The Great Smartphone War: Apple vs. Samsung
For three years, Apple and Samsung have clashed on a scale almost unprecedented in business history, their legal war costing more than a billion dollars and spanning four continents. Beginning with t...
Apple is aware of iOS 7 mail attachment bug, working on a fix
A bug has been discovered in iOS 7 that causes email attachments to not be encrypted. Before anyone panics, however, in order for an attacker to exploit the bug they'd need to a) steal your device an...
Amazon launches #AmazonCart, a new way to shop without leaving Twitter
Amazon is today rolling out an interesting new feature called #AmazonCart, which lets you add Amazon products to your shopping basket without leaving Twitter. — To use the feature, you first have to...
Target Replaces CEO Steinhafel Following Massive Holiday Breach
Chief Financial Officer John Mulligan to Replace Steinhafel on an Interim Basis — Target Corp. replaced Chief Executive Gregg Steinhafel on Monday, removing a 35-year “lifer” who won plaudits for hi...
Google Shopping Express expands same-day delivery to Manhattan and West Los Angeles
Suddenly realize that you're designated snack mom tomorrow and don't have time to run to the store? Or need to bring a new board game to this week's game night but would rather avoid traffic altogeth...
WordPress.com Parent Automattic Has Raised $160 Million, Now Valued at $1.16 Billion Post-Money
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and other Web publishing tools, has raised $160 million from investors, including Insight Venture Partners, CEO Matt Mullenweg confirmed.
iOS 7 doesn't encrypt email attachments
Summary: A researcher has reported to Apple that email attachments stored on an iOS device are not encrypted at rest, contrary to Apple's claims. — In explaining the considerable measures Apple put ...
Google Wallet Is Coming To Glass
Google Wallet is coming to Glass soon. According to a source close to the company, Google is currently testing a way for Glass users to send money to their friends through Wallet by simply using thei...
Nokia investing $100M in smart-car technology
The Finnish technology company aims to make money off the profound transformation of driving made possible by the combining automobiles with computing and networking technology. — Fresh after sellin...
No Regrets for the Founder of Tumblr After Yahoo Sale
When Yahoo bought Tumblr for $1.1 billion a year ago, it sent a ripple of excitement — and anxiety — through the tech industry. Would Yahoo and its recently arrived chief executive, Marissa Mayer, br...
GitHub language trends and the fragmenting landscape
A while ago, I wanted to get a little quick feedback on some data I was playing with, but the day was almost over and I wasn't done working on it yet. I decided to tweet my rough draft of a graph of ...
After Facebook Deal, Moves App Changes Privacy Policy
Moves, the fitness-tracking app recently acquired by Facebook, has changed its privacy policy to allow broader sharing of user data, including with Facebook. — As recently as Friday, Moves's privacy...
Insight: Apple on medical tech hiring spree, a possible hint of iWatch plans
(Reuters) - Apple Inc is building a team of senior medical technology executives, raising hackles in the biotechnology community and offering a hint of what the iPhone maker may be planning for its wi...
US government begins testing national online ID system in Michigan and Pennsylvania
US Government Begins Rollout Of Its 'Driver's License For The Internet' — An idea the government has been kicking around since 2011 is finally making its debut. Calling this move ill-timed would be...
A software canon, five great works: Word, Photoshop, Pac-Man, Unix, Emacs
The Great Works of Software — Is it possible to propose a software canon? To enumerate great works of software that are deeply influential—that changed the nature of the code that followed?
Facebook launches new video metrics in Page Insights and Ads Reporting
Coming Soon: Video Metrics — With the goal of helping you better understand how people respond to your videos on Facebook, today we're announcing that new video metrics in Page Insights and Ads Repo...
VC Fred Wilson: By 2020 Apple Won't Be A Top-3 Tech Company, Google And Facebook Will
Fred Wilson of New York's Union Square Ventures, one of the top tech investors around, believes that by 2020, the biggest tech company in the world — Apple — will cease to be the most important, and w...
John McAfee launches Chadder, a new encrypted private messaging app
Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee has launched a new messaging app called Chadder, with a focus on encryption and security. — The app is produced by Future Tense Private Systems (FTC), a compan...
Level 3 claims six ISPs dropping packets every day over money disputes
Network provider doesn't name and shame ISPs guilty of “permanent congestion.” — Network operator Level 3, which has asked the FCC to protect it from “arbitrary access charges” that ISPs want in exc...
Why Chinese URLs use Arabic numerals over Mandarin characters or Latin letters
Chinese Number Websites: The Secret Meaning of URLs — Decoding 4008-517-517.com — An American friend living in Beijing once said she refused to communicate with anyone whose email address consiste...
With Alibaba IPO Filing Set to Arrive Tomorrow, Here's Why It Does Matter to Silicon Valley
As Re/code has reported several times, the sure-to-be-blockbuster IPO filing for China's mega-Internet giant Alibaba Group is now set to drop this week. Sources said that the documents …
Apple welcomes new Senior VP Angela Ahrendts with 113,334 AAPL shares worth $68M
An SEC filing has revealed that Apple granted its incoming retail Angela Ahrendts 113,334 shares in the company. At today's price (which hit $600 for the first time since the end of 2012), that comes...
Symantec says antivirus is dead, plans turnaround with products to help businesses minimize damages from security breaches
Symantec Develops New Attack on Cyberhacking — Declaring Antivirus Software Dead, Firm Turns to Minimizing Damage From Breaches
Kabbage Grows: The Online Platform For Small Business Loans Raises Another $50M
Kabbage made waves last month when it closed a $270 million credit facility to pass on to small businesses that use its online platform to borrow working capital and extend credit lines.
Google Search competitor DuckDuckGo teases major revamp, beautiful new design
DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused search engine that skyrocketed in size following mass-surveillance leaks, will soon be completely redesigned. — According to a blog post from DuckDuckGo chief executive...
US government begins testing national online ID system in Michigan and Pennsylvania
US Government Begins Rollout Of Its 'Driver's License For The Internet' — An idea the government has been kicking around since 2011 is finally making its debut. Calling this move ill-timed would be...