Why ‘The Daily’ Failed
Jeff Sonderman, writing for Poynter: … #1 I agree with. The Daily had no personality, no focus. It wasn't tawdry enough to be a New York Post-style tabloid, and wasn't serious enough to compete with...
Soundcloud revamps site as users hit 180 million
The ‘YouTube of audio’ claims to now reach 8% of the world's internet population as mobile audio takes off — If the future of the internet is mobile, things are looking very good for Soundcloud, the...
Facebook Messenger for Android drops account requirement, taking on SMS and WhatsApp
The race to replace SMS is on — Facebook has entered the race to replace SMS in earnest today, announcing that its messenger app for Android will no longer require a Facebook account to sign up.
Nokia selling Espoo headquarters to raise cash, but won't be moving out
Nokia is about to add roughly $220 million to its balance sheet through the sale of its central HQ building in Espoo, Finland. The company will continue to operate within the premises as previously …
Europe v Facebook Privacy Campaign Group Is Preparing To “Fight”
As Facebook polls its users on site governance and privacy policy - a poll that looks very likely to result …
Apple - Think Twice.
Apple - Think DifferentTwice. — I'm writing this because I think Apple may have changed. I have been a loyal customer for 11 years, but will think twice before every buying from them again. I hope...
Swiss spy agency warns U.S., Britain about huge data leak
(Reuters) - Secret information on counter-terrorism shared by foreign governments may have been compromised by a massive data theft by a senior IT technician for the NDB, Switzerland's intelligence se...
Apple hiring ‘dozens’ of former Texas Instruments engineers to boost chip-making operations in Israel
Apple has been expanding its workforce in Israel over the past couple of weeks, tapping a pool of former Texas Instruments (TI) employees in the country to build up research and development centers …
Urban Airship Acquires Tello, Maker Of PassTools For Apple's Passbook, Because Not All Brands Need Fully Featured Apps
A little over a year after Urban Airship's acquisition of location startup SimpleGeo, the company has moved to once again expand its feature set by acquiring venture-backed Tello in an all-stock deal.
Sharp gets $120M investment from Qualcomm
Summary: Both companies agree to jointly develop and commercialize display panel technology, after Qualcomm agrees to inject US$120 million equity investment into Sharp and become a minority stakehold...
Google Cranks Up Its Patent Engine
Google has been accelerating its patent production impressively in the last few years, even before it bought Motorola Mobility last year for $12.5 billion. — That is one nugget in a new report from ...
SMS Vulnerability in Twitter, Facebook and Venmo
Twitter users with SMS enabled are vulnerable to an attack that allows anyone to post to their account. The attacker only needs knowledge of the mobile number associated with a target's Twitter accou...
France Telecom Invests Up To $20M In Lookout, Preloads Its Mobile Security Solutions On To Android Handsets
Lookout, the mobile security company with ambitions to become the Symantec of the wireless world, is picking up a new backer, and and a major distribution partner in its bid to become a household name...
Last.fm Founders' Next Track: Lumi, A Site That Uses Your Browsing History To Help You Discover Things On The Web
Felix Miller and Martin Stiksel, two of the co-founders of the music discovery and streaming site Last.fm, went into a kind of startup hibernation two years after selling their early-moving …
Nest's Tony Fadell Talks Thermostats, Apple, Kickstarter And Hardware Startups At LeWeb
At LeWeb Paris this morning, Nest Labs' Founder and CEO Tony Fadell took the stage with the Iliad Group's founder Xavier Niel to talk about his advanced thermostat and the Internet of Things.
OneSpot raises $1.5 million to redefine Web banner advertising using rich-media and social
The world of advertising is constantly searching for new ways to reach consumers. One of the well-used mediums has been banner advertising — you know, those things that pop up every once in a while t...
Google's Explainer-in-Chief Can't Explain Apple
As Google Inc. battles rivals ranging from Apple Inc. to Internet companies that allege it fixes its search results, Eric Schmidt has become the search giant's peacemaker and explainer-in-chief. — G...
Loren Brichter: Designs on the future of iOS apps
When is a word game for the iPhone not just entertainment but an experiment into the future of how mobile apps work? When it's a game made by mobile developer and designer Loren Brichter. — At 28, ...