Microsoft changes stance, won't inspect customer data in stolen IP cases, referring instead to law enforcement
We're listening: Additional steps to protect your privacy — General Counsel & Executive Vice President, Legal & Corporate Affairs, Microsoft
Google mandates ‘Powered by Android’ branding on new devices
HTC and Samsung have something new popping up on their smartphones every time you boot them up, and apparently the feature was mandated by Google. — Android is not a household brand. Google is but,...
Gary Kovacs, John Lilly, Ellen Siminoff resign from Mozilla board after appointment of new CEO
Three Mozilla Board Members Resign over Choice of New CEO — Mozilla named a new chief executive this week to lead the non-profit Web organization as it tries to keep its Firefox browser relevant in ...
Roku CEO: Apple TV is a money-loser
Roku has long argued that bigger rivals end up helping Roku when they release streaming-video boxes. CEO Anthony Wood allows that Apple TV does result in lost money — for Apple.
Mozilla employees ask new CEO Brendan Eich to step down for his support of anti-gay initiative
Mozilla employees tell Brendan Eich he needs to “step down” — This morning, a number of Mozilla employees took to Twitter with a united, nearly simultaneous message to new Mozilla Foundation CEO Bre...
Apple planning expansion at Arizona sapphire plant to boost output
Apple and sapphire manufacturing partner GT Advanced Technologies are looking to expand operations at the companies' Mesa, Ariz., facility, possibly to accommodate higher yields for an as-yet-unknown ...
Yahoo tries to lure YouTube stars with better ad rates for new video service
Ready for Marissa's Closeup? Yahoo Is Considering Creating Its Own YouTube (and Poaching YouTube Stars) — Google-owned YouTube hasn't had a serious competitor for years. But Yahoo would like to tr...
BlackBerry wins preliminary injunction against Typo, banning sale of iPhone keyboard case
BlackBerry wins court order against TV host Ryan Seacrest's Typo — (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd won a preliminary injunction on Friday to ban Ryan Seacrest's Typo Products LLC from selling …
Swiss Watchmakers Rebuff Apple's Partnership and Hiring Advances
Apple allegedly is trying to tap Swiss watchmakers for their technical and metallurgy expertise as the company works to brings its rumored iWatch to the market, reports the Financial Times.
Microsoft shows off Kinect for Windows version 2 hardware
Summary: Microsoft is inching closer to delivering the second version of its Kinect for Windows sensor, and is showing off what the final hardware will look like. — Microsoft is inching closer towar...
Twitter wins Turkish court case overturning take-down order of account, but service still blocked
Victory for free expression in Turkish court — Two days ago, we filed petitions in Turkish court to challenge the access ban on Twitter, joining Turkish journalists and legal experts …
U.S. judge OKs class action status in e-book suit against Apple
(Reuters) - A federal judge in New York granted class certification on Friday to a group of consumers who sued Apple Inc for conspiring with five major publishers to fix e-book prices in violation of ...
AT&T reveals PadFone X hardware specs, still no release date
High-end specs across the board, with a sizable battery in the PadFone Station for extra charge — Following up over two months after it announced the phone/tablet hybrid device at CES 2014, AT&T is ...
New Blackberry phones to cater to keyboard enthusiasts, BBM for desktop getting “serious look”
New BlackBerry phones to cater to keyboard aficionados: CEO — (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd plans to introduce high-end smartphones that cater to keyboard aficionados in the coming 18 months …
New Windows Phone 8.1 video reveals Start screen backgrounds, parallax view
As we reported earlier, the leaks for Windows Phone 8.1 are coming in at a steady pace now. Following up on this morning's video that showed off the new OS is one focusing on the new Start screen opt...
Judge Clears Way for Trial in Silicon Valley Wage Case
A federal judge Friday denied efforts by Apple, Google, Adobe and Intel to avoid trial on claims that they suppressed wages by agreeing not to hire one another's employees. — The ruling by U.S. Dist...
Mobile app monetization: Freemium is king, but in-app ads are growing fast
Freemium revenue for mobile apps was up 211 percent last year, according to a new report from mobile analytics company App Annie and IDC. — Clearly, free is working. — While a fairly strong majori...
FTC Settles With Fandango, Credit Karma Over SSL Issues in Mobile Apps
The makers of two major mobile apps, Fandango and Credit Karma, have settled with the Federal Trade Commission after the commission charged that they deliberately misrepresented the security of their ...
Y Combinator's new investment vehicle may not include any VC firms as limited partners
Y Combinator's YC VC may lose the actual VCs — Influential startup program Y Combinator is making a major change. — FORTUNE — For several years, a group of venture capital firms has committed …
Everyday Health Raises $100M in IPO, closes down 3.57% in first day of trading
Everyday Health Closes Down on Day One, But CEO Upbeat — Everyday Health Media LLC, an operator of dozens of health-related websites, did not experience the first day “pop” when it debuted Friday …
Yahoo has talked to AT&T, Amazon, Samsung to preload apps on their devices
Yahoo Struggles in Push for Mobile Deals — As CEO Marissa Mayer labors to revive Yahoo, the inability to get Yahoo apps onto more smartphones has become one of her biggest problems.