Google's Larry Page on Why Moon Shots Matter
Larry Page lives by the gospel of 10x. Most companies would be happy to improve a product by 10 percent. Not the CEO and cofounder of Google. The way Page sees it, a 10 percent improvement means th...
Tony Fadell on the unique nature of Apple's design process
Often referred to as the godfather of the iPod, former Apple executive and current Nest CEO Tony Fadell played an instrumental part in Apple's resurgence. Indeed, Fadell joined Apple in February 2001...
Lenovo announces ThinkPad Chromebook for schools
Summary: Lenovo will offer a Chromebook version of its ThinkPad X131e for the education sector. The Chromebook will be sold only to schools for grades K-12. — James Kendrick — The folks at Lenovo...
Graph Search's False Promise and the Con of the Facebook “Like”
We all know that the pressure for Facebook to monetize is massive and growing. Yesterday Zuckerberg fulfilled the promise he dropped at TC Disrupt to release a product that will finally compete with ...
AT&T Stalking Europe for Mergers
AT&T Inc. is once again starting up its deal machine. — The telecommunications giant is considering buying a counterpart in Europe, a bet that it can best escape constraints on growth at home by get...
Amazon looks to reduce Apple's hold on music sales with launch of MP3 web store for iPhone and iPod touch
Amazon has taken another step at reducing Apple's hold over on-device music sales, today announcing the launch of its HTML5 MP3 web store specifically for iPhone and iPod touch …
Google Nexus 7 tops iPad in Japan: Is this a trend?
Google's Nexus 7 is making serious market-share headway against Apple in Japan, according to Nikkei. — Google's Nexus 7 is gaining market share in Japan and topped Apple's iPad in one survey. — Ja...
Asustek in Talks to Offer Windows 8 Phones
TAIPEI—Taiwanese PC maker Asustek Computer Inc. is in talks with Microsoft Corp. on a licensing deal to offer Windows 8 mobile phones, an executive said, making it the latest Asian computer maker eyei...
Samsung now pushing out more updates to address Exynos security vulnerability
About two weeks ago, Samsung started rolling out a fix to help Galaxy S III owners in the UK with that previously acknowledged Exynos issue. Fast forward to today, and the Korean electronics giant is...
Demo shows how easily malicious extensions can infect Firefox
Firefox is widely regarded as a very secure web browser, and that's a reputation that Mozilla has worked tirelessly to build over the past eight years — blacklisting extensions, shutting down insecure...
Nokia Cuts 300 Jobs, Outsources Up To 820 More To HCL And Tata To ‘Align IT With Its Business Focus’
Here's the cloud to Nokia's silver lining statement the other day of better than expected handset sales: it is cutting IT 300 jobs, and outsourcing 820 more, with Indian outsourcing giants HCL …
Amazon fighting $234 million tax deficiency in Tax Court : filing
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc. is challenging a $234 million U.S. tax bill, contesting Internal Revenue Service tax calculations for cash transfers between the parent company and its European subsidiarie...
RIM BlackBerry 10 Training Program Attracts 1,600 Busines
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), which is preparing to unveil its BlackBerry 10 phones later this month, said more than 1,600 North American businesses have registered for a training program for the new...
Apple: ‘Want to criticize religion? Write a book’ — don't make a game
don't make a game — Apple doesn't believe video games can tackle important subjects. — At least, that's how the submission guidelines for developers on the App Store make it sound. If you haven't ...
Yelp begins adding restaurant inspection scores to listings, starting in San Francisco and New York
Giving its users more information on the restaurants within its listings, Yelp has today added a new metric to restaurant listings — hygiene scores — providing businesses with a way of advertising …
Microsoft Security Essentials fails anti-virus certification test, Redmond challenges results
Microsoft's popular Security Essentials anti-virus software has failed to gain the latest certificate from the AV-TEST institute. In antimalware testing against a range of products …
Microsoft Launches HelpBridge For iOS
When a disaster happens, chances are you want to get in touch with your loved ones as soon as possible, either to tell them that you're fine or to make sure they are.
Does Facebook Praise Kill Self-Control?
One hateful Facebook comment might reduce you to tears, but a recent study found that the “likes” prompted by your status updates and photo posts might also have a negative impact, especially on your ...
UK fines Playboy for underage website visitors; age verification less pressing in US
British regulators fined Playboy nearly $160,000 after finding the publisher didn't do enough to prevent minors from visiting its website. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the agency Ofcom said Pl...