Sources: new Samsung Gear smartwatch to run on Tizen, not Android
Samsung's updated smartwatch to shun Android — SAN FRANCISCO - The new version of Samsung's Gear smartwatch will run on Tizen, not Google's Android operating system, the latest attempt by the South ...
GCHQ spied on WikiLeaks visitors; NSA discussed targeting WikiLeaks, Pirate Bay, and Anonymous
Snowden Documents Reveal Covert Surveillance and Pressure Tactics Aimed at WikiLeaks and Its Supporters — Top-secret documents from the National Security Agency and its British counterpart reveal …
Amazon and Apple struggle with ad growth because they're “slow, cocky and downright stingy” according to media buyers
Why Can't Amazon And Apple Catch a Break on Madison Ave? — Advertising Sales Are a Tough Slog for Both — And for A lot of the Same Reasons — Goodby, Silverstein and Partners
Google Explains How Not To Be A Glasshole
Here are the do's and don'ts of wearing Google Glass. Right from Google. — Apparently — and I know this might be a shocker — you're not supposed to stand in the corner of the room and record people...
Apple patents sensor-packed health monitoring headphones with ‘head gesture’ control
In one of the earliest pieces of evidence pointing to Apple's push into the fitness and health monitoring field, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted the company a patent …
Peter Magnusson, former engineering director at Google, joins Snapchat as a VP of engineering
Snapchat Poaches Google Veteran in Engineering Push … “What differentiates Snapchat from most other tech companies is that the service constantly erases messages from its servers …
No New Windows Phone Models on Tap for Barcelona
It's shaping up to be a rough Mobile World Congress for Microsoft, with little new expected on either the hardware or software front for Windows Phone. — The Barcelona event will see the debut of do...
First U.S. bitcoin ATMs to open soon in Seattle, Austin
(Reuters) - Robocoin said on Tuesday that later this month it will install the first automated teller machines in the United States that let users buy and sell bitcoin, the latest step into the mainst...
Password leak in WeMo devices makes home appliances susceptible to hijacks
Security researchers have taken the unusual step of recommending that people stop using Belkin's WeMo home automation products after uncovering a variety of vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit ...
Whisper publicizes and claims it vetted a new Gwyneth Paltrow affair rumor shared by a user
Whisper, The Sequoia-Backed Secret Sharing App, Makes A Move Into TMZ Territory — Whisper, the popular anonymous social sharing startup that's raised $24 million from venture capital giants …
NZ court overturns earlier High Court decision, rules raids on Dotcom's mansion were legal
NZ court rules Megaupload warrant legal, dealing blow to Dotcom — (Reuters) - A New Zealand court on Wednesday ruled that the search warrant used in the arrest of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom …
New Bing Apps For Windows Phone Point To Increasing Platform Unity From Microsoft
This morning Microsoft announced updates to Bing apps for Windows Phone (News, Finance, Weather, Sports), and new Bing-based apps for the smartphone platform: Food and Drink, Health and Fitness, and T...
A profile of Deborah Liu, the woman behind Facebook's fast-growing mobile app install ads
Meet The Woman Behind One Of Facebook's Fastest-Growing And Most Lucrative New Businesses — Deborah Liu has nurtured the social network's Mobile App Install Ad product from concept to hundreds …
Realmac adds iPad support to Clear for iPhone, migrates Clear+ users to Clear for free
Realmac Software has finally added native iPad support to its popular Clear to-do application for the iPhone and iPod touch. They're also moving customers from Clear+ back to Clear for free.
Newark Airport tests sensor network embedded in light fixtures to analyze passengers
At Newark Airport, the Lights Are On, and They're Watching You — Visitors to Terminal B at Newark Liberty International Airport may notice the bright, clean lighting that now blankets the cavernous ...
Alibaba & others sink $100M into Asia's language-learning service TutorGroup (exclusive)
Online education provider TutorGroup has closed a massive $100 million in second round funding from Asia-based investors. — VentureBeat has exclusively learned that online shopping juggernaut Alibab...
Rimini Street found to violate copyrights of Oracle's PeopleSoft, but wins other points
Oracle, Rimini Street both claim victory after judge's ruling on copyright — A federal judge has ruled that Rimini Street infringed copyrights on Oracle's PeopleSoft ERP (enterprise resource plannin...
Iranian infiltration of US Navy computer network far more extensive than previously thought
Iranian Hacking to Test NSA Nominee Michael Rogers — Infiltration of Navy Computer Network More Extensive Than Previously Thought — WASHINGTON—Iran's infiltration of a Navy computer network …
AT&T, IBM partner on Internet of Things for smart cities, utilities
AT&T (NYSE:T) said it will work with cloud and computing giant IBM to developer machine-to-machine solutions for the Internet of Things, specifically for things like smart cities and utilities.
Accounting Software Maker Intacct Takes On $45M To Pick Up The Pace
Financial management software may seem a sleepy area in tech, destined for a back office and without the buzz of more consumer-facing business products like Dropbox or Square. But there's major money...
Samsung Galaxy S5 to have swipe-style fingerprint sensor in home button for unlocking device, app shortcuts, website logins
Explained: Samsung's implementation of the fingerprint sensor on the upcoming Galaxy S5 — Yes, you heard it right folks! Today, we are finally confirming …
GCHQ spied on WikiLeaks visitors; NSA discussed targeting WikiLeaks, Pirate Bay, and Anonymous
Snowden Documents Reveal Covert Surveillance and Pressure Tactics Aimed at WikiLeaks and Its Supporters — Top-secret documents from the National Security Agency and its British counterpart reveal …
Here Comes the Candy Crush IPO! After a $1.9 Billion Year, King Gets Ready to Go Public
Candy Crush isn't just a crazily addictive time-waster: It's also a really, really big business. Now the company behind it wants to go public. King Digital Entertainment, the Irish publisher behind ...
Spy Chief: We Should've Told You We Track Your Calls
The U.S. government long considered its collection of Americans' call records to be a state secret. Now the Director of National Intelligence admits it would have been better if Washington had acknow...
Asus router vulnerability allows everyone on the Internet access to data on connected drives
Dear Asus router user: You've been pwned, thanks to easily exploited flaw — An Ars reader by the name of Jerry got a nasty surprise as he was browsing the contents of his external hard drive over th...
‘AirPlay Recorder’ App Lets Mac Users Save Songs From iTunes Radio [Mac Blog]
doubleTwist, the company behind the popular multi-platform iTunes-compatible doubleTwist Media Player, today brought its new AirPlay Recorder app to the Mac, allowing iTunes users to capture and save ...
Some day Silicon Valley will move north. Here's why it should settle in Oakland
Silicon Valley is both a metaphor for the entire tech industry and a real place that is (on a rare good day) an hour south of San Francisco. It's the longtime home to some of the world's most importa...
HTC sets March 25th date for its next flagship phone launch
Here comes the next One — HTC is distributing press invitations for its next big event, scheduled for March 25th, where the company's next flagship smartphone will be revealed. As with the HTC One ...