Intellectual Ventures: Don't Mind Our 2000 Shell Companies, That's Totally Normal
Back in 2010, we wrote about a report suggesting that Intellectual Ventures was using somewhere around 1000 shell companies to hide many of its patent shakedown attempts. For years, IV itself liked …
Websites Vary Prices, Deals Based on Users' Information
It was the same Swingline stapler, on the same Staples.com website. But for Kim Wamble, the price was $15.79, while the price on Trude Frizzell's screen, just a few miles away, was $14.29. — A key ...
Foxconn Buys Stake In Camera Maker GoPro, Turning Founder Into A Billionaire
Nicholas Woodman, avid surfer and GoPro founder, is now a billionaire. (Photo courtesy of GoPro) — GoPro cameras have become the go-to item for filming extreme sports. The small, high quality vide...
Report claims next-gen, thinner, lighter full-sized iPad due in March with iPad mini design elements
Even with Apple's launch of the fourth-generation iPad last month, Apple is rumored to be preparing to launch yet another new iPad in the coming months. According to Macotakara, a thinner …
Pirate Bay Censorship Backfires as New Proxies Bloom
As reported earlier, the UK Pirate Party has taken the difficult decision to shut down their Pirate Bay proxy service. — Music industry group BPI threatened legal action against six members of the p...
Techmeme's top 20 headline terms of 2012, and what they signify
We can uncover a variety of patterns analyzing the data Techmeme has accumulated over the years, and given Techmeme's pan-industry focus, these findings can signal large-scale trends developing across...
Microsoft Releases Wordament, the First iPhone Game with Xbox Live Achievements
Microsoft has released a game tonight called Wordament for the iPhone. The game has been a popular Windows Phone game, but is now also available on iOS. Wordament was originally a side-project …
Huawei's 6.1-inch 1080p Ascend Mate flaunted by exec, leaves little surprise for CES
How big is too big? Well, that's clearly not Huawei's concern, as it's about to introduce a 6.1-inch 1080p Android phone at CES. But even two weeks (before the company's CES press day) …