Laurene Powell Jobs and Anonymous Giving in Silicon Valley
In Silicon Valley, people get very rich, very fast, often when they are very young. As a result, they are often criticized for not giving away enough of that money. — There are signs that is changi...
Do these screenshots reveal a heavily revamped Gmail for mobile and Web is on the way?
Gmail users could be seeing the service getting a redesign soon. Following reports by Android Police about leaked screenshots of the update during Google I/O, we're also hearing that the email servic...
Google Glass's Hidden Labs Features - ‘OK Glass’ Everywhere, Web Browsing, Video Stabilization, And More
Google Glass is very much an experimental piece of hardware and it turns out the software has been built with that ethos in mind, too. With root and a few carefully-crafted ADB commands …
Jony Ive's new look for iOS 7: black, white, and flat all over
With the grand unveiling of Apple's next operating system for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch approaching, sources have provided detailed descriptions of what users and developers alike could expect ...
Intel claims Haswell will offer 50% more battery life in laptops
The new processor design is important for PC makers as they try to battle tablets and smartphones — Intel's upcoming family of Core processors, code-named Haswell, will offer 50% more battery life i...
Judge says leaning toward U.S. in Apple e-books case
(Reuters) - A federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will be able to show evidence Apple Inc engaged in a conspiracy with publishers to increase e-books prices. — ...
How the Xbox One draws more processing power from cloud computing
UPDATE: The original version of this story misstated the 300,000-server capacity for Xbox One's cloud computing architecture as 30,000 servers. Ars regrets the error. — While Tuesday's Xbox One pre...
The real origins of Tumblr
Months before Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition turned him into an overnight media sensation, David Karp recounted the creation of Tumblr at the Austin Convention Center during the South by Southwest I...
Homeland Security bulletin warns 3D-printed guns may be ‘impossible’ to stop
EXCLUSIVE: A new Department of Homeland Security intelligence bulletin warns it could be “impossible” to stop 3D-printed guns from being made, not to mention getting past security checkpoints.
Google Abandons Open Standards for Instant Messaging
In the midst of the major press blitz surrounding its annual I/O Conference, Google dropped some unfortunate news about its instant messaging plans. In several places around the web, the company is r...
Digg's Google Reader alternative will be called Digg Reader and won't come as a standalone app
Speaking on stage at Internet Week New York, Digg CEO Andrew McLaughlin revealed that his company's upcoming Google Reader replacement will not be a separate app, and will simply be called “Digg Reade...
A Booming Market for Used iPhones
Apple (AAPL) is expert at stoking desire, seducing consumers to line up and pay a premium for its newest models. At the moment, though, the hottest iPhones are less expensive—and old. Sales of refur...
Verizon Cloud spreads to iOS devices, Droid DNA and Galaxy S 4
When Verizon Cloud launched last month, it would only back up a few Android devices — not quite the cross-platform utopia that the carrier had in mind. Today's launch of the Verizon Cloud iOS app sho...
Android's Market Share Is Literally A Joke
This is the first of two articles looking at how we measure - and mis-measure - who is “winning” in the mobile sector. Article one focuses on market share and was inspired by an article written by Bi...
Russia's leading social network banned by “mistake”
(Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a “mistake” but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company as President Vladimi...
WordPress.com Maker Automattic Sells $50 Million Of Stock In Secondary Offering To Tiger Global
Automattic, the company behind publishing platform WordPress.com, has sold $50 million in a secondary offering led by investment management firm Tiger Global.
Best Buy to Offer $50 Off Apple's iPhone Starting Sunday
Best Buy is planning to cut $50 off the iPhone in a four-week promotion that kicks off on Sunday. — The price cut applies to the purchase of the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 in conjunction with ...
Nokia Adds New Suits in Patent Spat With HTC
Nokia on Thursday said it had filed additional cases in its patent dispute with Taiwanese phone maker HTC. — The new actions, which include a second complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commiss...