Kickstarter hacked, with data stolen for an unknown number of customers
Hackers breached Kickstarter's defenses and stole the information of an unspecified number of customers, the company disclosed today. The company learned of the breach on Wednesday from law enforceme...
Matchmaking App Tinder Sees Huge Spike in Sochi During Games
Clearly, you need a matchmaking app.
Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile: are early upgrade plans a good deal?
These plans aren't a rip-off anymore — Editor's Note: Since we first compared each of the early upgrade plans, carriers have significantly changed how they work. Verizon recently overhauled its Edg...
Here's How Google's New Search Results Will Look Under European Antitrust Settlement
Google's long battle with European antitrust regulators over what the European Commission deemed to be anti-competitive search practices appears to be reaching a conclusion.
Syrian Electronic Army Attacks Forbes Website, Steals User Info
The Syrian Electronic Army has broken into the website of business magazine Forbes and claims to have made off with a million user account names and passwords, according to statements and screenshots ...
Qualcomm cancels Snapdragon 802 smart TV chip it announced 5 weeks ago
Well, that must be some kind of record. Back at CES in early January, Qualcomm announced a smart TV-oriented chip called the Snapdragon 802. Yesterday in a small, quiet press release, the company an...
Pandora Suit May Upend Century-Old Royalty Plan
As the music industry races toward a future of digital streams and smartphone apps, its latest crisis centers on a regulatory plan that has been in place since “Chattanooga Choo Choo” was a hit. — S...
Bitstamp, world's biggest bitcoin exchange, restores automated customer withdrawals
Bitstamp, the Slovenia-based manager of the world's largest bitcoin exchange, said Saturday it has restored automated customer withdrawals after they were halted for four days after a hacking attack …
Mozilla explains why they are putting ads in Firefox tiles, says they won't have tracking
Mozilla clarifies, defends Firefox ad position — Summary: Mitchell Baker, chair of the Mozilla Foundation, defends Firefox's new ad program. Firefox users remain wary.
Uber, Chauffeur-Privé And Others Can't Recruit New Drivers In France For The Next Two Months
The conflict between taxi drivers and urban transportation startups in France is not over — the French government has put a stop to new limo driver licenses for the next two months.