BlackBerry Co-Founder Mike Lazaridis Is Said to Consider Bid for Company
BlackBerry Co-Founder Is Said to Consider Bid for Company — Mike Lazaridis, the co-founder of BlackBerry who stepped down as co-chief executive in 2012, has reached out to private equity firms about...
NSA Sends Letter to Its ‘Extended’ Family to Reassure Them That They Will ‘Weather’ This ‘Storm’
The National Security Agency sent out a letter to all of its employees and affiliates, including contractors, that could be printed and shared with family, friends and colleagues.
Lawsuit alleges LinkedIn breaks in to external email accounts to collect email addresses
LinkedIn Customers Allege Company Hacked E-Mail Addresses — LinkedIn Corp. (LNKD), owner of the world's most popular professional-networking website, was sued by customers alleging it appropriated …
Spain passes new anti-piracy laws, raises maximum penalty to six years
Nearly six months ago, we reported that Spain was under heavy pressure from the United States to strengthen its anti-piracy laws. (That, of course, comes after Spain enacted an anti-piracy law in 201...
PSA: BBM for iOS rollout underway, Android version acting a little shy
It's been something of a mixed week for BlackBerry, but it's good news for those with an affinity for its BBM service (but an allegiance to other phones.) If you're over on the Apple side of the fenc...
Benchmark test shows iPhone 5's touchscreen responds more than 2X faster than Android devices
Apple's iPhone 5 touchscreen is 2.5 times faster than Android devices — Apple's iPhone 5 is 2.5 times faster at responding to touches than Google Android devices, according to a benchmark test by ga...
Google's plan to replace browser cookies causes concern for the digital advertising industry
Advertisers Worry About Changes to ‘Cookies’ — As Google Considers New System, Madison Ave. Wrings Its Hands — The possibility that Google Inc. could stop using “cookies” …
BlackBerry pulls BBM app from iOS App Store and delays Android release after Android app leaks
BBM for Android and iPhone Update — Prior to launching BBM for Android, an unreleased version of the BBM for Android app was posted online. The interest and enthusiasm we have seen already …
Apple CEO Tim Cook's Complete Interview With Bloomberg Businessweek
For this week's cover story on Apple (AAPL) and its future, I spent some time with Tim Cook, who said far more than was ever going to make it into the story. Or even the outtakes from the story.