Microsoft says Hotmail case met standard for a court order, adds new safeguards to policy
Strengthening our policies for investigations — Deputy General Counsel & Vice President, Legal & Corporate Affairs, Microsoft — We believe that Outlook and Hotmail email are and should be private.
AT&T: costs caused by Netflix's growth should not be borne by all broadband subscribers
Who Should Pay for Netflix? — I saw Reed Hasting's blog yesterday from Netflix asserting in rather dramatic fashion (with diagrams) that ISPs should build facilities (he said provide …
Twitter pulling Music app from App Store today, will shutdown service April 18th
Twitter's Music app is dead, final shutdown scheduled for April 18th — It's been months since reports suggested Twitter would shut down its Music app, but now it's actually happening.
About That Time Google Spied On My Gmail
I'm reading about how Microsoft read a blogger's Hotmail (or other Microsoft hosted email) to determine who leaked Microsoft information to that blogger. Microsoft's response is pathetic, stating tha...
Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Ashton Kutcher join $40M investment round of AI firm Vicarious
Zuckerberg, Musk Invest in Artificial-Intelligence Company Vicarious — Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook. Ashton Kutcher portrayed Apple founder Steve Jobs in a movie.
Apple explores Spotify-like streaming service, iTunes app for Android as downloads decline
Apple Mulls Launching Spotify Rival, Android App as Downloads Decline (Sources) — The iPhone maker explores multi-pronged strategy to shore up double-digit drops in iTunes downloads, according to IF...
Mt. Gox says it found 200,000 bitcoins in ‘forgotten’ wallet
(Reuters) - Mt. Gox said on Friday it found 200,000 “forgotten” bitcoins on March 7, a week after the Tokyo-based digital currency exchange filed for bankruptcy protection saying it had lost about $50...
Turkish citizens use Google public DNS to circumvent Twitter ban
Turkish citizens use Google to fight Twitter ban — Turkish citizens have found away to circumvent yesterday's reported block of Twitter: Google DNS. — After being implicated in a corruption scanda...
iPad's longer replacement cycle mirrors Macs, TVs more than it does iPhones
iPad replacement cycle: Like an iPhone? Mac? Or (worse still) TV? — How customers buy and use iPads affects the device's long-term prospects, says CIRP. — FORTUNE — For Apple (AAPL) …
Twitter experimenting with showing how many people saw your tweets
How many people saw your last tweet? A new Twitter experiment is answering that question for some users, adding the number of views a tweet has received underneath every post. Twitter's advertising ...
Twitter's Sara Haider to join Secret as Android lead, VP of Analytics plans departure as well
More Departures at Twitter as VP of Analytics Exits, Android Lead Leaves for Secret — Looks like plenty more birds are flying Twitter's coop. — Sara Haider, a mobile engineer and technical lead …
Walmart, Best Buy drop Xbox One Titanfall bundle to $450, $50 below console launch price
Another Price Cut for the Xbox One — SEATTLE — Sony's pricing advantage over Microsoft for the latest generation of game consoles didn't last long. — On Friday, Walmart and Best Buy began offering...
Bitcoin software gets fix for weakness that helped bring down Mt. Gox
The software driving Bitcoin transactions on the Internet has been updated to fix a weakness that contributed to the downfall of Mt. Gox, once one of the biggest exchanges for the digital currency.
Barack Obama to meet again with tech CEOs about NSA
President Barack Obama will huddle with “tech CEOs” on Friday to “continue his dialogue with them on the issues of privacy, technology, and intelligence,” according to a White House official. — The ...
Obama meets with CEOs of Facebook, Netflix, Dropbox, Box, and others over spy reforms
Obama's move to relieve snooping fears — President Obama and senior administration officials huddled with top technology executives Friday to discuss progress on the president's proposed reforms …
Microsoft offering XP users $100 off Windows 8 PCs priced above $599
Microsoft wants to buy your Windows XP computer for $100, but there is a catch — It used to be that people would upgrade their computers when they wanted to. However, there also used to be more com...
Glassdoor: Employees rank LinkedIn's Jeff Weiner as CEO of the year; Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg loses top spot
Career website Glassdoor today released its latest report highlighting 2014′s top 50 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), and once again the tech world played a big role in the list.
NSA revelations costing companies billions in lost deals and new investment for circumvention
Fallout From Snowden Hurting Bottom Line of Tech Companies — SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft has lost customers, including the government of Brazil. — IBM is spending more than a billion dollars …
Sprint lays off 330 techs, shutters 55 stores as part of broader cuts
Sprint recently cut a significant chunk of its staff dedicated to repairing and refurbishing phones and shut down its slower-performing stores, part of a broader effort to reduce the company's costs i...
Marissa Mayer meets with Satya Nadella, still wants out of Microsoft/Yahoo search pact
Field of Search Dreams: If Marissa Mayer Builds It, Will Microsoft Let Yahoo Leave? — Just after he was named CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella got a visit from Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer.
Paypal's in-app ‘Pay at Table’ and ‘Order Ahead’ now available in UK and Australia
PayPal Expands Its In-App Pay At Table And Order Ahead Services In UK — It's still very early days for mobile payments, with the vast majority of consumers still not convinced …