LG makes the white Nexus 4 official, also says they're not working on the 2013 Nexus
LG just made two announcements today. Starting with the one most of you will be delighted to hear, the white Nexus 4 is now official. It has the exact same specs as the original (4.7 inch 720p …
China blamed after ASIO blueprints stolen in major cyber attack on Canberra HQ
Classified blueprints of the new ASIO headquarters in Canberra have been stolen in a cyber hit believed to have been mounted by hackers in China. — The ABC's Four Corners program has discovered the ...
Opera releases new Chromium-powered desktop browser for Mac and Windows
Norway's chief browser software company, Opera, is offering people a chance to download its latest desktop browser (version 15) for Windows and Mac, which typically happens ahead of a general release.
BuzzFeed, CNN and YouTube Plan Online-Video Channel
BuzzFeed is accelerating its efforts to become a news destination for young adults, joining with CNN and YouTube to create a new, online-video channel. — On Tuesday, BuzzFeed will unveil “CNN BuzzFe...
EU to seek more Google concessions in competition probe
(Reuters) - EU regulators are likely to press Google Inc for more concessions to end a three-year investigation into complaints it squeezed out Web rivals, the EU antitrust chief said. — EU Competit...
Anatomy of a hack: How crackers ransack passwords like “qeadzcwrsfxv1331”
Thanks to the XKCD comic, every password cracking word list in the world probably has correcthorsebatterystaple in it already. — Aurich Lawson — In March, readers followed along as Nate Anderson …
Copyright Amendment Will Bring Web Filter System to Taiwan
Paul Graham: 37 Y Combinator Companies Have Valuations Of Or Sold For At Least $40M
Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham just tweeted an interesting data point about the valuations of YC startups. As of now, Graham says that 37 Y Combinator companies, out of 511 startups, have valuat...
Entrepreneurs Help Build Start-Ups by the Batch
Just two years after its conception, Prism Skylabs has made enormous strides. — The 20-person company, based in San Francisco, uses video surveillance equipment to give retailers Web-like data on cu...
Apple & Samsung's “Profit Share” Trap
Over the past few days, there has been a lot of noise in the tech media about the supremacy of “profit share” over “market share”, specifically related to Apple's performance in the smartphone market ...
Anatomy Of An Undisclosed Investment Or Exit
Spend time with a VC and they'll inevitably tell you about a startup they've invested in that has a “great story.” In fact, this line is repeated so often I've occasionally posited that VCs invest in...
Apple Has More Game-Changing Tech in the Works, Says CEO Tim Cook
Last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook spent a lot of time answering questions about how Apple would be different from what it was under Steve Jobs, and just how he would continue Jobs's incredible legacy.
Apple Settles iPhone Water Damage Lawsuit for $53 Million
Apple Inc. has agreed to pay $53 million to settle a class-action suit associated with warranties for iPhones and iPods, according to lawyers representing plaintiffs in the litigation. — In document...
YouTube now lets you add slow-motion effect to your videos
If you've ever been annoyed by the speed of your user-generated videos on YouTube, then fear not avid creator. — YouTube has just added a new “slowmo” tool to its YouTube Editor enhancements, which ...
Hollywood Studios Want Google to Censor Dotcom's Mega
Every week copyright holders send millions of DMCA takedown notices to Google, hoping to make pirated movies and music harder to find. — Unfortunately not all of these requests are correct. Because...