Web's Reach Binds N.S.A. and Silicon Valley Leaders
WASHINGTON — When Max Kelly, the chief security officer for Facebook, left the social media company in 2010, he did not go to Google, Twitter or a similar Silicon Valley concern. Instead the man who ...
Here's Apple's Closing Slide Deck in E-Book Case, and the DOJ's, Too
After three weeks of arguments in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, the U.S. Department of Justice's e-books price-fixing case against Apple concluded today with final summations. As part of its pres...
Inside Digg's Race to Build the New Google Reader
Andrew McLaughlin is, like, California-enthusiastic. Like, we're-totally-going-to-do-this- guys enthusiastic. The 43 year-old CEO of the recently re-imagined Digg is a believer in the way the Intern...
Best Buy relaunching trade-in offer for ‘free’ iPhone 5
Best Buy says it had the biggest day ever for its four-year old trade-in program on June 1. That's when the electronics retailer gave customers the opportunity to trade in iPhone 4 and 4S models and ...
Adobe Photoshop CC Has Already Been Pirated In Just One Day
With all the recent discussion about Adobe's Creative Cloud model and the polarizing opinions surrounding it, one of the topics people have been mentioning is how it will stop the pirating of Photosho...
The reason it took so long for HBO to get on Apple TV: cable companies
HBO built the Apple TV app in-house for the first time ever — To some, Apple TV seems like a laggard. — The web TV box that Apple has referred to for years as a “hobby” is only now offering access...
Google Gets 3 Months to Fix Privacy or Face French Fines
France gave Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG) three months to amend its policy regarding Internet users' data to avoid fines, and said five other European countries will follow suit by the end of July. — Th...
GitHub Got Silly Rich. Next Step: ‘Make More Awesome’
Four years into its journey as a company, GitHub remained something of an independent. The startup, which helps companies and developers build software, rebuffed the repeated advances of venture capi...
Google admits those infamous brainteasers were completely useless for hiring
You can stop counting how many golfballs will fit in a schoolbus now. — Google has admitted that the headscratching questions it once used to quiz job applicants (How many piano tuners are there in ...
Revealed: top secret rules that allow NSA to use US data without a warrant
Fisa court submissions show broad scope of procedures governing NSA's surveillance of Americans' communication — • Document one: procedures used by NSA to target non-US persons
Google Fiber spawns startup renaissance in Kansas City
Google's super-fast Internet service launched a year ago in Kansas City. CNET's Marguerite Reardon takes a look at the impact it has on the local startup scene. — KANSAS CITY, Kan. —The modest two-...
Oracle's Ellison spills beans on upcoming SAP HANA competitor and Database 12c plans
Database 12c.1 will focus on in-memory computing, according to Ellison — Oracle hasn't even officially released its 12c database yet, but CEO Larry Ellison has already revealed plans for the version...
Yahoo completes Tumblr acquisition, re-emphasizes it will be independently operated and developed separately
Yahoo today announced it has completed its acquisition of Tumblr. The company first announced plans to snap up the blogging platform exactly a month ago, on May 20, for …
New MacBook Airs may suffer from Wi-Fi connectivity issues
The 2013 MacBook Air seems to have trouble playing well with others. — Jacqui Cheng — The latest MacBook Airs may be having some issues with their Wi-Fi connections, per Gizmodo's reading of the A...
F.T.C. Is Said to Plan Inquiry of Frivolous Patent Lawsuits
WASHINGTON — The chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission is expected on Thursday to recommend a sweeping investigation of “patent trolls,” companies that buy large portfolios of technology patents ...
Introducing Aaron's Law, a Desperately Needed Reform of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
The Internet is up for grabs. — Foreign countries want to control it. Military regimes use it to spy, to oppress, and to attack public and private institutions. ‘Big Content’ sought to censor it a...
Interview with Richard Sapper on turning down a job at Apple
Interview: German industrial designer Richard Sapper has launched a new website chronicling his work dating back to the 1950s. In an interview looking back on his career he tells Dezeen how he turned...
‘Hell Is Other People’: An Anti-Social Network
The slick new app helps you avoid everyone you know. The catch? First you have to share exactly where you are — By Olivia B. Waxman @OBWaxJune 20, 2013 — Want to avoid running into people you kn...
NVIDIA's Shield now $300, arrives on June 27th (video)
Even before hitting store shelves, NVIDIA's Shield is shedding $50 from its original $350 asking price — the little Android portable gaming console will cost $300 when it arrives at retail on June 27t...
Yahoo rejects fears hackers will exploit old user IDs
(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc on Wednesday downplayed concerns that its plans to recycle inactive user IDs could leave users exposed to hackers, saying only 7 percent of those IDs are tied to actual Yahoo ema...
Google brings Android Nation store to India to spice up its retail market
NEW DELHI: In a significant move that will help increase Android penetration in India, its promoter Google is now vying for a piece of the retail market with brick-and-mortar stores called Android Nat...
India sets up elaborate system to tap phone calls, e-mail
(Reuters) - India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance program that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls without o...
Verizon: That peering flap (about Netflix) is Cogent's fault
Earlier this week we reported that a peering flap between Verizon and Cogent Communications was the reason some folks were having sub-optimal experience when trying to get access to Netflix content.
Wi-Fi Alliance announces 802.11ac certification program
The Wi-Fi Alliance is finally kicking off a certification program for routers, adapters, and other wireless networking gear based on the IEEE 802.11ac draft standard. The organization has a strong tr...
The Case For And Against Candy Crush-Maker King's Possible IPO
Zynga cast a long shadow when its stock tanked by about 75 percent in the first year after going public. But that apparently isn't scaring off other contenders in the gaming industry from an IPO.
LG to include Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 in next Optimus G Series Smartphone
Hot off the heels of the Snapdragon 800 benchmarking event in San Francisco, LG has dropped a press release by noting that its next Optimus G series smartphone will include the aforementioned SoC.
Parallels Desktop 8 updated to support Apple's OS X Mavericks
Popular desktop virtualization client Parallels released an update to their desktop app for Mac on Wednesday, allowing Apple developers to run beta versions of OS X Mavericks in tandem with older vers...
IBM cutting up to 1500 jobs in Australia as cloud computing upsets server market
The 1500 jobs on the line at IBM's Australian operation mirrors the decline in the server market as business customers shift to cloud computing and software as a service. — The number of job cuts re...
Measuring the iTunes video store
It's been five years since we had an update on TV show downloads and six years since we've had an update on movie downloads from Apple. In Q3 2008 Apple announced 200 million TV show downloads and in...