Vodafone, Verizon Agree on $130 Billion Deal
Negotiators for Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC have agreed to a deal in which Verizon will pay about $130 billion for the U.K. company's stake in their U.S. joint venture, a person...
This is Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch: A blocky health tracker with a camera
Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch is a chunky, 3-inch wrist-mounted accessory that runs Android apps and connects with your phone via Bluetooth. — Samsung is set to reveal its Galaxy Gear smartwatch ...
Morgan Stanley Said to Hold Off on BlackBerry 10 Upgrade
Morgan Stanley (MS) is holding off on upgrading its employees to BlackBerry Ltd. (BB)'s newest smartphones and operating system because of concerns that the Canadian company may not back its platform ...
The STEM Crisis Is a Myth
You must have seen the warning a thousand times: Too few young people study scientific or technical subjects, businesses can't find enough workers in those fields, and the country's competitive edge i...
One Microsoft On, Ballmer Out, ValueAct In — Get Ready for the Next Shoe to Drop at Microsoft.
Get Ready for the Next Shoe to Drop at Microsoft. — It would seem that all it takes to be in a position to make big changes at Microsoft is $2.2 billion. — That's the value of the tiny 0.8 percent ...
Microsoft abruptly pulls ‘masters’ certification; hints a replacement may come
Summary: Microsoft's decision to pull its highest-level certification across its product lines caught many off-guard. — Microsoft's surprise phase-out of its highest-level certification programs has...
Judge Says Search Warrants for E-mails Must Be ‘Limited’
Can law enforcement obtain a search warrant to dig through a vast trove of e-mails, instant messages and chat logs because they have reasonable suspicion that the owners of those accounts robbed compu...
New Zealand just abolished software patents. Here's why we should, too.
What's wrong with the patent system? Most people cite problems with patent trolls or low patent quality. But a recent study by the Government Accountability Office makes it clear that the real probl...
A Data Broker Offers a Peek Behind the Curtain
IT can be disconcerting to learn what, not to mention how much, marketers know about us. Consider a consumer like Scott E. Howe. — The Acxiom Corporation, a marketing technology company that has am...
The Decline And Fall Of Flowtab, A Startup Story
It started with an idea: How can we get our drinks more quickly at the bar? Dreamed up at 2 a.m. in Coloft, a Los Angeles coworking space, future founder Mike Townsend doodled up an iPad application ...
Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing N.S.A.'s
For at least six years, law enforcement officials working on a counternarcotics program have had routine access, using subpoenas, to an enormous AT&T database that contains the records of decades of A...
More details on Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch: those images are of a prototype
Venturebeat caused a holiday weekend stir with what appeared to be pictures of Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch, which will be formally unveiled this Wednesday. However, the model of the watch report...
Vodafone, Verizon boards to meet & decide on $130 billion sale of Vodafone stake in Verizon Wireless
The long-rumored deal that would give Verizon the complete control of Verizon Wireless looks like it is finally happening. The board of directors of Vodafone, which currently owns 45 percent …
Exclusive: Japan's Rakuten Acquires Viki Video Site for $200 Million
Japan's Internet e-commerce giant Rakuten is set to purchase Viki, a premium video site that has been described as “Hulu for the rest of the world.” — The deal was set to be announced next week …