Google's Nest Buys Dropcam for $555 Million
Dropcam, the popular home monitoring camera startup, will be acquired by Nest, maker of smart thermostats and smoke detectors. The deal is worth $555 million in cash. — Nest itself was just purchas...
Apple said to team up with pro athletes to test iWatch fitness capabilities
Apple has teamed up with some of the sports world's most notable professional athletes in order to test the upcoming “iWatch's” fitness capabilities in intense training environments, according to a so...
Apple's smartwatch likely to come in multiple sizes and designs, contain over ten sensors, including ones for health and fitness
Apple Plans Multiple Designs for Smartwatch — Wrist Device Will Include More Than 10 Sensors Including Ones to Track Fitness
Samsung to launch Android Wear smartwatch at Google I/O
The wearable will be one of several new devices built around Google software, sources tell CNET. LG and Motorola are also expected to show off new gadgets.
National Park Service Moves to Ban Drones
The National Park Service ordered a ban on people using drones in the 401 national park areas in the U.S., marking a new battleground over the proliferation of unmanned aircraft in U.S. skies. Nation...
The CEO Of Secret Told Us How You Can Hack Yo And Get Anyone's Phone Number In Just 3 Minutes
The super-simple messaging app Yo is on fire right now: It's No.4 in the App Store at the time of writing. We told you earlier that someone already hacked it, and the company has admitted …
Android Wear shows off its Stacks, Replies, Pages and interface in new video
Android Wear was announced just over three months ago, and since then we've seen plenty of little details find their way online, most of which focused on the software. In a new video released …
Yahoo, burned by The Weather Channel replacing it as iOS 8's weather data provider, worries next about Stocks app
As Weather Channel Blows Yahoo Off Apple's Upcoming iOS 8, App Storms Ahead for Mayer — Of the many announcements made at Apple's recent Worldwide Developers Conference …
Box May Raise $100 Million or More Before IPO
Box, the enterprise cloud storage and collaboration company, is exploring the possibility of raising $100 million or more from private investors ahead of its planned initial public offering. — Box i...
This Firefox OS-powered streaming stick is Mozilla's answer to Chromecast (exclusive video)
Google's Chromecast streaming stick could soon get competition from an unexpected source: Mozilla has secretly been working with a partner on a Chromecast-like streaming stick that is powered by Firef...
Clayton Christensen Responds to New Yorker Takedown of “Disruptive Innovation”
When The New Yorker this week published Harvard historian Jill Lepore's sharply written dismissal of “disruptive innovation,” it was an attack on one of the most widely cited and celebrated ideas in m...
Archos releases new iOS-controlled smart home suite with tablet, cameras & environmental sensors
Consumers looking for an self-installed, iOS-compatible “connected home” system now have a new option from electronics manufacturer Archos, as the company's new Smart Home system has hit virtual shelv...
Yo App Hacked By College Students
A Georgia Tech student, together with two of his room mates, claims to have hacked Yo, the Poke-like app which has set some Silicon Valley alight (though not others) in the last 48 hours. [See update...
Path Looks To Combine Commerce And Messaging With TalkTo Acquisition, Release Of New ‘Talk’ App
It's been a rough year for private social networking app Path. The company has seen disappointing growth in many major markets, layoffs, and the departure of some key execs over the last 12 months.
Google unveils independent “fork” of OpenSSL called “BoringSSL”
Google is releasing its own independently developed “fork” of OpenSSL, the widely used cryptography library that came to international attention following the Heartbleed vulnerability that threatened ...
Product Hunt, used by some VCs to spot new tech products, grows to 26K subscribers in 7 months
Here's What Every Major Silicon Valley Investor Is Using To Find The Next Big Thing — Recently, tech blogs went crazy over a simple app called “Yo” that reportedly raised $1 million from Mobli CEO M...
Oracle acquires screen-sharing technology company LiveLOOK
Oracle acquires LiveLOOK, bolsters its service cloud — Summary: LiveLOOK co-browsing technology is used to resolve customer issues through the web and mobile channels. — Oracle on Friday said it a...
Google Considering Investment in New Trans-Pacific Cable
Move Comes as Technology Companies are Sending More Traffic Across Private Networks — Google Inc. is weighing an investment in a new, multimillion-dollar cable across the Pacific Ocean, people famil...
Amazon Will Give Developers Up To $15,000 In Amazon Coins To Entice Users If They Update Apps For Fire Phone
Amazon is hoping the Fire Phone will be a hit with consumers despite the higher than expected price and AT&T exclusivity. To make its case, the retailer is looking to ensure …