Review: Refined iOS 6 highlighted by stunning Maps overhaul
Every iOS release has its marquee feature, and with iOS 6 it's unquestionably Maps. The app has gotten a in-depth makeover, perhaps the most thorough ever to be applied to one of iOS's built-in appli...
Nokia slams HTC's Windows Phone 8 announcement, calls it a ‘tactical re-branding’
HTC has just unveiled two new Windows Phone 8 devices today, making them the signature phones for Microsoft. We asked Nokia about today's announcements and the company's head of marketing, Chris Webe...
Windows Phone 8X by HTC has a 4.3-inch display and Beats, launches early November
HTC is unveiling its flagship Windows Phone 8 handset today, the Windows Phone 8X. The branding might sound Microsoft-like, but there's a good reason for that — the two companies have joined forces …
Sir Jonathan Ive and entire Apple design team fly to London to collect prestigious D&AD awards
Apple has been named the best brand and the best design studio of the last 50 years at the D&AD Awards, one of the world's most prestigious prizes for advertising and design.
iPhone 5/A6 SunSpider Performance: Faster than Intel's Atom Z2460
The first iPhone 5 reviews have lifted, confirming the leaked Geekbench data we saw in our earlier post. Apple's A6 appears to feature two custom ARM cores running at up to 1GHz. A new datapoint com...
The Lost Chapter
2003: Cambridge, Massachusetts — In college, my computer's filing system was relatively straightforward: I had a folder for each year of school, and within each of those folders there were additiona...
Google Updates Android Maps App as Apple Moves On
The fight over mobile maps is on. — Google plans to add new features to its Google Maps app for Android phones on Wednesday. Conveniently, it is the same day that Apple's latest mobile operating sy...
PlayStation Plus on PlayStation Vita Gets Timing, Set to Launch with Instant Game Collection
We announced back at Gamescom that PlayStation Plus would be coming to PlayStation Vita (PS Vita), and today we're pleased to announce that our premium game membership will make its debut on PS Vita i...
Introducing Groupon Payments
In the past, our merchant partners have often told us that their traditional payment systems are expensive and cumbersome-so we stepped up to the plate and developed our own payments service guarantee...
Apple releases OS X 10.8.2 with single sign on for Facebook, iMessage number merging and more
Hot on the heels of the release of iOS 6 (catch our full review here) Apple has just pushed out the update for OS X 10.8.2 which gives a huge set of new features.
Apple Marketing SVP Phil Schiller confirms: Apple has no iPhone 5 dock in the works
We were recently forwarded an email where a reader reached out to Philip Schiller, Apple's Senior VP of Marketing, to ask if Apple was planning to release a dock for the new iPhone 5.
Mobile Pwn2Own: iPhone 4S hacked by Dutch team
Summary: How long would it take a determined attacker to hack into Apple's iPhone 4S from scratch? A Dutch research team uses the Pwn2Own contest to provide the answer. — Ryan Naraine — AMSTERDAM...
John Legere Named as Chief Executive Officer of T-Mobile USA
Deutsche Telekom (OTCQX: DTEGY), one of Europe's leading telecommunications and information technology service companies and the parent company of T-Mobile USA, today announced that John Legere, a 32-...
Former TechCrunch Editor Erick Schonfeld To Run DEMO
The technology conference wars just got a bit more dramatic. Former TechCrunch editor Erick Schonfeld is taking over the management of DEMO from VentureBeat editor in chief Matt Marshall, who is retu...
How Much Tech Can One City Take?
Shaken by the latest digital gold rush, San Francisco struggles for its soul. — Last year, when Mayor Ed Lee heard that Twitter was planning to move its headquarters out of San Francisco and down to...
Keynote: Marc Benioff wants to lead a ‘social revolution’ in the enterprise
SAN FRANCISCO -"Are you pumped up and ready to go? We are hear to excite you!" Marc Benioff addressed a screaming crowd at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts this morning, after an opening performa...
Sources: Zynga Chief Security Officer Nils Puhlmann Has Resigned From Company
We're hearing that Nils Puhlmann, the cloud security expert who has worked as Zynga's Chief Security Officer since 2009, resigned from the company yesterday, according to several sources familiar with...
U.S. Internet giants, including Google, Facebook, Amazon and Yahoo, form new lobbying association
A group of 14 Internet juggernauts such as Facebook, Google, eBay, Amazon.com, Zynga, Yahoo and others have formed a brand new lobbying group in the United States called The Internet Association …
Groupon Promising Merchants “Lowest Cost” Payments Service (And It's Using an iPhone)
Groupon is rolling out a new payments service today, which it hopes will create new reasons for merchants to continue using the Chicago daily deal provider. — In an interview, Mihir Shah …
Intel sets Windows 8 tablet event with HP, Samsung, others
Chip giant will host a coming-out party for Windows 8 tablets using its latest system-on-a-chip. — Intel is going to kick off the season of the Windows 8 tablet by hosting an event next week attende...
True to form, Samsung mocks iPhone 5 buyers in latest commercial
We caught Samsung preparing its latest salvo against Apple last week, and now the company's next big attack ad is finally here. Staying true to the theme of its earlier commercials, Samsung's new ad ...
Here Come The Tweets: Gnip Offers Access to Full Twitter Archive (For a Price)
Twitter is largely credited with the rise of the “interest graph,” the name for the network of various and sundry things we as humans like to do, and the ways in which those interests connect us to on...
MakerBot unveils Replicator 2, 2X and launches retail store, we go eyes-on
The Replicator may have just been pushed off this writer's Christmas list. (Note to self: send updated letter to Santa.) But, this isn't a loss for MakerBot Industries, because it's being replaced b...
ZTE, Mozilla aim to roll out mobile operating system in coming months
(Reuters) - China's ZTE Corp, the world's fourth largest mobile phone handset vendor, is cooperating with Mozilla, maker of web browser Firefox, to introduce a new mobile operating system later this y...
Microsoft intros Sculpt Comfort Keyboard, left end of the space bar can be used as a backspace key
Over the summer, Microsoft took a break from showing off Windows 8 hybrids and turned its attention to unleashing a bunch of portable mice and keyboards. Turns out, Redmond …
AOL Names Karen Dykstra As Finance Chief
AOL Inc. named former hedge-fund executive Karen Dykstra as its chief financial officer, filling a role vacant at the Internet company since June, when the former finance chief was promoted. — Ms. D...
Shipping Estimates for New iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Through Apple Slip to 3-4 Weeks
The iPhone 5 does not officially launch until Friday, but pre-orders are clearly continuing to roll in through Apple's online store as the company has now bumped shipping estimates for new pre-orders ...
Google Expected to Surpass Facebook in Display-Ad Sales
Google Inc. is expected to surpass rival Facebook Inc. in selling online “display” advertisements in the U.S. this year, according to a new estimate by research firm eMarketer Inc. — The result woul...
Here's what the new gaming experience on Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets will look like
Two weeks ago, Amazon introduced its latest tablet, the Kindle Fire HD, which comes in two screen sizes, 7 inches and 8.9 inches. The new Kindle Fire tablets will offer players a revamped gaming expe...
Sir Jonathan Ive and entire Apple design team fly to London to collect prestigious D&AD awards
Apple has been named the best brand and the best design studio of the last 50 years at the D&AD Awards, one of the world's most prestigious prizes for advertising and design.
Apple's iOS 6 due for release at 1 p.m. Eastern, 10 a.m. Pacific
The company is hoping to avoid a logjam on Friday, when the iPhone 5 goes on sale — FORTUNE — iOS 6, the newest version of Apple (AAPL) iPhone/iPad software platform, is scheduled to arrive today, W...
How To Undo Facebook Hiding Your Email Address Before Your Friends Use iOS 6 Contact Sync
Millions of people are downloading iOS 6 right now, and many will use the Facebook contact sync feature to pull in photos and current phone numbers of friends. But rather than your real email address...
No-Name Company Sues Internet, Misunderstands GitHub
A virtually unknown company called PersonalWeb Technologies has launched a series of patent infringement suits against some of the internet's most important companies, including Facebook, Apple, Yahoo...
Mobile Pwn2Own: iPhone 4S hacked by Dutch team
Summary: How long would it take a determined attacker to hack into Apple's iPhone 4S from scratch? A Dutch research team uses the Pwn2Own contest to provide the answer. — Ryan Naraine — AMSTERDAM...
Mainstream apps optimized for iPhone 5, Passbook, & iOS 6
I f you want to take full advantage of iOS 6 and the new iPhone 5′s extra screen real estate, you will want to pick up some of the apps and updates below, which are specifically optimized for the dev...
‘Slim’ Sony PlayStation 3 to debut in North America September 25, worldwide October
Sony has taken the wraps off its new ‘slim’ PlayStation 3 at the Toyko Games Show. The new version of the console will debut in North America on September 25 before hitting Japan, Europe and the rest...
Google reveals Spanner, the database tech that can span the planet
Summary: The Spanner technology sees Google craft a globally distributed database to underpin its massive software platforms with the help of atomic clocks, GPS systems and some of its most lauded com...
Microsoft issues a rebootless ‘Fix’ to the Internet Explorer security weakness
Yesterday we brought you the news that Microsoft was preparing a one-click solution for Internet Explorer, protecting users from a security flaw that was discovered. — The company adamantly states t...
OpenStack gets real
After a sometimes contentious incubation period, the OpenStack Foundation is now official, with a new 24-member board chaired by SUSE exec and Linux Foundation director Alan Clark; 5,600 members; and...
The iPhone 5 Doesn't Have NFC — So What?
So What? — With last Wednesday's Apple iPhone 5 unveiling, and the recent Nokia Lumia launch, mobile is on top of the media agenda. But as the screen size and connector stories die down, the questio...
Samsung, Intel prepare wireless devices for AirPlay-like streaming
WiFi Alliance certifies network equipment and consumer devices for Miracast. — The WiFi Alliance today unveiled its certification program for Miracast, a new wireless technology for streaming video ...
F.T.C. Still Expects to Resolve Google Antitrust Inquiry by Year's End
The Federal Trade Commission intends to decide by the end of the year whether to bring legal action against Google for anticompetitive practices, Jon Leibowitz, the chairman of the commission, said on...