Amazon escalates battle with Hachette, refuses coming book orders, lists some as unavailable
Amazon Escalates Its Battle Against Hachette — Amazon, under fire in much of the literary community for energetically discouraging customers from buying books from the publisher Hachette, has abrupt...
Surface Pro 3 review: impressive hardware, ideal form factor for Windows 8.1, so-so battery
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 review — This tablet wants to replace your laptop — Imagine if you had a time machine that could send you back exactly 13 years. The rules of time travel …
The LG G3 will be the first smartphone with laser autofocus
It will also take selfies when you clench a fist in front of it — Almost everything is known about it, and LG is openly discussing its accessories, but now we've confirmed one final exciting spec fo...
Samsung plans summer launch for standalone smartwatch that can work as a phone, take photos
Samsung Plans to Introduce a Stand-Alone Smartwatch — Electronics Maker's Watch Will Make Calls Without Being Tethered to a Smartphone; Expected in Summer Months
Apple-Beats deal delayed due to discussions over Beats Music valuation, Dre/Iovine roles in Apple, outrage over Dre/Tyrese video, more
Five Things Holding Up the Apple-Beats Deal … Questions? Comments? Let us know: @billboardbiz
Source: 70% chance Apple's Beats deal is happening, it's a Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine acquihire
Apple's Beats Deal Is Happening, And It's A Dre Acquihire — A well-placed source has confirmed rumors that Apple's acquisition of Beats “is happening” but was close to falling apart multiple times.
Amazon's Tactics Confirm Its Critics' Worst Suspicions
Amazon is confirming its critics' worst fears and it is an ugly spectacle to behold. — For years, authors and publishers have warned that Amazon, Jeff Bezos' book-selling giant, would one day use it...
Google Close To Snapping Up Satellite Startup Skybox Imaging For $1B+, Say Sources
Google made a play for the skies in April when it swept in and acquired Titan Aerospace amid reports that the drone maker was being pursued by Facebook. But Google's interest in hardware companies …
Microsoft announces Windows 8.1 with Bing to help partners sell lower-cost devices, will debut at Computex
Microsoft today confirmed the rumors of a new edition of its latest operating system by unveiling Windows 8.1 with Bing. The company says the main purpose is to allow its hardware partners …
Google Rated Top Employer for Pay and Benefits by Glassdoor
Google and three other Silicon Valley companies recently settled a lawsuit alleging that they agreed not to recruit each other's employees. Maybe Google didn't need to worry about poaching. — The s...
Unsealed court documents show Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Microsoft are arguing against gag orders on national security requests on First Amendment grounds
Google, Yahoo, Facebook and Microsoft say government has no right to suppress data request disclosures
YouTube is building a mobile app for creators, a feature to let fans donate funds, and crowdsourced subtitles
YouTube today announced a new initiative called Creator Preview, a video series in which the Google-owned company shares what features it is working on for creators.
1Password 4 for Android arrives on June 10th, free until August 1st
1Password 4 for Android is coming — We've been busy. Not just busy—busy. A while ago we decided that we could rebuild 1Password Reader for Android. We have the technology. We have the capability...
After Supreme Court's ruling against CAFC rules, Newegg can seek legal fees from patent troll
Newegg Given The Go Ahead To Pursue ‘Douche Bag’ Patent Troll For Fees — A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court smacked down the Federal Circuit (CAFC) for its made up rules that made it almost impossib...
South African E-Commerce Giant Takealot Raises $100M From Tiger Global
Takealot, a South African e-commerce site, has raised a whopping $100 million from Tiger Global Management. — The company is still relatively young, launching in 2011, post the acquisition of an exi...
eBay discovered breach in early May, didn't initially believe customer data was compromised
Exclusive: EBay did not initially realize customer data compromised in breach - executive — An eBay logo is projected onto white boxes in this illustration picture taken in Warsaw, January 21, 2014.
Ad-Data Miner Datalogix Taps Banks for Possible 2014 IPO
Datalogix Holdings, which collects consumer transaction data and sells it to advertisers, is plotting a possible initial public offering later this year, people familiar with the deal said. — The We...