Why Icahn's Dell plan could be a FUD nightmare
Summary: Carl Icahn's proposal might severely damage Dell as a serious enterprise technology player when the fear uncertainty and doubt parade starts rolling. — Dell's move to go private has become ...
Google about to lose patent spat with Microsoft: German court inclined to ban Google Maps
[BREAKING NEWS during break at Munich patent trial; may still add more detail later] — Judge Dr. Matthias Zigann of the Munich I Regional Court just told Google and its Motorola Mobility subsidiary ...
Analysis: Next Intel CEO to guide new business, maybe Apple deal
(Reuters) - Intel's next CEO is likely to shepherd the top chipmaker into a growing contract-manufacturing business, a strategic shift that could lead to a deal with Apple Inc and give it a fighting c...
The Snapchat Lawsuit, Or How To Lose Your Best Friend Over $70 Million
“This is a case of partners betraying a fellow partner.” — One week ago, Reggie Brown filed a lawsuit alleging that he is a co-founder of Snapchat, a red-hot impermanent photo messaging app, and is ...
A Brand New Language - Introducing Path 3 with Private Messaging, Stickers, and the Shop
When we speak with friends, share a joke, a quiet word, or a conversation over drinks, there is so much more than words that pass between us. A smile or nod or encouraging gesture - these allow for t...
With News Feed Overhaul, Facebook Delivers Your ‘Personalized Newspaper’
Facebook redesigned its News Feed with bolder images and special sections for friends, photos, and music, saying the activity stream will become more like a “personalized newspaper” that fits better w...
Google tipped off EU authorities over Microsoft's $732M browser boo-boo, report claims
If Google really did set off the process that led to Microsoft's mammoth fine, then this was in a way just another episode in an increasingly nasty war between the two companies.
European Parliament blocks citizen e-mails protesting EU ‘porn ban’
After European citizens began to complain en masse over a report proposing that porn should be banned in the 27-member state bloc, European politicians blew the whistle on their own IT department.
Facebook's Redesign Hopes to Keep Users Engaged
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook plans to announce on Thursday a substantial redesign of its News Feed — a makeover aimed at both keeping users glued to the social network and luring more advertising dollars....
Apple Maps Leads the Way in Navigation
On Monday I had a meeting at Apple with podcaster Leo LaPorte, TWiT CEO Lisa Kentzell, and marketing guy Glenn Rubenstein. We were in three separate cars, each with a different navigation system, and...
EU caves in to pressure on new data, privacy law changes; U.S. tech firms breathe sigh of relief
After major U.S.-based technology companies lobbied European member states and politicians, many will wake up today able to breathe a sigh of relief, as the European Commission is forced …
Twitter's API keys and secrets for its official apps surface; what should we do with them?
It appears that Twitter's API keys and secrets for its official apps have surfaced, and are currently being shared on GitHub. — Note: The combination of API keys and secrets are used to authorize …
Year of the ChinaDroid
Nestled in the hills of Shenzhen in southern China, stands a factory that churns out smartphones day and night. Migrant workers labor for fourteen-hour shifts, six days a week. Most welcome the over...
How two volunteers built the Raspberry Pi's operating system
When you buy a Raspberry Pi, the $35 computer doesn't come with an operating system. Loading your operating system of choice onto an SD card and then booting the Pi turns out to be pretty easy. But ...
Apple attracts one friend in Samsung appeal: Nokia
(Reuters) - Nokia has filed a brief in support of Apple Inc's bid to secure permanent injunctions against several Samsung Electronics Co Ltd phones, making the Finnish smartphone maker the only outsid...
Texas proposes one of nation's “most sweeping” mobile privacy laws
If the bill passes Austin, Texas could lead the nation in mobile privacy protection. — fusionpanda — Privacy experts say that a pair of new mobile privacy bills recently introduced in Texas are am...
Megaupload founder can sue New Zealand spy agency: court
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A court ruled on Thursday that Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom can sue New Zealand's spy agency for illegal surveillance, opening the government up to more scrutiny over its role ...
Android Accounted For 79% Of All Mobile Malware In 2012, 96% In Q4 Alone, Says F-Secure
Is it because Android is the most popular smartphone platform in the world right now, or is it because it's just fundamentally easier to attack? In any case, Google's mobile juggernaut Android contin...
Apps: The New Corporate Cost-Cutting Tool
TRUMBULL, Conn.—The biggest mall in town stopped staffing its customer-service desk in January. But perched on that same desk recently was a plastic cutout of a hand holding a smartphone. “Download ...
A Mac Pro Mini
For years, geeks have wanted Apple to make an “xMac”: an expandable desktop tower like the Mac Pro, but much cheaper, generally achieved in theory by using consumer-class CPUs and motherboards instead...
Under the Hood: Building out the infrastructure for Graph Search
By Sriram Sankar, Soren Lassen, and Mike Curtiss, who are building Graph Search's infrastructure. — In the early days, Facebook was as much about meeting new people as keeping in touch with people y...
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Gets a Million-Dollar Bonus After Six Months on the Job
According to a regulatory filing by Yahoo, its CEO Marissa Mayer got a $1.12 million bonus, as part of a compensation package she got when she came to the Silicon Valley Internet giant. — It was bas...