The antisocial network: Path texts my entire phonebook at 6am
Last night I went to bed blissfully unaware of the catastrophic faux pas I made earlier in the day - I signed up to Path, the social network/private messaging service. — For anybody who hasn't used ...
BlackBerry CEO Questions Future of Tablets
BlackBerry Focused on ‘Crazy Multi-Taskers’: Heins — BlackBerry (BBRY) Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins said he sees a limited future for tablet computers, an indication he may shelve plans to...
Exploiting a Bug in Google's Glass
A few days ago, I posted to Twitter a picture I took of a Google Glass unit running software that I had modified. I did this while in the Bay Area after picking it up from Google's headquarters in Mo...
In iOS 7, Apple wants to own your car's console with Maps and Siri integration
Apple plans to move aggressively into the in-car integration space later this year, according to multiple people familiar with the initiative. Apple is working with car makers to deeply embed iOS's M...
Skype video calling launches for Outlook.com, available in UK today and US in ‘coming weeks’
When Microsoft first unveiled its Outlook.com webmail service in July, the software maker promised Skype video calling from the web. While Outlook.com has seen a number of updates over the months …
Ultimate Poker to become first legal, real-money online poker site in US
On Tuesday, UltimatePoker.com is expected to launch what will become the country's first fully legal online poker site—with one major catch: it will be limited to those physically present within the s...
Introducing Airbnb Verified ID
Trust is the key to our community. — There is no place for anonymity in a trusted community. That's why we're dedicated to providing our users with the best decision-making tools possible. — We b...
Twitter Ads now generally available for U.S. users
When we built our self-service ad platform last March, our goal was to create an experience that would be powerful and also extremely easy for anybody to use. Whether you're an individual looking to ...
Digg finds over 40% of respondents are willing to pay for a Google Reader replacement, beta coming in June
Digg on Tuesday released the results of its second Google Reader survey, which it conducted last week. In the process, the company revealed what sharing and “Read later” …
Twitter Warns Journalists: “We Believe That These Attacks Will Continue”
“Please help us keep your accounts secure,” the urgent memo says. — In a memo sent to news organizations, Twitter warns that it expects high profile account hijackings — like the one that took down ...
After Work-From-Home Ban, Yahoo Expands Maternity Leave
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, who sparked an uproar and hurt her image as a working mom when she banned telecommuting two months ago, is now offering employees generous new family leave benefits. — Under...
Dwolla raises $16.5M from Andreessen Horowitz to help it scale, double staff and open SF office
Des Moines-based payments startup Dwolla has raised a $16.5 million series C round from Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Village Ventures, Thrive Capital, and Union Square Ventures.
Jawbone Acquires BodyMedia for More Than $100 Million, as Wearable Tech Gets More Intense
Looking to gain even more traction in the wearable health and fitness market, Jawbone is snapping up another health product company. — The Bay Area-based private company has acquired BodyMedia …
Intel CEO backs SoftBank's bid for Sprint over Dish's offer
(Reuters) - Intel Corp Chief Executive Paul Otellini said in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission that he supports SoftBank's bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, rather than Dish Network's counte...
Nokia Invests in High-Resolution Cameras to Woo Apple Customers
Nokia Growth Partners, the venture- capital arm of Nokia (NOK1V) Oyj, plans to invest in California startup Pelican Imaging as the phonemaker seeks to win back customers from Apple Inc. (AAPL) and And...
Belkin finally announces availability of Thunderbolt Express Dock, now shipping for $299
Back in February, Belkin finally started accepting preorders for its much anticipated Thunderbolt Express Dock that was originally supposed to ship last September. Reports earlier this month noted …
What a stupid idea
For some cruel reason, I keep finding myself in the position of being introduced to things in their infancy (often before they are even launched), dismissing them as stupid, and then watching them bec...
Billionaire Usmanov Bets on Apple's Growth After Facebook
Billionaire Usmanov Makes $100M Apple Rebound Bet — Alisher Usmanov, the Russian billionaire who made a more than 10-fold return from his investment in Facebook Inc. (FB), said he recently spent abo...
Apple Raises $17 Billion in Largest Company Bond Sale on Record
Apple Turns to Wall Street for 1st Time in 17 Years — Apple Inc. (AAPL), the iPhone maker seeking to help finance a $100 billion capital reward for shareholders, is selling $17 billion of bonds in t...
IBM has a new protocol (and a box) for the internet of things
IBM may be in talks to sell off its server division, but it's not abandoning hardware just yet. Instead, Big Blue is introducing an appliance for the internet of things, as well as a new use case for...
Skype Video Messaging: Preview for Windows Desktop Users
Today we've released the preview of Skype Video Messaging for Skype for Windows desktop on Windows 7 or above. This feature will also be made available shortly for Skype for Windows 8. Skype Video M...
Breyer Leaving Dell Board After Facebook, Wal-Mart Exits
Accel Partners' James Breyer, already leaving the boards of Facebook Inc. (FB) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), won't seek re-election as a director at computer maker Dell Inc. (DELL) — Breyer, a dir...
Novell offers mobile file sharing for the enterprise
In an effort to help enterprises get a handle on the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend, Novell has released enterprise file sharing software that it claims is as easy to use as commercial cloud stora...
Yahoo Scraps Deal for French Video Site
By SAM SCHECHNER in Paris and AMIR EFRATI in San Francisco — Dailymotion was on track to be the first big acquisition for Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer, after her company signed a provisi...
Cheezburger cuts 35% of staff as it looks to make transition from desktop to mobile
Cheezburger today announced that it is cutting 24 employees, or about 35 percent of its staff, as it struggles with the changing economics of more people viewing content on mobile devices.
Announcing The CrunchBase Venture Network
We knew CrunchBase was big. We knew because there are 2 million people using the startup database each month. We knew because more than 120k people have contributed 1.6MM data points on companies, e...
Google Makes It Easier To Turn Its Chromebooks Into Public Internet Kiosks
Google always said that its Chromebooks were “for sharing,” but even though they always had a guest mode, they weren't necessarily set up to be used as public Internet kiosks. Today, Google is changi...
Exclusive: Bain, Golden Gate in the lead to buy BMC Software -sources
(Reuters) - A private equity group made up of Bain Capital LLC and Golden Gate Capital Corp has emerged as the lead contender to buy BMC Software Inc for more than $6.5 billion, three people familiar ...
Who Has Your Back? 2013
When you use the Internet, you entrust your conversations, thoughts, experiences, locations, photos, and more to companies like Google, AT&T and Facebook. But what do these companies do when the gove...
Cern re-creating first web page to revere early ideals
A team at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) has launched a project to re-create the first web page.
Google Glass review (Explorer Edition)
Stand in a line of people in just about any major metropolitan area in the world and you'll see the same thing: slouched shoulders and down-turned faces staring glumly at smartphone screens. Some peo...
Fab's 3rd pivot takes on Amazon with physical stores, exclusive products, redesigns, EU expansion
Back in December, Fab CEO Jason Goldberg detailed his company's plans to pivot “towards a new model that [it is] not yet ready to reveal publicly.” Now, following various predictions …
Silicon Valley learning the D.C. art of secret money
Google, Microsoft, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and other digital heavyweights increasingly are borrowing a favorite technique from the world of politics: secret money. — These top tech executives and...
Nielsen Gets Digital to Track Online TV Viewers
Nielsen is expected to announce Tuesday that it is testing a tool to measure online viewing of TV shows, the latest step in the company's efforts to improve how it tracks digital audiences. — Broadc...
ClickTale raises $17m to take its advanced Web analytics software to the masses
ClickTale, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of deep website analytics software, has secured $17 million in Series B funding from Amadeus Capital Partners, Goldrock Capital and Viola Credit.
AMD's “heterogeneous Uniform Memory Access” coming this year in Kaveri
AMD wants to talk about HSA, Heterogeneous Systems Architecture (HSA), its vision for the future of system architectures. To that end, it held a press conference last week to discuss what it's callin...
SoftBank digs in on Sprint bid, rules out sweeteners
(Reuters) - SoftBank Corp President Masayoshi Son came out swinging on Tuesday against a counteroffer for Sprint Nextel Corp, saying rival bidder Dish Network Corp was ill-prepared to run the wireless...
Former Groupon President and COO Solomon Joins Accel Partners
Accel Partners has added longtime tech exec Rob Solomon — who was most recently president and CEO of Groupon — as a venture partner. The high-profile Silicon Valley venture firm said Solomon will foc...
Intel Capital, Samsung Ventures, And Telefonica Digital Become Expect Labs' Newest Strategic Investors
Expect Labs has already received funding from the likes of Google Ventures and Greylock Partners, but the San Francisco-based startup (and TechCrunch Disrupt alum) announced this morning …
Google releases schedule for 2013 I/O conference
Annual developers conference will feature more than 120 sessions on Android and Chrome, as well as a single three-hour keynote event. — Google has published the schedule for its 2013 Google I/O conf...
Enigma Makes Unearthing And Sifting Through Public Data A Breeze
There's a sea of interesting public data out there just waiting to be tapped into, but there's a problem — most people have no earthly idea how to access it. And even if they're able to make some hea...