Adobe to bring Lightroom-style photo editing to tablets
Bringing its technology for processing raw photos to mobile devices, then linking them with cloud services could be a step toward Lightroom on mobile. — Adobe Systems plans to release high-end photo...
Is Google Getting Serious About Gaming? Noah Falstein Hired As Chief Game Designer
Well, what do we have here? Somewhat under the radar, Google has hired the computer games veteran Noah Falstein to the position of Chief Game Designer. Yes, that's right, the search giant …
Intel names Brian Krzanich as CEO to succeed Paul Otellini
Less than six months after Paul Otellini announced he would step down from the position after 40 years at the company, Intel has named Brian Krzanich as its sixth CEO. Krzanich, who previously served...
Apple Avoids $9.2 Billion in Taxes With Debt Deal
Apple Inc. (AAPL) avoided as much as $9.2 billion in taxes by financing part of a $55 billion stock buyback with debt rather than offshore cash that would have been billed by the U.S. government, Mood...
Sprint bids: Dish's Ergen swings back at Softbank's Son
The high-stakes bidding war for control of the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier is turning into a heated verbal joust. — In an interview with USA TODAY on Wednesday, Dish Network Chairman Charlie...
Warner Brothers sued for unauthorized use of Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat
Make it stahhppppp. — Nyan Cat — Warner Brothers is facing a federal lawsuit for using two feline-themed Internet memes in a video game without their creators' permission. The authors of “Keyboar...
Lehman Brothers sues Intel over $1 billion in seized collateral
(Reuters) - Bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers has sued Intel Corp, accusing the chip maker of seizing $1 billion in collateral in breach of a swap agreement, a court filing showed. — Under th...
Guys Like This Could Kill Google Glass Before It Ever Gets Off the Ground
The Segway. The Bluetooth headset. The pocket protector. — What do these three technologies have in common? They all pretty much work as promised. They all seem like good ideas on paper. And th...
Use a Software Bug to Win Video Poker? That's a Federal Hacking Case
two engineers from Nevada's Gaming Control Board showed up at the Silverton Casino Lodge. The off-the-strip South Las Vegas casino is best known for its mermaid aquarium, but the GCB geek squad wasn'...
Outlook.com: 400 million active accounts, Hotmail upgrade complete and more features on the way
When we launched the preview of Outlook.com, our goal was to build the best email service in the world, capable of scaling to over a billion active customers.
Readying For An IPO, Peer-To-Peer Lending Marketplace
Peer-to-peer lending platform Lending Club is announcing a huge new investor today: Google. Google and existing investor Foundation Capital have put $125 million in Lending Club …
Apple releases iOS 6.1.4 for iPhone 5 with updated speakerphone profile
Apple has just released a new iOS .1.4 software update for the iPhone 5 that includes an updated speakerphone profile. That's really it as far as public updates but Apple often updates some stuff beh...
Struggling HTC's Q1 2013: a mere $2.88 million in profit on $1.45 billion in revenue
The writing was on the wall when smartphone and tablet maker HTC reported devastating results for February 2013 (and only slightly better ones in March): its consolidated earnings for the first quarte...
Google adds remote desktop to Hangouts, lets users simultaneously video chat and troubleshoot
Google+ Hangouts just received a small but potentially quite useful upgrade today — as of now, Hangouts include a remote desktop feature. This lets you remotely control the computer …
Angel Investor, Spotify Fixer Shakil Khan Launches Coindesk, A Bitcoin Resource
Shakil Khan, an angel investor and advisor to Spotify, just launched Coindesk, a Bitcoin resource and news site, amid a boatload of hype and VC interest in the crypto-currency.
Apple Adds New 256 GB and 512 GB Flash Storage Options to iMac
Apple has added new storage options to its iMac lineup, allowing users to choose either a 256 GB or 512 GB flash storage drive as part of the order customization process. The new options are availabl...
YouTube Touts Viewer Growth to Advertisers
Google Inc.'s YouTube on Wednesday made its latest pitch to advertisers, saying they should “follow the audience.” — More than one billion unique visitors watch more than six billion hours of YouTub...
Apple counts down to 50 billion app downloads with all-time best sellers, $10,000 gift card
Apple's doing another iTunes countdown, this time to the 50 billionth app downloaded. Along with the chance to win a $10,000 iTunes gift card, Apple also greets you with the all time most downloaded ...
Ofcom begins investigation into BT's superfast broadband
(Reuters) - UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a probe into whether BT Group is abusing its dominant position when pricing its superfast broadband, following a complaint by smaller rival TalkTal...
Rogue Employee Turns Gaming Network Into Private Bitcoin Mine
If you've been playing Counter-Strike on the ESEA gaming network, you've been doing a lot more than tossing virtual hand grenades and firing virtual machine guns. You've been mining Bitcoins for an u...
Ireland-based enterprise app startup FeedHenry lands $9m from Intel Capital and others
FeedHenry, a mobile application platform provider based in Ireland, today announced a $9 million investment round which is led by Intel Capital. The funding, it says, will more than double its 40-per...