Apple debuts iTunes Pass in Japan, allows Passbook-based iTunes credit refills at Apple Stores
Apple today has launched an interesting new service for iTunes Store, App Store, and iBookstore users in Japan with iPhones and iPod touches. The new service, called iTunes Pass (no …
Apple and IBM partner to develop iOS enterprise apps and cloud services, tailor AppleCare for enterprise; IBM will sell iPhones and iPads to business clients
Apple and IBM Forge Global Partnership to Transform Enterprise Mobility — Apple® and IBM (NYSE: IBM) …
Google+ removes all name restrictions, apologizes for “unnecessarily difficult experiences”
When we launched Google+ over three years ago, we had a lot of restrictions on what name you could use on your profile. This helped create a community made up of real people …
USPTO Refuses to Register Apple's “Touch ID” Trademark
Today, the US Patent & Trademark Office published an official letter that was sent to Apple regarding their trademark application for “Touch ID” having been refused by their trademark examiner. Notew...
Microsoft likely to announce job cuts this week; may be biggest restructuring in its history
Microsoft Said to Announce Job Cuts as Soon as This Week — Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is planning its biggest round of job cuts in five years, as the software maker looks to slim …
Google appoints former Ford CEO Alan Mulally to its board of directors
Google Appoints Alan Mulally to its Board of Directors — MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - JULY 15, 2014 — Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced it has appointed Alan Mulally to its Board of Directors...
Nest and Samsung launch Thread, a wireless mesh standard for the smart home
Samsung, ARM, Nest and four other companies have gotten together to build a new radio standard for the smart home. Dubbed Thread, it is a low-power, mesh network protocol that also supports IPv6.
Novartis to develop Google smart contact lens to track diabetes and correct farsightedness
Google strikes smart contact lens deal to track diabetes and fix farsightedness — With Glass and Android Wear, Google has already invested a lot of time and resources into developing …
Samsung In Talks To Scoop Up SmartThings For Around $200 Million
Google has Nest, Apple has HomeKit and Samsung has...SmartThings, we're hearing. The deal was completed for around $200 million dollars, though it might have been less according to one source. — (U...
Windows Phone 8.1 now rolling out to Lumia devices with new Cyan update
Microsoft is starting to distribute Windows Phone 8.1 to existing Lumia devices this week. The Lumia Cyan update provides the full Windows Phone 8.1 software, alongside some tweaks and customizations...
Sling's ‘M1’ streaming box brings built-in WiFi at a lower price
It's been nearly two years since Sling unveiled new placeshifting boxes, so it's high time the company brought its products into the year 2014. The firm just announced two refreshes, including the en...
Yahoo Misses In Q2 With Revenue Of $1.04B, EPS Of $0.37
Today after the bell, Yahoo reported its second-quarter financial performance, including revenue (excluding traffic acquisition costs, or TAC) of $1.04 billion and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.37...
Oculus Spots People Selling Rift Pre-Orders, Cancels Their Shipments
The second version of the Oculus Rift VR headset is expected to start arriving this week, but actually getting your hands on one is going to be tough. Over 45,000 units had been pre-ordered as of the...
FCC's awful website crashes on last day for initial net neutrality comments
If you can get the FCC comment site to work, this is what it looks like. — Today is the last day to file initial comments on the Federal Communications Commission's network neutrality proposal …
HTC Marketing Chief Ho, Engineering Head Liu Said to Quit
HTC Corp. (2498) Chief Marketing Officer Ben Ho and President of Engineering and Operations Fred Liu have resigned from the Taiwanese smartphone maker, according to two people familiar with the matter...
Google reveals Project Zero, a security team to find and report serious flaws in any software
Meet ‘Project Zero,’ Google's Secret Team of Bug-Hunting Hackers — Hacking wunderkind George Hotz's latest gig: An intern on Google's elite hacking team. Tribune Review, Andrew Russell/AP
Call to cancel Comcast service turns into absurd interrogation; Comcast calls rep's behavior “unacceptable”
Call to cancel Comcast service descends into desperate, hysterical fireworks — A Comcast customer service representative tried to retain a customer over the weekend …
Microsoft won't let you set Google as default search on some new Lumias
Microsoft has disabled an option to set Google as the default search engine on some of its latest Lumia Windows Phones. The option is currently supported on the majority of Nokia's Lumia devices …
Microsoft to integrate academic data into Bing, hopes to improve Cortana for use in research
Making Cortana the Researcher's Dream Assistant — Cortana, the personal assistant for Windows Phone 8.1, certainly has received plenty of attention since being announced in April.
Google offers Udacity course in Android development; all course materials are free
Learn to Think Like an Android Developer — By Reto Meier, Head of Scalable Developer Advocacy — Today I'm proud to announce the latest resource for learning to develop Android apps: Developing And...
Japanese messaging app Line applies for IPO on Tokyo Exchange, could value the company at $10B
Line Said to Submit IPO Application to Tokyo Exchange — Line Corp., operator of Japan's most popular mobile messaging service, submitted an application for an initial public offering …
Google offers first developer boards for its Project Ara modular smartphone
Google hopes to launch its ‘build-it-yourself’ Project Ara smartphone next year and in preparation, the technology giant is accepting applications for its first development boards.
Data Breaches in New York Hit Record High in 2013, State Attorney General Says
Last year was a record-setting one for the state of New York — and not in a good way. — Public and private institutions in New York experienced more than 900 data breaches in 2013, according to a re...
Tim Draper's Six Californias initiative heads for 2016 ballot; source says shady tactics used for signatures
Tech VC Says His Plan to Break California Apart Is Moving Forward — Tim Draper, legendary venture capitalist, has a plan to cement Silicon Valley's status as the most-hated locale in America: make i...
Dish Anywhere streaming stays alive, despite Fox's win over Aereo
Appellate court denies Fox's request to impose a preliminary injunction. — A federal appeals court has denied Fox's bid to immediately shut down the Dish Anywhere streaming platform. The United Sta...
House Votes To Make ISP Tax Moratorium Permanent
But Grandfathered States May Get Phase-out, Rather Than Flash-cut — The House Tuesday passed a bill that would make permanent the ban on taxing Internet access. — A temporary ban has been regularl...
Snapchat Adds Geofilters For Quick Image Location Tags, And A New Revenue Possibility
Snapchat has added a new feature to its app starting today that will offer special image filters depending on your location. All you need to do to activate them is swipe right from the preview screen...
Realogy buying ZipRealty for $166 million, a valuation that could give Redfin pause
Realogy Holdings, which operates brands such as Coldwell Banker, Century 21, ERA and Sotheby's International, is adding another one to its lineup. Madison, New Jersey-based Realogy today announced …
DashCon convention run by Tumblr culture enthusiasts was a disaster this weekend
Over the course of a weekend, DashCon 2014 descended into chaos — It only took a few hours for DashCon 2014 to degenerate into the most catastrophic fan convention in recent memory.
VentureBeat raises $2.6 million to launch ‘App Store’ for research
VentureBeat, the Silicon Valley technology news site, has raised $2.6 million to fund an “App Store"-style marketplace for industry research. — The San Francisco-based media company said it will lau...
PayPal for iOS now lets you carry virtual versions of your loyalty cards
PayPal has just updated its flagship iOS app with a major new feature and a couple of welcome improvements. — In September last year, just ahead of the launch of iOS 7, PayPal for iOS was updated wi...
Chinese Hackers Extend Reach to Smaller U.S. Agencies, Officials Say
WASHINGTON — After years of cyberattacks on the networks of high-profile government targets like the Pentagon, Chinese hackers appear to have turned their attention to far more obscure federal agencie...
Bitly: Lessons Learned Building a Distributed System that Handles 6 Billion Clicks a Month
Have you ever wondered how bitly makes money? A URL shortener can't be that hard to write, right? Sean O'Connor, Lead Application Developer at bitly, answers the how can bitly possibly …
Box Plans Deep Office 365 Integration As It Removes Storage Caps For Business Customers
This morning Box announced that it will integrate its cloud storage solution into Microsoft's popular Office 365 productivity suite. The company also indicated that its ‘Business’ SKU will no longer ...
Yelp raises limit on API requests from 100 to 25K calls/day for unapproved developers
Yelp Liberates Its API To Box Out Foursquare And Google — Yelp wants as many inroads and reminders for its service around the web as possible, so today it upped the limit on its API for pulling near...
Netflix already stopped mailing DVDs on Saturdays, but you probably didn't notice
The USPS may not have gone forward with its plans to kill Saturday mail delivery, but Netflix isn't waiting. A few customers have noticed it's no longer processing shipments on Saturdays, opting for ...
Seedcamp 2.0: One of Europe's most active seed investment firms raises $30m to scale and help scale
As the tech industry across Europe continues to grow and develop, so is the continent's early-stage investment vehicle par excellence. — Seedcamp, the ‘startup accelerator’ that has been morphing …
Microsoft in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Aorato in deal worth around $200M
Microsoft in Talks to Buy Israeli Cybersecurity Firm Aorato — Deal Said to Be Worth Around $200 Million — Microsoft Corp. is in talks to acquire Israel-based cybersecurity startup Aorato Ltd. …