Apple to begin using iBeacons at 254 US stores enabling in-store notifications in updated app
Apple guides shoppers inside stores with iBeacon — NEW YORK (AP) — GPS will tell you how to get to the nearest Apple store. With iBeacon, Apple hopes to guide you around once you're inside …
Google could launch ‘Nexus TV’ Android set-top next year, says report
Google isn't giving up its living room ambitions. The company is said to be working on a “Nexus TV” device that will run Android, stream video from services like Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube, and play ...
Facebook says ranking change is not targeting BuzzFeed and Upworthy in interview with News Feed boss
Like This if You Like Pandas! Facebook Says Publishers Shouldn't Fret About News Feed Changes. — In 2011, Google changed the way it ranked websites, in an effort to punish spammers and …
To Comply With FDA, 23andMe Won't Give New Customers Genetic Analysis
The personal genetics startup 23andMe announced this evening that it will stop giving new customers access to health reports tied to their genes, after being warned by the FDA over compliance issues.
WSJ: Apple e-book judge is ‘a disgrace to the judiciary’
News Corp's Wall Street Journal calls for Judge Denise Cote to be taken off the case. — FORTUNE — Most of arguments the Wall Street Journal made Friday in a strident editorial calling for the ouster...
Prescription Google Glass pictured in the wild gives us our best look at the eyewear yet
Up until now, we haven't gotten a real good look at Google's plans for prescription eyewearers looking to outfit themselves with Google Glass. Sure there was the scruffy looking fella from months ago...
T-Mobile Taps MetroPCS' Spectrum to Boost LTE Network Speeds
T-Mobile has started rolling out higher-speed LTE service by tapping the airwaves it acquired as part of its MetroPCS acquisition. — Just before Thanksgiving, T-Mobile quietly turned on the faster s...
Supreme Court to review patents on software
The Supreme Court announced Friday it will review if business methods implemented through computer software should be eligible for monopolies under patent law. — The decision to review software elig...
Yahoo acquires live concert streaming platform Evntlive
Redwood City-Calif. based live concert streaming platform Evntlive has been acquired by Yahoo. Evntlive announced the acquisition on its website Friday, stating that the service will be discontinued,...
LG G Flex review: a promising phone, but not one you should buy right now
It's not too often we get to review a product with a completely new form factor, but we relish the opportunity when we do. This time, we're taking a closer look at the LG G Flex, one of two curved sm...
Is Marissa Mayer Helping Yahoo - or Hurting the Struggling Tech Giant?
As one of Google's highest-ranking women, Marissa Mayer became a Silicon Valley superstar, but inside the search giant her dazzle sometimes wore thin, with colleagues rebelling against her imperious s...
The metals in your smartphone may be irreplaceable
Shades of 60 elements that make up a computer chip. — intelfreepress — A few centuries ago, there were just a few widely used materials: wood, brick, iron, copper, gold, and silver. Today's mater...
Microsoft ends Windows 7 retail sales
Microsoft has quietly ended retail sales of Windows 7, according to a notice on its website. — The company's policies for shutting off sales to retailers and shipping licenses to OEMS (original equi...
Why Microsoft needs three—or more—operating systems
or more—operating systems — At the moment, Microsoft has a bunch of consumer-facing Windows-derived brands: Windows 8.1 for x86 and x64 PCs, Windows RT for ARM PCs, and Windows Phone for smartphones....
Apple demands $15 million in legal fees from Samsung, spent over $60M on California case
In the U.S. patent reform context, “loser pays"-type fee-shifting is a hot topic (see this Bloomberg article on “Three Issues to Watch as the Senate Targets Patent Trolls”, which contains a quote …
U.S. Spy Rocket Has Octopus-Themed ‘Nothing Is Beyond Our Reach’ Logo. Seriously.
The Office of National Intelligence was very excited about sending a rocket into space Thursday with a bunch of new satellites and live tweeted its launch. This would usually be a cute display of soc...
David Cameron offers UK Exceptional Talent visa route to tech leaders, as Tech City gets 300Mbps 4G
British Prime Minister David Cameron will allow Tech City, a government-backed body that promotes technology companies across London, to begin working with the Home Office …
Moore's Law isn't making chips cheaper anymore
Regular cost declines with each new generation of silicon are coming to an end — At a wine bar in San Francisco on Wednesday, Broadcom Chairman and CTO Henry Samueli delivered some sobering news: Mo...
Less Than 10% Of Twitter's Revenues Came From Promoted Trends In Q2 2013, SEC Filings Reveal
Twitter has been putting a lot of effort into its advertising business, which today is the newly public company's primary strategy for generating revenue. But it turns out that one of its earliest …
Members of hacker group Anonymous plead guilty in PayPal cyber attack
Thirteen members of hacker group Anonymous have pleaded guilty to charges related to their involvement in a 2010 cyber attack of PayPal, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.
Americans opened 1.3 billion apps this year on Thanksgiving — a 68% jump
a 68% jump — Thanksgiving is apparently the time to open apps as well as eat Turkey. — According to data released today by mobile analytics company Flurry, Americans initiated about 1.3 billion app...
In the Murky World of Bitcoin, Fraud Is Quicker Than the Law
The call went out on Twitter: “For insane profits come and join the pump.” — It was an invitation to a penny stock-style pump-and-dump scheme — only this one involved Bitcoin, the soaring, slightly ...
Samsung and Philips among tech firms raided by EU
Samsung and Philips have revealed that they were among several consumer electronics companies raided recently by European Commission inspectors. Thursday's raid focused on companies making and sellin...
Benchmark raises $425 million for new fund
Sand Hill Road stalwart closes eighth fund. — FORTUNE — Silicon Valley venture capital firm Benchmark has raised $425 million for its eighth fund, according to an SEC filing. — This is the same si...
Google News mobile on Android and iOS revamped with customization options, simple navigation, weather, and more
Google today announced it has revamped its Google News mobile Web app for users running Android and iOS. The new version will be rolling out “over the next few days” in the US …
YC's new replacement for convertible notes avoids hassles around interest and maturity dates
Y Combinator Introduces Safe, Its Alternative To Convertible Notes — Years ago, Y Combinator helped popularize the convertible note as a way for startups that go through its accelerator to easily ra...
Fleksy predictive keyboard for Android exits beta, multilingual support and iOS integration in the pipeline
Almost a year after it made its debut, Syntellia's Fleksy keyboard for Android is finally out of beta. It actually arrived on Google Play six months ago, but was only available …
Microsoft To Patch TIFF Zero Day; Wait Til Next Year for XP Zero Day Fix
Microsoft will, next week, patch a zero-day vulnerability in its GDI+ graphics component being exploited in targeted attacks in the Middle East and Asia. — The zero day has sat unpatched since it wa...
New cybersecurity boom arrives in Silicon Valley
Venture capital firms are pumping funding into security start-ups, which are getting gobbled up by big companies that see cybersecurity as a source of new revenue. — During Hewlett-Packard's most re...
Flurry Raises Another $12.5M For Mobile Analytics And Advertising
Mobile analytics company Flurry has raised $12.5 million in new funding, as first revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and confirmed by a Flurry spokesperson. — The compa...