Samsung's head of mobile design resigns amid lukewarm Galaxy S5 reception
Samsung Electronics replaces mobile design head — (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's biggest handset maker, has replaced the head of its mobile design team amid criticism of the lat...
Nintendo Plans to Sell New Consoles for Emerging Markets in 2015
Nintendo Co. (7974), the Japanese video-game company struggling to win over consumers with its latest generation of consoles, plans to expand in emerging markets with new gaming devices starting next ...
Bitly accounts compromised; change API key, reset password, and reconnect social accounts
Urgent Security Update Regarding Your Bitly Account — We have reason to believe that Bitly account credentials have been compromised. We have no indication at this time that any accounts have been ...
Apple publishes new legal process guidelines for law enforcement information requests
Earlier this month Apple announced its decision to notify customers of law enforcement requests for user information. Today the company also published a new set of guidelines for law enforcement offi...
The Wizard of Minecraft
Markus Persson, a.k.a. Notch, is gaming's biggest rock star. But he may never make a second album — It's a wet monday morning in Stockholm, and the door to Markus Persson's office is closed. The w...
The Unlikely Ascent of Jack Ma, Alibaba's Founder
HONG KONG — The first time Jack Ma used the Internet, in 1995, he searched for “beer” and “China” but found no results. Intrigued, he created a basic web page for a Chinese translation service with a...
Science Inc. buys Delicious from YouTube co-founders' Avos Systems for an undisclosed sum
YouTube Founders to Sell Delicious, a Social Bookmarking Site — The social bookmarking service Delicious has changed hands twice over the last decade, while failing to attract a mainstream audience.
Taser equips London's cops with on-body cameras
Camera cops are coming to Camden — In the world's biggest pilot scheme of its kind, London's Metropolitan Police is today deploying 500 wearable cameras as part of its officers' emergency response k...
Yahoo News Digest arrives on Android and launches an international edition
Four months after bringing its unconventional news app to iOS, Yahoo News Digest arrives on Android today along with international editions that bring a global perspective to currents.
Adobe Voice, a free iPad app that lets you make ‘explainer’ videos
Adobe Voice: A Happy App for Making Explainer Videos — You know Adobe, right? — This is the company that makes extremely complex software for professionals. This is the company whose flagship pro...
Box strikes deal with GE to become the default file-sharing service of its 300,000+ employees
General Electric and User-Centric IT — I'm incredibly excited to share that General Electric has chosen Box as its corporate standard for content sharing and collaboration.
Online Learning Marketplace Udemy Raises $32M To Scale Up Internationally
Long time player in the online learning space, Udemy, which has built a skills-based marketplace where individual tutors can sell their skills and learners can get access to courses (both paid and fre...
Hipstamatic takes on Vine with Cinamatic, a new iOS app for shooting square-format videos
Vine ushered in a new era of quick, sharable videos shot and edited with a mobile device. Instagram followed suit last summer and today, Hipstamatic is joining the fray with a new iOS app called Cina...
Apple v. Samsung patent trial recap: How it all turned out (FAQ)
The tech companies battled in a San Jose, Calif., court over patents. CNET breaks down what happened during the monthlong trial.
Japanese chat giant Line reports revenues of $143M this quarter, up 223% vs. last year
Chat app Line's increasing revenues show Twitter how it could develop DMs — Mobile messaging service Line is continuing to grow its revenues at an impressive rate, after the company revealed …
OnePlus One review: A $300 phone that looks, feels, and acts like a premium device
OnePlus One review: a $300 smartphone has never looked so good — Look at your phone. If you can honestly admit that you love every single thing about it, I have good news: You can stop reading this...
Sprint slams on the brakes for top 5% of data users in congested areas
Sprint's (NYSE: S) pledge of unlimited data is looking increasingly less sustainable, as the carrier maneuvers to rein in network traffic generated by its heaviest data users and ensure quality of ser...
Apple v. Samsung patent trial recap: How it all turned out (FAQ)
The tech companies battled in a San Jose, Calif., court over patents. CNET breaks down what happened during the monthlong trial.
Western Union granted patent for “exchanging alternative currencies”; 2009 filing didn't cite Bitcoin
AltCoin Alert: Western Union Obtains Alternative Currency Exchange System Patent from USPTO — Alternative value exchange systems and methods — Alternative value exchange systems and methods