Apple Says iOS, OSX and “Key Web Services” Not Affected by Heartbleed Security Flaw
Apple said Thursday that its mobile, desktop and Web services weren't affected by a major flaw in a set of security software used by hundreds of thousands of websites. — The flaw, codenamed “Heartbl...
Heartbleed bug puts the chaotic nature of the Internet under the magnifying glass
A major flaw revealed this week in widely used encryption software has highlighted one of the enduring — and terrifying — realities of the Internet: It is inherently chaotic, built by multitudes and c...
Google selling Glass to anyone in the US on April 15 for a limited time
Even if you don't have a Google Glass Explorer invitation, you can soon get your hands on Google's wearable computer. On Thursday, the company announced a limited promotion on April 15 that opens the...
Facebook cleans up the News Feed by reducing Like-baiting posts, repeated content, and spammy links
Facebook today announced plans to clean up the News Feed by reducing stories that users are reporting as spammy or simply that they don't want to see. This update targets three broad categories …
Samsung Galaxy S5 Teardown
Every so often, our Earth-bound teardown team gazes skyward. Today, we look to take the Samsung Galaxy S5 to pieces. Will this device be immortalized among the stars of repairability—or will it plum...
Twitter rolls out real-time interactive notifications on the Web for replies, favorites, retweets, and DMs
Twitter today announced it is rolling out real-time interactive notifications on the Web. When someone engages with your tweets, you will now be notified if you're using Twitter.com.
Adding Condoleezza Rice To Dropbox's Board Seems Incredibly Tone Deaf Following NSA Concerns
Dropbox is probably the most well-known of the cloud storage providers out there, and it's angling for an IPO. As such, it recently made some changes in its management, including a bit of news …
Health Secretary Resigns After Woes of HealthCare.gov
WASHINGTON — Kathleen Sebelius, the health and human services secretary, is resigning, ending a stormy five-year tenure marred by the disastrous rollout of President Obama's signature legislative achi...
Jeff Bezos' annual shareholder letter: testing 7th generation drones, up to $5K quitting bonus, Fresh expansion plans
Jeff Bezos' Shareholder Letter Is Out — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' annual shareholder letter is out. — He goes over various parts of the business in the letter.
Amazon Acquires Digital Comic Book Store Comixology
Amazon has just announced that they will acquire comiXology, a service that offers digital versions of comics from Marvel, DC, and many others. — If you've never used it, it's probably easiest to th...
The story of a female employee who shared on Secret that she was left out when Google acquired her 5-person startup
The Secret Shame of an Unacquired Tech Worker — Last week, amid the overwrought start-up angst and sexual escapades that clutter the anonymous messaging app Secret …
Bitcoin Falls Below The $400 Mark, Down More Than 60% From Its All-Time High
Bitcoin reached another milestone today, with the cryptocurrency falling below the $400 per-coin mark. Bitcoin sold for over $1,100 inside of the last 52 weeks. — The price correction was driven by...
Microsoft OS chief Myerson on the future of ‘One Windows’
Summary: The head of Microsoft's unified operating system group, Terry Myerson, shares more details on Microsoft's one Windows vision in a Q&A with ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley. — Microsoft's Executive Vic...
FTC calls out Facebook, Whatsapp over privacy ahead of merger
Summary: Facebook might have its work cut out for it as it presses ahead with a multi-billion deal to buy the popular messaging service. — Never mind the implications and vociferous debate over the ...
Survey: 40% of early adopters would buy a bigger iPhone
Interest in the so-called iPhone 6 sets a ChangeWave survey record. — FORTUNE — Smartphone sales in the increasingly saturated U.S. market may have slowed, but if the results of a new survey are any...
Zynga Names David Lee CFO, As Longtime Exec Mark Vranesh Departs The Firm
Today after the bell, Zynga announced that its CFO and CAO Mark Vranesh will depart the firm after six years, and that David Lee will assume both roles effective April 14. Vranesh will help out for a...
Ex-Gowalla Founders Raise $2.1 Million for Last, a Stealth Mobile Startup
Josh Williams has been involved in geolocation services for quite some time. He's one of the founders of Gowalla, a mobile-focused location sharing startup he sold to Facebook in 2011, and worked on ...
Following Spotify, Deezer Goes Freemium On Mobile
Music streaming startup Deezer just revamped its free offering across the board in order to become more competitive with Spotify, Rdio and others. Mobile users will now be able to listen to smart rad...
The Heartbleed Hit List: The Passwords You Need to Change Right Now
An encryption flaw called the Heartbleed bug is already being called one of the biggest security threats the Internet has ever seen. The bug has affected many popular websites and services — ones you...
EBay Settles Board Fight With Icahn
It began as the biggest hedge fund fight of the year, but is ending with a quiet truce. — EBay announced on Thursday that it had reached a settlement with the billionaire Carl C. Icahn, putting an e...
Project Ara's Module Developers Kit released, provides guidelines for module manufacturers
Here are some of the crazy phones you can build with Google's Project Ara — Google is starting to show developers what they need to do to create swappable parts for its upcoming modular smartphones,...
BlackBerry is Not Leaving the Handset Market: John Chen clarifies
John Chen clarifies a recent Reuters article and reiterates that BlackBerry is Not Leaving the Handset Market — Yesterday, Reuters published an article that said I would consider selling our Devices...
Adding Condoleezza Rice To Dropbox's Board Seems Incredibly Tone Deaf Following NSA Concerns
Dropbox is probably the most well-known of the cloud storage providers out there, and it's angling for an IPO. As such, it recently made some changes in its management, including a bit of news …
IBM snatches up Silverpop as marketing automation landgrab continues
IBM is buying Silverpop, an Atlanta-based marketing automation software provider, in the latest example of maneuvering by major IT vendors to capture more marketing IT spend. — The idea behind this ...
Surveillance is the Business Model of the Internet: Bruce Schneier
BOSTON - SOURCE CONFERENCE - Data is a natural consequence of computing, and as search tools get better, it shifts the balance of power towards mass collection and surveillance, renowned security expe...
Customer service giant Zendesk plans to raise $150M in IPO
Zendesk, maker of customer service software, just announced its plans to go public and raise as much as $150 million. — The news, revealed in a standard S-1 form, follows IPO interest from numerous ...
Lending Startup Fundbox Raises $17.5M From Khosla To Help SMBs Improve Cash Flow
Fundbox, a startup that helps SMBs improve cash flow from clients, has raised $17.5 million in funding led by Khosla Ventures with SV Angel, Vikram Pandit, former CEO of Citigroup; Tom Glocer …
IAB: $43 Billion In 2013 Digital Ad Revenue, Mobile Doubles
The IAB has just released its annual report on US digital advertising. The trade association said that Q4 2013 revenues hit $12.1 billion and full year revenues were $42.8 billion, beating broadcast ...
Amazon app store grows to 200,000 apps
CEO Jeff Bezos says the store has nearly tripled in size in the past year. But it still trails Apple and Google. — Amazon's app store now has 200,000 apps, CEO Jeff Bezos announced Thursday in a le...