Snowden says “the mission's already accomplished”, and he first shared concerns with numerous NSA co-workers
Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission's accomplished — MOSCOW — The familiar voice on the hotel room phone did not waste words.
Apple acquired mapping firm BroadMap's talent, location-infused Evernote competitor Catch
Apple has been on a roll this year in terms of acquisitions. According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, the Cupertino firm acquired 15 companies this year, but only ten have been revealed.
Royal pardon for codebreaker Alan Turing
Computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing has been given a posthumous royal pardon. — It overturns his 1952 conviction for homosexuality for which he was punished by being chemically castrated. ...
Apple Mac Pro review (2013): small, fast and in a league of its own
It would be an understatement to say that Apple's Mac Pro workstation was getting a little long in the tooth. As of summer 2012, it was missing Apple's own Thunderbolt ports, not to mention 802.11n W...
Jack Dorsey Joins Disney's Board Of Directors
The Walt Disney Company just announced that Jack Dorsey (co-founder and CEO Square, as well co-founder and chairman at Twitter, as if you didn't know) has joined its board if directors. — “Jack Dors...
Samsung shows just how awkward life can be in its latest Galaxy Gear ad
In Samsung's world, the quickest way to a woman's heart is through your Galaxy Gear smart watch. — The tech industry has become well known for its odd, tone-deaf advertisements, and Samsung's latest...
With New Outsourcing Deal, BlackBerry Cancels Two Phones
A small item from BlackBerry's earnings-related filing Friday got lost in the news of its hardware partnership with Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group-sales of its new phones have been so bad that Blac...
Apple-Backed Rockstar Said to Hold Discussions to Sell Patents
A consortium created by Apple Inc. (AAPL), Microsoft Corp. and other technology companies to acquire $4.5 billion of patents from Nortel Networks Corp. in 2011 is holding discussions to sell a portion...
In Tech Buying, U.S. Still Stuck in Last Century
WASHINGTON — Four years after President Obama vowed to “dramatically reform the way we do business on contracts,” the spectacular failure of the HealthCare.gov website has renewed calls for changes in...
HP reportedly may launch cheap, big smartphones by the end of this year
Reporting on HP's desire to return to the smartphone market, sources tell The Information that the company plans to release new six- and seven-inch phablets by the end of the year. The devices will b...
Interview with Chris DiBona, the Director of Open Source at Google
How open source changed Google - and how Google changed open source — INTERVIEW We chat to Google's head of open source software … Google has just celebrated its 15th birthday, and much of its succe...
General Catalyst closes $675M fund to expand presence in Silicon Valley
General Catalyst Partners announced the close of its seventh venture capital fund today, pulling in a hefty $675 million to invest in technology startups. — Boston-based General Catalyst established...
Microsoft plans massive new data center in Quincy, Wash., paying $11M for 200 acres
Microsoft has reached a deal to buy another 200 acres of land in Quincy, Wash. which it plans to use as a home for a new, massive data center. The deal, as reported by the Seattle Times and others …
Q&A Platform Answers.com Raises More Cash, Buys Customer Experience Analytics Company ForeSee For Over $200M
Q&A platform Answers.com is announcing a big acquisition and fundraising tonight-the company is buying customer experience analytics company ForeSee, and just raised $300 million …
The case against Kim Dotcom, finally revealed
Nearly two years after Kim Dotcom's New Zealand mansion was raided by police, US authorities have made their case as to why the man behind Megaupload shouldn't simply go bankrupt like previous copyrig...
Seagate snaps up hard disk testing expert for $374M
Amid all the hoopla about flash storage, it pays to step back and remember that hard disks are still storing a heckuva lot of our stuff, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Remembe...
Silk Road 2 Still Running After Moderator Arrests
The Silk Road 2, a hidden website modeled on the original Silk Road contraband marketplace, is regrouping as the users and single remaining moderator prepare for a Christmas lockdown. The group faced...