David Ebersman, the Man Behind Facebook's I.P.O. Debacle
It is David Ebersman's fault. There is just no way around it. — Mr. Ebersman is Facebook's well-liked, boyish-looking 41-year-old chief financial officer. He's not as well known as Mark Zuckerberg...
How copyright enforcement robots killed the Hugo Awards
Last night, robots shut down the live broadcast of one of science fiction's most prestigious award ceremonies. No, you're not reading a science fiction story. In the middle of the annual Hugo Awards...
Windows Phone 8 backup includes SMS sync to Hotmail and Outlook.com
We got an early glimpse at some planned Windows Phone 8 backup options in July when an SDK for the new mobile operating system leaked. Until now, we haven't known exactly how the options — like SMS, ...
New iPhone Announcement Has Apple Rivals Jostling for Spotlight
Back when Apple was an underdog, it had an easier time shrouding its product announcements in mystery and perhaps catching its competitors off guard. But now tech companies are watching every one of ...
Exclusive: Nokia Lumia 920 to include wireless charging, 32GB storage, and 8-megapixel camera
Nokia will introduce its latest Lumia 920 handset at a special event with Microsoft on Wednesday September 5th, we have learned. Images of the Lumia 920 leaked last week and we have been able to conf...
Reddit Thrives Under Hands-Off Policy of Advance Publications
There are many ways to measure the traction of a social media platform: time spent, page views or unique users. But it might be useful to add one more metric: if the leader of the free world stops by...
Clearing the air around Samsung Mob!lers vs Indian bloggers fiasco
It all started this morning when a close friend Nimish Dubey tagged me on Facebook with a link to The Next Web's story on how Samsung took two Indian bloggers to IFA, Berlin and then threatened to lea...
Google reportedly preparing to release a 3G Nexus 7 within 6 weeks
Fresh from opening its popular Nexus 7 tablet up to a bunch of new international markets, Google is said to be just six weeks away from launching a 3G-compatible version of its tablet device, accordin...
Baidu, China's Google, jumps on mobile, launches speedy Android browser
Baidu, the dominant leader in China's search market, has leapt on to Android with a new browser for the Google-owned mobile OS. The browser features a new HTML5 and Javascript engine that the company...
Threat to BSkyB as Freesat partners with Netflix
Freesat, the satellite television joint-venture owned by the BBC and ITV, is to launch a major new assault on the pay-TV market by partnering with rival Netflix. — Freesat's new set-top box will all...
Lenovo Looks At Purchases Amid Mobile-Device Expansion
Lenovo Group Ltd. (992) said it will consider acquisitions to drive growth and build competence as the world's second-largest personal computer maker expands in new areas such as mobile devices. — “...
Sharp to Sell Shares to Hon Hai at Lower Price
HONG KONG—Sharp Corp. is likely to sell a stake to Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. at a lower price than previously agreed, as the troubled Japanese electronics maker tries to secure a much-needed life...