Today is Facebook's 10th anniversary.
It's been an amazing journey so far, and I'm so grateful to be a part of it. It's rare to be able to touch so many people's lives, and I try to remind myself to make the most of every day and have th...
Microsoft Board Names Satya Nadella as CEO
Bill Gates steps up to new role as Technology Advisor; John Thompson assumes role as Chairman of Board of Directors. — Microsoft Corp. today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Satya...
Samsung Galaxy Note Pro, Tab Pro Series Coming to U.S. February 13
Just in time for Valentine's Day, Samsung announced today that its Galaxy Note Pro and Galaxy Tab Pro tablets will be available starting Feb. 13 in the U.S. — First introduced at CES, there are four...
North Korea goes OSX-like with new operating system
The latest version of the software dumps a Windows-like interface for a Mac-style desktop — If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, might the folks in Cupertino be pleased when they see the ...
Sony looking to sell PC business to investment fund
TOKYO — Sony is in talks to unload its sluggish personal computer operations to investment fund Japan Industrial Partners, part of a business overhaul designed to shift focus to smartphones, The Nikke...
Microsoft's Kinect Is Now Guarding the Korean Border
North Korea and South Korea are separated by the most heavily armed border on Earth. But rest easy, there's a new guard on the lookout: Kinect. — Self-taught South Korean programmer Jae Kwan Ko dev...
New bill would restore net neutrality pending FCC action
A new pair of bills have been introduced to the Senate and House to protect Net Neutrality after a circuit court ruling struck down the FCC's previous rules earlier this month. A permanent solution w...
Apple hires sleep research expert Roy J.E.M Raymann from Philips for iWatch team
Joining a longlist of Apple executives and new hires thought to be working on Apple's highly anticipated iWatch project, the company has recently picked up Roy J.E.M Raymann from Philips Research …
Target works on security-heavy credit cards, after breach
Target is still reeling from the massive security breach, which affected as many as 110 million customers. Now, as the retailer gets back on its feet, it's becoming more security focused. — Target ...
Cryptography Breakthrough Could Make Software Unhackable
As a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1996, Amit Sahai was fascinated by the strange notion of a “zero-knowledge” proof, a type of mathematical protocol for convincing ...
FiftyThree Files Trademark For “Paper”
Yesterday, as Facebook launched its news reader app Paper, design-focused startup FiftyThree called out Facebook publicly for using their brand name. Facebook declined to change the name of their bra...
ARM Royalty Growth Slows as Cheap Smartphones Take Over
ARM Holdings Plc (ARM), the semiconductor designer whose products power Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPad, reported slower growth in royalty revenues in the fourth quarter as the market for high-end smartp...
Netflix to Raise $400 Mil in Additional Debt to Fund Original Content, Euro Expansion
Netflix formally announced it is seeking to offer $400 million aggregate principal amount of 10-year senior notes due 2024 to institutional investors, coin it expects to use for acquiring original con...
Google and Cisco enter cross-license deal, call for end to patent trolling
Google and Cisco on Tuesday announced a long-term agreement in which they will license each other's patents as part of a larger effort to curtail nuisance patent lawsuits. The companies did not speci...
comScore: Apple ends 2013 with 41.8% US smartphone share, Samsung hits 26.1%; Android back to losing share
In the US, Apple's dominance as the top smartphone OEM hit a new high at the end of last year: 41.8 percent. Samsung gained share faster than its main competitor for six months straight …
Telefónica lands exclusive deal to bring chat app Line to Firefox OS in Europe and Latin America
Mobile operator Telefónica has announced a partnership with Line, the messaging service from Japan with over 300 million registered users. The deal is Line's first with an overseas carrier …
Microsoft Injects $15M Into Foursquare, Strikes Licensing Deal For Location Data
The big news from Microsoft this week isn't only about its new CEO Satya Nadella. — Today, the company announced that it has made a $15 million strategic investment in Foursquare, the New York-based...
HTC to redesign phones after losing Nokia patent suit
Summary: Some handsets will be modified to sidestep a German court ruling, in order to minimize disruption to customers while it appeals against the decision. — HTC will redesign some of its smartph...
Dogecoin to allow annual inflation of 5 billion coins each year, forever
BitBurgers is one of the few businesses that accepts Dogecoin. — Cory Doctorow — For the last two months, developers and users of Dogecoin, the shiba-themed altcoin (alternative Bitcoin) …
Today is Facebook's 10th anniversary.
It's been an amazing journey so far, and I'm so grateful to be a part of it. It's rare to be able to touch so many people's lives, and I try to remind myself to make the most of every day and have th...
Senate cybersecurity report finds agencies often fail to take basic preventive measures
The message broadcast in several states last winter was equal parts alarming and absurd: “Civil authorities in your area have reported that the bodies of the dead are rising from their graves and atta...