Microsoft now using ‘Modern UI Style’ to refer to Windows 8 ‘Metro Style’ apps
Microsoft may have nixed its “Metro” branding for the new tile-based design in Windows 8 and Windows Phone, but the company appears to be split over its replacement naming. Earlier this week it was r...
Apple Offered to License its Patents to Samsung for $30 Per Smartphone, $40 Per Tablet
Apple executives have testified the company was “shocked” when Samsung debuted its first Galaxy phones. But, considering the Korean company was a major supplier, Apple apparently was also willing to ...
Exclusive: Yahoo's Mayer Eyeing Twitter's Stanton for Big Media Role
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has been trying to recruit Katie Jacobs Stanton, Twitter's head of international markets, to take a major job on the media side of the Silicon Valley Internet giant, according ...
An update to our search algorithms
We aim to provide a great experience for our users and have developed over 200 signals to ensure our search algorithms deliver the best possible results. Starting next week, we will begin taking into...
Photos of purported next-gen iPhone's thinner, higher capacity battery: 3.8V, 1440 mAh
As the launch of the next iPhone approaches, lots of parts have been leaking out and we've been able to put the pieces together almost like a reverse iFixit teardown.
The Twitter Underground Economy: A Blooming Business
Many people dream of becoming popular or famous, and Twitter provides an outlet to make this possible. Most Twitter users try the standard way to get popular and gain followers: constantly tweet funn...
Apple files hint at re-engineered iMac and Mac Pro models, potentially without optical drives
Internal configuration files in Mountain Lion make apparent references to yet-unreleased new generations of Apple's iMac (iMac13,) and Mac Pro (MacPro6,), both in the context of USB booting options …
Gmail is getting a new login page to make multiple sign-ins easier to manage
Managing multiple accounts is becoming more important on the Web every day and Google has decided to make it easier for its Gmail users. TNW staffers saw this page flash up, which lets you log in wit...
Samsung Exynos 5 Dual detailed: DirectX 11 and USB 3.0 in a 32nm SOC
Samsung has released all the details about the Exynos 5 Dual, the company's upcoming dual-core 1.7GHz mobile CPU based on ARM Cortex-A15 architecture, as reported by Android Authority. The 32nm Exyno...
Facebook drops off the greatest places to work list
A new list of the 25 companies that give employees a good work-life balance has 12 tech companies on it, but the only big name is LinkedIn. And Facebook has fallen off the list since 2011. — Marque...
Study — Perhaps Flawed — Finds Sharing Much Higher On Twitter & Facebook, But Why Google+ Is Still Worth The Time
Perhaps Flawed — Finds Sharing Much Higher On Twitter & Facebook, But Why Google+ Is Still Worth The Time — How popular is Google+? We could have the debate over active users again, but we've been t...
How to Make a Dead Cat Bounce on Twitter
I've been told that in the olden days, reporters would write articles on these things called “typewriters.” And get this: These machines weren't even connected to the Internet! — The tools have sin...
DowninthedumpsVille: Morale Sinking at Zynga Along With Stock Drop
Will more Zynga employees be on their way out the door, as the company continues to struggle after going public only eight months ago? — Yes, indeed, if morale at the San Francisco-based social game...
New Xbox to Launch Within 18 Months, Says Microsoft Job Listing
Microsoft's job listings have been a little leaky lately. First came news of next-generation Surface PCs, and now there's word of a new Xbox coming within a year and a half. — Microsoft's job listi...