A rare defense of venture capital classic
One of our most popular stories this week was about the future of venture capital. It traced the asset class's history from its boutique roots to the age of mega-brands to the rage around internation...
Compliance vs. Complicity
LG announces the G Pad, an 8.3-inch, Android Jelly Bean-powered iPad rival; going worldwide Q4 2013
LG Electronics announced today the impending arrival of its G Pad 8.3 tablet, which will officially launch at IFA 2013 next week. The company revealed that the tablet will have an 8.3-inch display sc...
Motorola X will drop to $99 on plan and gain at least 4 wood-grained backs in Q4
According to @evleaks, Motorola's Moto X phone will drop to $99.99 on a two year plan in Quarter 4 (which starts at the end of September). In addition, those wood grain backs will make an appearance ...
Syria's Other Army: How the Hackers Wage War
At 5:41 P.M. on Tuesday, a tweet from the account of the hacker collective known as the Syrian Electronic Army, which supports the regime of Syria's President, Bashar al-Assad, said, “Media is going d...
Doctape Launches Standalone File Viewer App For iOS With Support For 80+ File Types
German cloud storage and file management startup doctape has launched a new standalone iOS app aimed at making it easier for iPhone and iPad users to view file types not supported natively by iOS.
HTC's exiting designers interrogated for expense fraud and stealing trade secrets (updated)
Earlier today, several top designers at HTC were arrested in Taipei under suspicion of fraudulent expense claims, as well as stealing trade secrets ahead of leaving the company to run …
Heads up, ebook buyers: Here's how much you're likely to get in the Apple ebook settlement
All five publishers who were accused of conspiring with Apple to set ebook prices at the launch of the iBookstore have settled with the federal government and with the states, and until …