's more to come — The Surface tablets that Microsoft will start selling on 26 Octob...
Microsoft's Massive Metro Mistake
Don't call it Metro. Call it overkill. — There's an old saw that Windows users adopt every other version of Microsoft's OS, and Microsoft seems to be trying to make this “new every two” legend come...
Up Next: Highlight (Or Something) To Crush Craigslist
Twas just a week ago that the NY Times argued that Craigslist was virtually bulletproof. Not because it's anything special, but because they cultivate a false image of doing good while simultaneously...
Microsoft Office 2013: Bye-bye add-ins, hello apps
Summary: Microsoft is looking for developers to ‘think different’ when developing apps for Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013 and their respective Stores. — In the new Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013 w...
Borrowing from Google, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Begins Makeover
Yahoo Inc.'s rookie chief executive Marissa Mayer has made one thing clear to employees at the outset of her bid to revive the Internet company: Product comes first. — Since taking over Yahoo three ...
ThinkPad Celebrates 20 Years, Announces Windows 8 ThinkPad Tablet 2
1992 was a big year. Bill Clinton was elected president. Price Charles and Diana separated. And the first ThinkPad laptop was released by IBM. — Twenty years have passed now and a lot has changed...
Pinterest Finally Ditches Invitations, Now Lets Anyone Sign Up
Calling all chefs, wedding planners, stylists, and crafty-types: Pinterest has just opened registration to the public after two years of requiring an invite to join. Anyone can now sign up with Twitt...
Google Adds Personal Gmail Results Into Search
In a major move to integrate personal search and Web search, Google is adding some users' Gmail into their search results as a “limited field trial,” it said today. — So when participating users sea...