Research In Motion rebrands itself as BlackBerry
At today's BlackBerry 10 event, CEO Thorsten Heins announced that his company will no longer be known as Research In Motion. As of today, RIM is being rebranded as BlackBerry. “We have reinvented th...
Hackers in China Attacked The Times for Last 4 Months
SAN FRANCISCO — For the last four months, Chinese hackers have persistently attacked The New York Times, infiltrating its computer systems and getting passwords for its reporters and other employees.
Exclusive: Nest has raised another $80M, now shipping 40K+ thermostats a month
Learning thermostat maker Nest has closed on $80 million to keep growing, and we've heard it's shipping 50,000 thermostats per month. The round was raised at an $800 million valuation and the company...
Facebook Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Results
Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. — “In 2012, we connected over a billion people and became a mobile company,...
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer Does Not Fear Dropbox or an Office-less IPad
When Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer does his bounding these days, it's often in front of an 82-inch interactive display mounted to the wall of his office. Ballmer gets to poke at the screen—a Perceptive...
Gabe Newell: Steam Box's biggest threat isn't consoles, it's Apple
The biggest danger facing the success of Steam Box or any other PC ecosystem hoping to find space in the living room is Apple, according to a lecture given by Valve co-founder Gabe Newell to a class a...
New Apple TV 3,2 is just a mid-season internal upgrade, with no external difference in size
Yesterday we brought you the news that there would be a new Apple TV model coming, but that's only partially true. There will be some changes made to the Apple TV internally …
Facebook Tries Letting You Share Emoticons Of Exactly What You're Feeling, Reading Or Eating
Facebook is poised to get a lot more expressive. Today it began tests of a new status composer that lets you say “what are you doing?” by selecting from different categories to share activities such ...
Apple's $1 Billion Verdict Against Samsung Left Intact
Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s $1.05 billion damages award against Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) from its patent- infringement trial in San Jose, California, was left intact after a judge denied Apple's bid t...
Microsoft to launch Surface Pro at Best Buy New York on February 8
Summary: Microsoft is planning another midnight launch for the latest member of its Surface family, just ahead of its February 9 commercial availability date. — Following the pattern it set with its...
Facebook Seen Reporting Faster Sales Growth on Mobile-Ad Demand
Facebook Inc. (FB) Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is reaping benefits of a deeper push into mobile advertising at the social network he founded almost a decade ago. — Results due after the ...
Nokia begins Windows Phone 7.8 upgrade rollout (video)
Talk of Microsoft finally deploying Windows Phone 7.8 has been building to a crescendo — and we're glad to confirm it's more than just noise. The more customizable home and lock screens, Marketplace ...
Microsoft Announces Git Support For Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server And Service
Microsoft just made a major announcement that will likely take many developers by surprise. At the ALM Summit in Redmond, WA this morning, Microsoft Brian Harry just announced that its Team Foundatio...
iPhone Users Rack Up the Highest Carrier Bills
The iPhone may command a higher carrier subsidy than its typical Android rival. It may eat into operators' profit margins when sales volumes spike after the debut of a new model. But it also generat...
Zynga's chief game designer, Brian Reynolds, resigns
Brian Reynolds has a booming laugh, but it won't be heard in the halls of Zynga anymore. The company's chief game designer has resigned, according to games news site Polygon. — Zynga has confirmed ...
Google extends Windows Phone support for Exchange ActiveSync until July 31st
Google originally announced its plans to cutoff Exchange ActiveSync support for today, January 30th, but the company has revealed to The Verge that it plans to extend this to July 31st.
Wonder No More.
Some closure on the story of how Yandex — the Russian search giant — built a social discovery app that relied on Facebook interconnection to gather data …