Twitter to Add Photo Filters to Compete With Instagram
Twitter is finally learning a lesson from Facebook: If you can't buy it, build it. — In the coming months, Twitter plans to update its mobile applications to introduce filters for photos that will a...
Google Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 Performance Preview
Earlier this week Google announced two new flagship Nexus devices: the Nexus 4 smartphone and the Nexus 10 tablet. We received review samples of both earlier this week, and while we're hard at work a...
Google Nexus 10 review
The Nexus 7 proved Google can design good hardware, but can it take on the iPad? — Tablets are in a funny phase. For years, Google and Microsoft were content to sit back while hardware partners use...
iPad 4 GPU Performance Analyzed: PowerVR SGX 554MP4 Under the Hood
As always, our good friends over at Kishonti managed to have the first GPU performance results for the new 4th generation iPad. Although the new iPad retains its 2048 x 1536 “retina” display, Apple c...
Apple loses right to iPhone brand name in Mexico
Mexican iFone registered trade name four years before Apple — Apple has lost an injunction bid that would have allowed it to continue selling iPhone-branded products in Mexico. A court in Mexico Ci...
Near record turnout for iPad mini in the Big Apple
Reports of disappointing crowds may have been premature — FORTUNE — I'm seeing headlines to the effect that the iPad mini is drawing smaller crowds than previous Apple (AAPL) product launches. — I...
Apple Removes “Incorrect” Legal Statement From U.K. Website Following Court Order In iPad Vs Galaxy Tab Case
Apple has pulled down a legal statement on its U.K. website, posted after it lost an appeal in a U.K. court against a ruling that Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablets do not infringe the design of the iPad.
Facebook tests ‘Pages Feed’ so fans can see all updates in separate stream
Some Facebook users are seeing a separate “Pages Feed” where they can view all the updates from pages they Like in a single stream. — This seems to be another move by Facebook to help users see more...
Emoji Apps No Longer Welcome in App Store Following Native iOS 6 Support
Apple's iOS devices have long carried at least partial support for emoji, picture characters popular for text messaging in Japan but also gaining interest in countries around the world.
Microsoft Tests Smartphone With Asia Suppliers
TAIPEI—Microsoft Corp. is working with component suppliers in Asia to test its own smartphone design, people familiar with the situation said, suggesting the computer-software giant is increasingly ad...
Wired Editor-In-Chief Leaves To Become Full-Time Entrepreneur
Chris Anderson is leaving the top of Wired masthead to become CEO of 3D Robotics, a company he cofounded years ago. — Source: joi — Wired Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson is leaving the magazine he'...
Sacca: Betrayals at Twitter cut deeper than junior high
“It's all fun and games until you raise a series B.” So reads the title of an unpublished blog post written by super angel investor Chris Sacca. The title applies to Twitter, a company Sacca is very...
Facebook Execs Start Selling Stock: Sandberg Cashes Just ~2% Of Her Stake For $7.4M But CAO Dumps Half
Facebook's executives gained the right to sell stock this week and three are now starting to cash out. SEC docs show COO Sheryl Sandberg is selling 352,904 shares to pull in $7,440,696.93.
iPhone, iFone, and Apple's Mexican trademark standoff: what's really going on
Yes, you can buy an iPhone in Mexico — News broke all over the web today that Apple had lost a “major” trademark case against a company called iFone that might prevent it from selling the iPhone in ...
The other smartphone rumor that just won't die: The HTC Opera UL is the Facebook phone
Last night, the rumor of Microsoft building its own smartphone came back to life. Today, the Facebook phone rumor is back, and yes, once again HTC is the expected manufacturer.
After Declaring It the Future of Yahoo
A very important management shift at Yahoo got a bit lost in the news of the first acquisition — a small mobile start-up called Stamped — of new CEO Marissa Mayer last week.
GhostShell releases 2.5 million Russian government accounts
Summary: “Waging war” on Russia, hacktivist collective GhostShell have released 2.5 million records stolen from the Russian government. — Charlie Osborne — Self-declaring “war on Russia's cyberspa...
iPad Mini Display Under The Microscope: Not As Good As iPad 4th Gen, But Much Better Than iPad 2
The iPad mini may have a display that's being singled out in most reviews as being below Apple's recent standards, but a look under the microscope by Repair Labs affirms what I've been noticing in per...
SideCar expands community-based ride-sharing platform to Seattle, offers $10 credit
There's a new taxi-service in town, but the cars aren't yellow and the drivers could very well be your next door neighbor. — Introducing SideCar, a community-based ride-share marketplace that connec...
Windows 8, the post-PC world, and Linux: Microsoft will prevail
The heir to Windows' desktop dominion? Uh, no. — Since the very first reveal of Windows 8, some critics have called the operating system a fatal move for Microsoft. They call it a blunder so large...
Exclusive: Inside Android 4.2's powerful new security system
We've talked plenty about the new features in Google's Android 4.2 release — Photo Sphere, multi-user support, a reimagined tablet UI — but one of the most significant changes to the software is somet...
Microsoft versus Google trial raises concerns over courtroom secrecy
(Reuters) - Two weeks before trial in a high-stakes lawsuit pitting Google's Motorola Mobility unit against Microsoft, Google made what has become a common request for a tech company fighting for bill...
Nexus 4 review
Movie sequels often don't live up to the hype of the original blockbuster, but the same isn't always true of smartphones — on the contrary, they typically get even better. The Nexus lineup, initially...
Apple's iPad Mini Launch Draws Smaller Crowds Than Previous Product Debuts
The iPad mini officially went on sale today, and the response at physical retail stores has been mixed. Some areas are seeing decent-sized lines, according to Reuters this morning, including Tokyo an...
iPad 4 Teardown
We got our hands on the fourth generation of iPad; we shall call it iPad 4. The iPad 4 is kind of like a fourth book added on to a trilogy: its release was a bit sudden and unexpected, but it's a par...
Facebook Makes Big Push To Educate New Users On Privacy, Adds In-Line Controls To Sign-up Flow
If new Facebook users understand their privacy on the site, they'll trust Facebook more and share more too. So Facebook has just made privacy education a central part of the sign-up flow.
Facebook disables URL login shortcut after Google search exposes potential security flaw
A security hole has been discovered that allows anyone to see the email addresses corresponding to certain Facebook accounts. Worse yet, some appear to be accessible without even entering a password.
Samsung: Galaxy Note II has sold 3 million units worldwide
Just over a month removed from launching its latest phablet, Samsung is reporting the Galaxy Note II has already racked up sales of 3 million units. The 5.5-inch stylus-enabled smartphone is selling ...
Samsung Tops U.S. Mobile Device Manufacturers, Apple Gains In Hardware And Platform Share
Digital metrics firm comScore today released its most recent mobile market share report, detailing trends in the mobile industry for the three month period ending in September.
Facebook helps some local businesses provide free Wi-Fi in exchange for check-ins
Facebook is testing a new service that allows local businesses to offer customers free Wi-Fi after checking in on the social network, the company tells us. — For this small test, Facebook is supplyi...
Megaupload Publishes Deal to Counter U.S. Extortion Claims
Last month Megaupload filed a renewed request to dismiss the indictment against it, until the U.S. Government finds a way to properly serve the company. — Megaupload's legal team reiterated that the...
Wired editor Ryan Singel leaves to create Contextly, help publishers integrate ‘related links’
For the past ten years, Threat Level editor at Wired, Ryan Singel had been involved in nearly everything a writer is exposed to in the business. He's discovered that transparency and privacy matter …
Romney and Obama Campaigns Leaking Web Site Visitor Data
The presidential campaign sites BarackObama.com and MittRomney.com have recently ratcheted up their use of third-party Web trackers. These are companies, like ad networks and data brokers working on ...
With Hints For An IPO, Mobile Analytics Startup Flurry Raises $25M From Crosslink
It's taken more than five years to get here, but San Francisco-based mobile analytics and advertising company Flurry is hinting that an IPO might be around the corner. The company just took $25 milli...