Nokia redefines digital map landscape by introducing HERE as new brand for its location and mapping service
Nokia extends its service across devices and operating systems — Nokia announces new partnership with Mozilla and planned acquisition of 3D capture company, earthmine
Surveillance and Security Lessons From the Petraeus Scandal
When the CIA director cannot hide his activities online, what hope is there for the rest of us? In the unfolding sex scandal that has led to the resignation of David Petraeus, the FBI's electronic su...
Google Fiber is live in Kansas City, real-world speeds at 700 Mbps
Mike Demarais posted this to Twitter during the first few minutes that Google Fiber went live in his Kansas City home. — Mike Demarais — After months of fanfare and anticipation, gigabit home Inte...
Verizon to offer free Windows Phone 8 smartphone before the end of the year
Verizon Wireless recently announced availability of its first Windows Phone 8 devices, the HTC Windows Phone 8X and Nokia Lumia 822, both of which are shipping before the Thanksgiving holiday this yea...
Exclusive: AMD hires bank to explore options - sources
(Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co to explore options, which could include a potential sale, as the chipmaker struggles to find a role in an industry increasingly focused...
In a High-Level Restructuring, Zynga Promotes David Ko and CFO Exits for Facebook
Zynga has unveiled a new management team today after losing a number of high-level executives over the past few months as its stock price has plummeted. — The restructuring includes appointing David...
In the Sinofsky Departure, Bill Gates Sided With the Other Steve (Ballmer) at Microsoft
Sometimes — even in the most complex of organizations, which software behemoth Microsoft most certainly is — it does come down to a simple choice. — And in the case of the seemingly sudden departure...
Transparency Report: Government requests on the rise
We think it's important to shine a light on how government actions could affect our users. When we first launched the Transparency Report in early 2010, there wasn't much data out there about how gov...
Papa John's faces $250 million spam lawsuit
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Popular U.S. pizza chain Papa John's faces a $250 million class-action lawsuit for blasting customers with illegal text messages. — The plaintiffs allege that Papa John's ( PZZ...
Microsoft's former Windows Phone chief shifted to head of corporate development and strategy
Microsoft's Andy Lees, who was moved out of the top Windows Phone job less than a year ago, has been shifted to the head of corporate development and strategy at the software giant, a company spokespe...
Mark Cuban: Facebook Is Driving Away Brands - Starting With Mine
Tech billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he is fed up with Facebook and will take his business elsewhere. He's sick of getting hit with huge fees to send messages to his team's fan...
Apple Stores top Tiffany's in sales per square foot, again
But the $45 dollars the average Apple Store customer spends each visit is the least of it — FORTUNE — It is likely that there is no retail outlet in the world that generates as much cash per square ...
Microsoft issues Surface software updates, improves app performance
Microsoft has started to issue updates to its Surface RT device this week with the company's first monthly Patch Tuesday since Windows 8 and Windows RT's launch on October 26th. The software maker ha...
Vuzix Smart Glasses M100 takes on Google Glass in 2013
Vuzix has revealed its challenge to Google's Glass, the Vuzix Smart Glasses M100, a wearable Android computer set to hit the market in early 2013. Resembling an oversized Bluetooth headset, the Ice C...
Samsung Bets On Flexible Displays
SEOUL—As the battle for dominance in the smartphone and tablet market intensifies, South Korean conglomerate Samsung is pushing ahead with plans to start mass production of displays using plastic rath...
Google opens up on seven years of its data center history
Google's head of data center operations provided a seven-year look at how the search giant's data center strategy has evolved during the 7×24 Exchange conference on Tuesday in Phoenix, Ariz.,providing...
Google declares Flash is now ‘fully sandboxed’ in Chrome for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS
Google today announced that Adobe Flash Player is now “fully sandboxed” in Chrome on all desktop platforms it supports: Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS. This is a big achievement …
Facebook: Better Brace Yourself; It's Mega-Lockup Eve
Brace yourself. — Tomorrow, the lock-up agreement covering 777 million shares held by Facebook insiders will expire, making the giant pile of shares - which accounts for 36% of the stock outstanding...
Surface RT Display Technology Shoot-Out Microsoft Surface RT - Apple iPad 3 - Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Introduction The new Windows Tablets, led by Microsoft's Surface, provide a third major family of Tablets for consumers and the computing world. The significance and stakes are enormous …
Another Square Copycat: Bank of America Launches Mobile Payments
Square may get get a lot of credit for making mobile payments mainstream, but the ability to accept a credit card using a smartphone is turning into an unmistakable commodity. — The latest to enter ...
Loosecubes shuts down after raising $7.8 million in June
Loosecubes, the New York-based co-working startup, has shut down its operations, according to a cryptic blog post on its site. In June, the company raised $7.8 million in venture backing from New Ent...
HTC Droid DNA coming to Verizon on November 21st for $200, pre-orders begin today
It's not much of a secret at this point, but HTC and Verizon have finally made their king-sized smartphone official at today's press event: the Droid DNA, which is essentially Big Red's variant …
YouTube Adds AirPlay-Like Functionality For Google TV With An Update To Its Android App
Online video site YouTube is huge online and in the browser, but not quite as big on the biggest screen in people's homes — the TV. Partly that's because the user experience isn't as good …
Petraeus reportedly used draft e-mails to converse with mistress
The former CIA director used a trick often used by terrorists and teenagers to make e-mails harder to trace, the Associated Press reports. — In an effort to cover a trail of messages between him and...
Apple's 2012 Holiday Gift Guide goes live
Apple's Holiday Gift Guide just went live as part of the online Apple Store. The new page, which breaks down gifts by product line, catalogs the best of the Apple Store which Apple also notes offers ...
The iPad Mini and the cost of Retina
The iPad Mini is a conflicted product. — It's much better than the iPad 3 and 4 to handle, carry, and hold up during use. It has the best external design of any iPad to date. It runs cooler than t...
SugarSync releases version 2.0 beta with new UI, drag-and-drop sharing and cross-device search
SugarSync's popular cloud sharing app just got a complete web and desktop makeover. Version 2.0 beta is now available in desktop, web and Android app flavors, bringing a handful of new features to su...
Google's Nexus 4, 3G Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 go on sale across Europe
With its Nexus devices already sold out in Australia, Google has pushed live orders for the Nexus 4, 3G Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 in the UK, France, Germany and Spain allowing customers to get their hands ...
Visa's Digital Wallet V.me Exits Beta With 50 U.S. Banks Participating
As the digital wallet battle rages on here in the U.S., with Google Wallet, Amex's Serve, MasterCard's PayPass, Square, PayPal, carrier-backed Isis …
Vimeo previews upcoming pay-to-view service for creators, coming to PRO members early 2013
Following the launch of tip jar, Vimeo is now demoing its upcoming pay-to-view service with select filmmakers before releasing the feature to PRO members in early 2013.
Intel's 60-core chip ships; elites like Hawking get it first
Intel's first chip to integrate 60 processor cores is for high-performance computing applications — with a high-end price to match. — Intel is shipping the new 60-core chip — which is offered as a c...
Microsoft and Google financials could surface at trial
(Reuters) - Microsoft and Google's Motorola Mobility unit are set to square off on Tuesday at a trial with strategic implications for the smartphone patent wars and which could reveal financial inform...