Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months
Board of directors initiates succession process; Ballmer remains CEO until successor is named. — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer has decided to retire as C...
Exclusive: Google Designing Its Own Self-Driving Car, Considers ‘Robo Taxi’
Google Inc., which has been working on software to help major automakers build self-driving cars, also is quietly going around them by designing and developing a full-fledged self-driving car, accordi...
NSA paid millions to cover Prism compliance costs for tech companies
The material provides the first evidence of a financial relationship between the tech companies and the NSA. — The National Security Agency paid millions of dollars to cover the costs of major inter...
Instagram's First Acquisition Is Video Sharing App Luma
Instagram has just made its first acquisition, buying both the team and technology of Y Combinator company Luma (formerly known as Midnox). Luma created a video-capture, stabilization and sharing app...
Samsung denied new trial over Apple's ‘bounce-back’ patent
Amid planning for new damages retrial, Judge Koh rules that there will not be another new trial over the '381 patent. — A federal judge on Thursday denied Samsung's request for a new patent trial ov...
Yahoo Acquires Image-Recognition Startup IQ Engines To Improve Flickr Photo Organization & Search
Oh, so you thought Yahoo's acquisition spree was over? Not even close. A Yahoo spokesperson has confirmed that the revitalized web giant has snapped up yet another company …
iWork for iCloud beta now open to anyone with an Apple ID
First it was available to developers, then a select few who received invitations, and now the beta of iWork for iCloud is available for all. Apple's made no official announcement, but point your brow...
The Rise and Fall of Windows Mobile, Under Ballmer
Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system is hardly as influential as its desktop counterpart. And now that Steven A. Ballmer has announced plans to retire, it is easy to point fingers at the Micros...
Citing Steve Jobs email, DOJ claims Apple changed in-app purchase to retaliate against Amazon
The federal government on Friday filed a revised proposed remedy for Apple in the ebook case, following a hearing earlier this month with a judge and counsel for Apple.
Netflix May Need to Accelerate Its Spending for Original Shows
Binge viewing of original series might end up accelerating expenditures — Binge-viewing may lead to binge-spending at Netflix, which could eventually see the impact in its stock price. — What went...
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Google updates Play policies to ban apps and ads modifying devices, require games use its in-app billing service
Google today sent an email to third-party Android developers regarding a significant change to its Google Play Developer Program Policies. The changes affect both apps and the advertising practices t...
Apple's Falling China Share Vexes IPhone Case Makers
Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s falling market share in China is prompting thousands of local accessory makers to give more attention to products that fit mobile phones and tablet computers made by Samsung Electr...
Slice, The Shopping Companion Powered By Email Inbox Data, Raises $23M From Rakuten & Others
Slice, the technology startup whose mission is to organize all commerce data by tapping into the information buried in your inbox, has closed on $23 million in Series B funding led by e-commerce giant...
Google Buys Patents From Apple Ally Hon Hai
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., known for its close ties to Apple Inc., said Friday it sold some display patents to Google Inc. — The Apple and iPad assembler didn't specify a value for the deal or ...
Baidu Agrees to Buy Majority Stake in Nuomi for $160 Million
Baidu Inc. (BIDU), owner of China's largest search engine, agreed to buy a majority stake in the e-commerce website operator Nuomi Holdings Inc. for about $160 million. — Beijing-based Baidu will bu...
NSA Analysts Intentionally Abused Spying Powers Multiple Times
Surveillance State: Three Ways You're Being Watched — Some National Security Agency analysts deliberately ignored restrictions on their authority to spy on Americans multiple times in the past decad...