Germany wants a German Internet as spying scandal rankles
(Reuters) - As a diplomatic row rages between the United States and Europe over spying accusations, state-backed Deutsche Telekom wants German communications companies to cooperate to shield local int...
Snapchat looking to raise up to $200M, declined more than $1B bid by Facebook
Snapchat Mulls Raising Money at $3 to $4 Billion Valuation — Just months after raising $60 million at a $800 million valuation, mobile messaging service Snapchat is mulling an even bigger fundraisin...
MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display Late 2013 Teardown
We took apart the new 15" Retina MacBook Pro with the hopes that Apple made it more repair-friendly than the debut Mid 2012 model. Unfortunately, things didn't really work out in our favor; in fact, ...
How Rizvi, Sacca purchased shares from Williams, other Twitter employees to claim major stake
Friendship Formed Foundation of 15.6% Stake in Social-Media Company — Evelyn M. Rusli … The largest stake in Twitter Inc. first came together seven years ago at a posh Caribbean resort.
Google Should Buy Twitter Before The IPO
A few years ago Google had the opportunity to buy Twitter but passed on the opportunity because they were developing Google+ and didn't think they needed it. — Today Google+ is supposedly the no. 2 ...
Is Google building a hulking floating data center in SF Bay?
This large structure, which is likely being built by Google, could be a floating data center. It is located on a barge just off Treasure Island, between San Francisco and Oakland. — (Credit: James ...
The Decline of Wikipedia: Even As More People Than Ever Rely on It, Fewer People Create It
The sixth most widely used website in the world is not run anything like the others in the top 10. It is not operated by a sophisticated corporation but by a leaderless collection of volunteers …
DirecTV, Time Warner Cable Said to Consider Aereo-Type Services
DirecTV (DTV), Time Warner Cable (TWC) Inc. and Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR), taking a page from Aereo Inc., are considering capturing free broadcast signals from TV networks to avoid paying bil...
What Are Instagram's Rules For Photos? Gun, Drug Sales Good; Bikini Line Bad
The White House has picked a bad week to partner up with Instagram. The photo-sharing application, populated by more than 80 million users, is under fire for nixing a user's account after she posted ...
Apple, Google Must Face Group Antitrust Hiring Lawsuit
Apple Inc. (AAPL), Google Inc. (GOOG) and two other Silicon Valley companies must face a group lawsuit representing more than 64,000 technical employees claiming their incomes were held down by the co...
Uh oh, Los Angeles School District's $30 million iPad program falls flat
Last week, I wrote about how one-to-one tablet programs in Missouri and Texas K-12 schools had hit some road bumps. In North Carolina when 73,000 Amplify tablets arrived — from Robert Murdoch's edtec...
Facebook Won't Launch Auto-Play Video Ads This Year
If you're an advertiser waiting to hand Facebook a bag of cash to start running video ads on the social network in time for the holidays, it sounds like you're out of luck. — Sources tell AllThingsD...
BlackBerry does ‘not approve of or condone’ the fishy BBM for Android reviews, denies any involvement
BlackBerry recently came under fire for a slew of suspicious reviews with five-star ratings on Google Play for its recently launched BBM for Android app.
Apple's new Mac iWork apps: A big step back in workflow automation
On Tuesday evening Apple posted updates to its iWork apps for Mac - Pages, Keynote and Numbers. Featured during Apple's iPad and Mac event in San Francisco, the new versions of iWork apps sport new f...
LinkedIn On Defensive About Security of ‘Intro’
LinkedIn on Thursday faced criticism from security experts and confusion from members over Intro, a new software product that embeds public LinkedIn profiles into emails received by iPhone users. — ...