Google says Maps not waiting in wings for iPhone 5
(Reuters) - Google Inc has made no move to provide Google Maps for the iPhone 5 after Apple Inc dropped the application in favor of a home-grown but controversial alternative, Google's Executive Chair...
Google Working on Maps for iPhone, iPad
People pining for a Google Maps app on their Apple devices will get one eventually, but likely not for another couple months or so. — Google is developing a maps application for iPhone and iPad that...
Live: RIM Urges Developers to Hang on For BlackBerry 10
Once again, Research In Motion is promising its developers that great things are in store if they will just have a little more faith and patience. — For going on a couple years now, the BlackBerry m...
Windows 8 Bugs Plaguing Microsoft, Intel CEO Said to Tell Staff
Intel Corp. (INTC) Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini told employees in Taiwan that Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 8 operating system is being released before it's fully ready, a person who attended the...
Apple's Lightning port dynamically assigns pins to allow for reversible use
A cabling expert has taken a closer look at how Apple's new Lightning connector works, and has come to the conclusion that the 8 pins on each side of the plug are dynamically assigned, likely thanks t...
Mayer to Yahoos at Not-So-Radical Confab
Most of All — the Four C's! — New Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer took to the stage today at the Silicon Valley Internet company's URL's Café on its Sunnyvale, Calif., HQ campus to outline — in very broad s...
Apple Marketing SVP comments on iPhone 5 scratches and chips: ‘That is normal’ for aluminum products
We just received (and verified headers of) an email exchange from a 9to5Mac reader to Senior Vice President of Marketing Phil Schiller, where the Apple executive gave his take on the small amount …
Cisco CEO Names Potential Successors in Retirement Plan
Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) Chief Executive Officer John Chambers identified some of the senior leaders at the company that he and the board are considering to succeed him when he retires, which may be ...
Apple Use of Thin Display Seen Driving IPhone 5 Supply Shortfall
Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s decision to create a smartphone that boasts a thinner, lighter touch screen contributed to the component shortfall that caused demand to outstrip supply of the iPhone on its debut ...
‘Operation Ababil’: Muslim Cyber Fighters Return, Take Down Wells Fargo's Website
The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters have returned with a new declaration published on Pastebin and a new set of targets. If you park your money with Wells Fargo and can't reach the bank's website...
Possible flaw in Samsung's TouchWiz UI leaves smartphones open to data-wiping, SIM locks and more
A bug in the way Samsung's TouchWiz UI interacts with USSD codes on Android smartphones may allow an attacker to perform a factory reset on susceptible devices, simply by embedding a link on a website...
Apple denied trademark for music icon thanks to... MySpace
Apple is used to getting its way when it comes to intellectual property. It came up short, however, in getting protection for its famous music icon after trademark judges said last week that consumer...
Xbox Challenged as Cable Plots to Make Consoles Obsolete
AT&T Inc. (T), Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) are gearing up for a push to deliver video games directly to televisions, said people with knowledge of the matter, a s...
Behind ShoeDazzle's Revolving CEO Door: Strauss' “Brilliant” Move that Wasn't
In the wake of the tersely reported news that ShoeDazzle CEO Bill Strauss is out, and founder Brian Lee is suddenly back in, there's a several hundred million dollar question hanging in the air: Are m...
StumbleUpon releases new site redesign in beta, featuring Pinterest-like stumbles and lists
Following a traffic nose-dive from last December's site redesign, the loss of its CEO and the recent release of a redesigned iOS app, StumbleUpon is today revealing a site redesign in beta.
Exclusive: Twitter Eyeing Media Bigs, Including Hollywood Mogul Peter Chernin, for Board Seats
Twitter is now interviewing a series of well-known media players for its board, as the San Francisco online social communications service seeks to increase its ties to the entertainment industry …
Ready, Set ... Stream: Yahoo CEO Mayer Likely to Promise Better CPMs, Home Page, Mail and Search
The Yahoo “act of radical transparency” meeting by new CEO Marissa Mayer — in which she will unveil her plans to turn the Silicon Valley company around to employees — is starting now.
Google Play Books update adds definitions, translations, and Maps integration
Google has updated its Books app for Android with a slew of new features, including in-text definitions, translations, and Google Maps integration. The updated Google Play Books app also makes it eas...
Going Beyond E-Books, Barnes & Noble Nook Launches Digital Video Service
Barnes & Noble, looking to capitalize on its fast-growing digital business, is launching a Nook-branded video streaming service that, at first glance, looks a lot like Amazon's and Google's online vid...
Bravo's ‘Silicon Valley Start-Ups’ reality show will premiere on November 5th
If there's been one topic that's been pervasive within the tech bar talk over the past few months, it's that of the Bravo television network's reality show entitled “Silicon Valley Start-Ups”.
Life beyond JavaScript: Google releases new RoboHornet test
In an attempt to test and therefore improve more than just a browser's JavaScript program speed, Google released a new browser benchmark. It wants others to help improve the benchmark, too. — Googl...
Google updates Chrome app for iOS 6, makes it friendly with the iPhone 5
Over the next few weeks, we can surely expect iOS developers from all over the globe to start pushing out updates to make their applications better interact with Apple's iOS 6 and that all-new screen ...
Japan's Recruit Co. Acquires Indeed.com To Extend Jobs Reach From US To Asia
Amid all the recent brouhaha over why Craigslist has failed to improve for so long (in part leading to frustrated developers building things) the entire classifieds market continues to chug along in i...