The Moto X Works on T-Mobile's Network, but Won't Be Sold in Its Stores — At Least for Now
At Least for Now — The Moto X may work with all the major U.S. carriers, but their level of enthusiasm appears to vary quite a bit. — While AT&T and Sprint issued bold press releases talking about ...
Yahoo Paid $60M to $70M for Rockmelt — Will Dump Browser and Use Tech to Better Deliver Its Media and Mobile Properties
Will Dump Browser and Use Tech to Better Deliver Its Media and Mobile Properties — According to sources close to the situation, Yahoo paid $60 million to $70 million for social browser startup Rockme...
Department of Justice Proposes Remedy to Address Apple's Price Fixing
Bob Mansfield reduced role to focus on chips, senior execs given new responsibilities
Apple executive Bob Mansfield's unexplained departure from Apple's leadership team is due to the long-time engineer's desire to focus on chipset design plus future products and less on executive dutie...
Free content begins showing up in Apple Store iOS app amid sales push
Two weeks ago, we reported that Apple would update its Apple Store iOS app with the ability to receive free content. The app was updated a couple of weeks ago to lay the groundwork for this feature, ...
Michael Dell and Silver Lake Reach Last-Minute Buyout Deal
Michael Dell and the private equity firm Silver Lake have raised their offer to take the company public to $13.75 a share with a 13-cent per share special dividend. — The new deal, reached after a n...
CBS Blocks Time Warner Cable Subscribers From Watching Full Episodes On CBS.com
A dispute between CBS and Time Warner Cable over retransmission fees for its broadcast content has spilled over onto the web, with a blackout of television programming also being extended to CBS' onli...
Google announces Android Device Manager coming later this month, an app that helps you find your lost phone
Google today announced Android Device Manager, a new website and accompanying app coming later this month that helps you find your lost phone or tablet.
Wayfair, on Track for $1 Billion in Sales, Acquires Home Retailer DwellStudio
Online home-decor retailer Wayfair said it had acquired DwellStudio, a New York City-based retailer that sells online, through catalogs and in its flagship Soho store. Wayfair said DwellStudio will c...
FBI pressures Internet providers to install surveillance software
CNET has learned the FBI has developed custom “port reader” software to intercept Internet metadata in real time. And, in some cases, it wants to force Internet providers to use it. — FBI headquart...
Russia's Massive Android Malware Industry Revealed
Mobile security company Lookout released a report today at DefCon that reveals the amazing size, scope, and complexity of Android malware operations in Russia. The report found the bulk of this Russi...
Department of Justice Proposes Remedy to Address Apple's Price Fixing
Marissa Mayer buys failed startups because it's the best way for Yahoo to hire good developers
Yahoo bought Rockmelt today, a startup that debuted with a wave of media fanfare touting it as the company that would reinvent the browser for the age of the social web.
Google Releases 4.3 OTA for HTC One and Galaxy S4 Google Play Editions
It's been a busy week in the Android space, and this evening Google appears to have hit the button on the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean MR2) update for the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition ...
SIM card hack inspires quick fix by carriers
Las Vegas (CNN) — Major wireless carriers have fixed a bug that could have allowed criminals to hack into hundreds of millions of cell phones, says a security expert who exposed the flaw. — Cryptogr...
Google Fiber's $10 Sports Plus pack gives NFL Redzone some company
When Google Fiber first offered the NFL RedZone channel last season it was $10 per month by itself, but this year it may have a better deal. The new “Sports Plus” pack will vary slightly in different...
As YouTube Stars Invent Their Own Ways to Get Paid, Patreon Raises $2.1M
“There was this weird hundred-year period where content was distributable but not digitized, from the 1900s, when the phonograph was invented and sound recording was first released. It was the age of...
Google Launches City Experts Program To Encourage Higher Quality Google+ Local Reviews
Google has quietly launched a new program called Google City Experts to encourage more high-quality local business ratings and reviews on Google+. The program is currently limited to select cities in...