EU criticizes Apple for not offering “concrete and immediate solutions” to address in-app payment issues, says Google already taking steps
Apple scolded by Europe over in-app purchase protections — Some parents have been shocked by charges for additional features in free-to-download games
Microsoft plans to spin-off Nokia MixRadio as a standalone music streaming service, iOS and Android versions now a possibility
Nokia MixRadio spins out of Microsoft as standalone streaming music service — Personal radio app will still be preloaded on Windows Phones, but now has scope to launch on iOS and Android too
Amazon's Kindle Unlimited offers all-you-can-eat e-books for $10 a month
After teasing us with a possible launch, Amazon has confirmed Kindle Unlimited, its all-you-can-read e-book subscription service. For $9.99 per month, the new service offers 600,000 books and “thousa...
Forbes sells majority stake to Hong Kong-based Integrated Whale Media Investments, company reportedly valued at $475M
Forbes Sells to Hong Kong Investment Group — Forbes Media, which has been on the market for about a year, has found a buyer: Hong Kong-based Integrated Whale Media Investments …
Airbnb Founder on Vagina Logo: “Go Ahead, Laugh All You Want”
Airbnb launched a new corporate logo yesterday, and everyone — including their dinner guests last night — had an opinion about it. — At the Verdi Club in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood, m...
Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Joins Y Combinator as Partner
Alexis Ohanian has joined Y Combinator as a partner. — I ran into the high-profile Internet entrepreneur at an event in San Francisco yesterday, where he was sporting a very hipster beard and seemed...
Rumored NVIDIA Shield tablet pictured in leaked press renders
Back in May, a device made by NVIDIA that looked like a game controller hit the FCC and sparked rumors of a follow up to the company's Shield system. Shortly after this filing surfaced, word broke th...
Internal memo: Microsoft to cut off all ‘external staff’ after 18 months, imposing mandatory 6-month break
An internal Microsoft memo, distributed earlier today, imposes new restrictions on the company's use of “external staff” — including a new limit on people who work on projects for Microsoft through ve...
Chrome 37 beta supports Microsoft's DirectWrite API, which improves the appearance of fonts
Fonts In Chrome For Windows Will Look Better Soon — Google released the latest beta version of its Chrome browser today, and if you're a Windows user on a machine that runs at least Vista, fonts wil...
Lenovo will continue selling 8" and 10" Windows tablets in the US, new models coming this holiday
Clarification on Lenovo Statement on Sales of Small Screen Windows-Based Tablets — We will continue to bring new Windows devices to market across different screen sizes …
TubeMogul lowers IPO shares to $7, raises $43.8M ahead of first trade Friday, will list on Nasdaq as TUBE
TubeMogul IPO raises $43.8M after hitting bottom of lowered target range — It's been a rough second half start Silicon Valley area companies going public, with TubeMogul the latest …
Netflix tests private viewing mode to hide your B-movie binges
Select Netflix members are getting a chance to hide viewing of embarrassing titles from logs, recommendations and Facebook friends. — We've all been down that road: You decide to watch some roadhous...
Betaworks invests in Yo seed round, says app has 2K+ developers working with API, 2M+ installs
Yo ! — I am excited to announce that betaworks is participating in the seed round of Yo. I wanted to share a few thoughts on how I see Yo fitting into the ecosystem of services on, and beyond, phon...
Yahoo Search Share Falls Below 10 Percent For “All-Time Low”
We're on the cusp of new comScore U.S. search market share data for June. According to financial analyst notes, releasing the numbers early, desktop search declined for the fifth consecutive month af...
Amazon's first Fire Phone ad is all about Amazon Prime
After announcing it a month ago, Amazon is finally about to release its first smartphone, the Fire Phone. It's now beginning to air its first commercial for the phone too, and it's one of strange cho...
At Last, Google Analytics App Comes To The iPhone
Google has released its official Google Analytics app for iPhone, now available for download in the app store. — The app is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, though is optimized for the i...