Apple CarPlay in-car initiative debuts with Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo
iOS in the Car rebranded with Siri, Maps and third-party music apps all included — Apple has a number of automotive partners for CarPlay. — Apple has rebranded its iOS in the Car initiative as Car...
Marc Andreessen: “I dispute all accusations that I have violated any of my duties to eBay shareholders”
My Statement on eBay Director Role and Governance — False and misleading accusations have been made against eBay and against me in my role as an eBay director.
This is Cortana, Microsoft's answer to Siri
Microsoft's upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 update will include Cortana, a personal digital assistant designed to rival Siri and Google Now. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans have revealed to The Ve...
Facebook in talks to buy Titan Aerospace for $60M, plans to use solar drone tech for providing internet access
Facebook In Talks To Acquire Drone Maker Titan Aerospace — Facebook, one of the primary backers of the Internet.org initiative, which aims to bring affordable Internet access …
Ellen Was On Stage At Oscars With Samsung, Backstage With iPhone
Samsung's a big sponsor of the Oscars, to the degree that it even had this year's host Ellen DeGeneres doing a record-breaking star-studded selfie with a Galaxy phone. But behind the scenes, there's ...
Apple Hiring Engineers in Asia to Speed Product Launches
Tech Company Wooing Workers From HTC, Other Rivals — TAIPEI— Apple Inc. is hiring hundreds of new engineers and supply-chain managers in China and Taiwan as it attempts to speed up product developme...
MtGox code posted by hackers as company files for bankruptcy protection
Cross Office Shibuya Medio, the office building in Tokyo that is home to MtGox and Mark Karpeles' other companies. — Tokyo Apartments — As MtGox CEO Mark Karpeles and his lawyers officially filed ...
Microsoft wants Xbox Live to power Android and iOS games
Xbox Live is primarily used in Microsoft's consoles and Windows or Windows Phone games for achievements, friend lists, and game matchmaking. While Microsoft has experimented with achievements on iOS ...
Apple seemingly turns to Tumblr to promote the iPhone 5c
Apple appears to have taken to Tumblr to start up a new advertising campaign for the iPhone 5c. The campaign is called “Every color has a story,” and the webpage called “ISee5c” appeared within the p...
UK to Eliminate 20% Tax on Bitcoin Trading
The UK's tax agency is set to reverse an earlier ruling that classified virtual currencies as gift vouchers, exempting digital currency trading from a 20% value added tax (VAT). — Expected to be for...
Justice Department Backs Broadcasters in Aereo Dispute
In a Supreme Court filing Monday, the Justice Department backed broadcast networks in their fight against online video streaming startup Aereo. — Justice Department lawyers argued that Aereo's broad...
Dish just secured rights to launch an internet TV service
Dish and Disney confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that they've reached a retransmission agreement late Monday, and they did so with a bang: Not only does the agreement force Dish to turn off auto...
Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with premium app subscriptions worth over $500
After powering the world's most retweeted tweet, Samsung has also revealed a suite of app-based upgrades that future GS5 owners will receive, free, alongside their new smartphone. While Evernote and ...
Microsoft puts creator of ‘Scroogled’ ads in charge of strategy
Mark Penn, Microsoft's new head of strategy, was chief strategist of Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign. (Win McNamee / Getty Images / January 5, 2008) — Anyone who thought new Microsof...
How movies and TV give life to the mundane text message
House of Cards gets in a scene within a scene using text messaging. … In the last decade, movies and television have sprouted a new plot weakness: if tension hinged in any way on a situation that coul...
Uber to update its iOS app this week allowing users to be notified if surge pricing ends within 30 minutes
What Goes Up Must Come Down: Introducing Surge Drop — Last Monday, in his keynote address to the Launch Festival, our CEO Travis hinted at a new feature that would …
Flappy Bird clones account for 95 out of 300 new iOS games in 24 hour period
Here are 95 Flappy Bird-inspired iOS games... released in the last 24 hours — From Tappy Bieber and Annoying Flappy Fly to Flappy Beard Hipster Quest and Flying Mustache — Tappy Bieber is just one...
The rise of OpenStreetMap: A quest to conquer Google's mapping empire
Microsoft CEO announces departure of Tony Bates and Tami Reller, names Mark Penn Chief Strategy Officer, Chris Capossela CMO
Satya Nadella announces changes to senior leadership team — In the past month, I've had the opportunity to talk with many of you - in person, on Yammer …
With Square Capital, Square Begins Offering Controversial Merchant Cash Advances
Square's search for new revenue streams is pushing it toward a controversial industry: Merchant cash advances. — The financial product, which operates outside of the regulation of loans …
Lawsuit: Sprint charged US gov't $21 million too much for spying expenses
US files suit against Sprint, says carrier's surveillance fees too high. — The US government today filed suit against Sprint, alleging that the company overcharged government agencies when submittin...
Game-rental service Gamefly now getting into movies to compete with Netflix
Updated at 3:40 p.m. PST with a response from Gamefly CEO Dave Hodess. — Video game rental service Gamefly has launched a new movie rental business that will take on Netflix's disc-by-mail business.
Culture blog The Awl bolsters its tech writing talent, hires Buzzfeed's John Herrman and The New Yorker's Matt Buchanan
The Awl hires Matt Buchanan from The New Yorker, John Herrman from Buzzfeed — Matt Buchanan and John Herrman are leaving their positions at The New Yorker and Buzzfeed …
Samsung spent nearly $20M on ad time during Oscars; Galaxy Note 3 used for Ellen's selfie shot
Behind Oscar Selfie: Samsung's Ad Strategy — Marketer Spent Nearly $20 Million on Ad Time—and Got Product Placement for Galaxy Phone — Samsung Electronics Co. likely spent nearly $20 million …
OpenStreetMap provider CloudMade shuts its doors on small users
(Original email at bottom.) — CloudMade, a company selling mapping services (many based on OpenStreetMap data) that competed head-to-head with Google, let its users know that as of May 1st, they'll ...