China said to ban government purchases of iPads, MacBooks over security concerns
China Said to Exclude Apple From Procurement List — China's government excluded Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPads and MacBook laptops from the list of products that can be bought with public money because of ...
The Russian ‘hack of the century’ doesn't add up
Yesterday, The New York Times dropped an exclusive account of what reporter Nicole Perlroth called “the biggest hack ever.” By the numbers it certainly held up: 1.2 billion accounts, covering 500 mil...
uBeam wireless charging technology, which uses ultrasound to charge portable electronics, expected to be on shelves within 2 years
Wireless Charging, at a Distance, Moves Forward for uBeam — LOS ANGELES — When Meredith Perry, 25, started studying astrobiology at the University of Pennsylvania …
Foursquare Now Tracks Users Even When the App Is Closed
Hiding in Foursquare's revamped mobile app is a feature some users might find creepy: It tracks your every movement, even when the app is closed. — Starting today, users who download or update the F...
Microsoft's Q2 loss on Surface estimated at $363M, total since launch two years back $1.7B
Surface damage mounts at Microsoft as red ink reaches $1.7B — The tablet business has lost money each quarter, and each fiscal year — Microsoft continued to lose money on its Surface tablets throu...
Krebs says report on the theft of 1.2B email accounts is “for real”, having seen the data
Q&A on the Reported Theft of 1.2B Email Accounts — My phone and email have been flooded with questions and interview requests from various media outlets since security consultancy …
The Hesse era at Sprint was a 7-year struggle with Nextel and bad network decisions
History isn't going judge Dan Hesse's tenure kindly, but many of the problems Hesse faced weren't of his own making. And instead of fixing Sprint's cultural flaws when he took over, SoftBank's Masayo...
Google Acquires Emu, An IM Client With Siri-Like Intelligence
Google has acquired Emu, a new mobile messaging application that just exited beta earlier this year. Emu was at heart an IM client, but it differentiated itself from the crowded market with smart fea...
Android “L” Release Will Very Likely Include Multiple User Support For Phones
Earlier today, someone decided to post to the Android issue tracker complaining about the lack of multiuser support for smartphones. Within a few hours, a developer at Google responded and closed the...
Microsoft tips off authorities about child abuse images saved to OneDrive
Microsoft tip leads to child porn arrest in Pennsylvania — Microsoft's terms and conditions say it has the right to scan images in users' accounts — A tip-off from Microsoft has led to the arrest ...
Microsoft in talks for flashy Fifth Ave. store: sources
Tech giant would go head to head with Apple on prime Manhattan retail strip — Tech giant Microsoft is in negotiations to open its first ever New York City retail store on Fifth Ave., sources told th...
Pinterest Rolls Out Messaging So Pinners Can Have Conversations Around Shared Pins
Pinterest today is unveiling a new way users can communicate, collaborate and share with one another. With the launch of a new messaging feature, users will be able to keep discussions going on Pinte...
Amazon expands same-day delivery service to Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis, NY, Philadelphia and Washington DC metro areas, now outpaces competitors
With Newly Announced Expansions, Amazon's Same-Day Delivery Service Now Outpaces Competitors — Amazon's “Same-Day Delivery” …
With Lyft Line, Passengers Can Split Fares For Shared Rides
On-demand ride-sharing startup Lyft is launching a new product in San Francisco today that it hopes will get more people using its service. Called Lyft Line, the product is designed to lower costs fo...
Analysis: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter serve as siloed propaganda engines for Gaza news
Israel, Gaza, War & Data - The Art of Personalizing Propaganda — If you're rooting for Israel, you might have seen videos of rocket launches by Hamas adjacent to Shifa Hospital.
Fox-IT and FireEye provide keys for Cryptolocker ransomware victims to unlock their files
Ransomware victims given free fix — Before now Cryptolocker victims had to pay a hefty fee to get the keys to unlock their data — All 500,000 victims of Cryptolocker can now recover files encrypte...
Moto 360 Pics And Review Show It Next To The LG G Watch
Luca Viscardi is one lucky, lucky, three times lucky guy. He seems to have gotten his hands on a Moto 360 for an extended amount of time and has been putting it through its paces.
Gmail now surfaces Unsubscribe links to the top of emails
Google today released a neat feature for those who like to reduce the number of emails they receive. In short, Gmail will now surface the Unsubscribe link in certain emails to the top, beside the sen...
Yelp lied about review policies to inflate stock price, lawsuit claims
An investors' class action lawsuit against Yelp could help reveal whether rumors about the company's ad practices, which have never been proven, are true. — Yelp, a site that lets consumers post rev...
Microsoft's Windows ‘Threshold’ expected to add virtual desktops, drop charms
Summary: Microsoft is going to do more than reintroduce a Start menu as part of its plan to make Windows 9, a k a ‘Threshold,’ more appealing to Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 users.
Inside DARPA's “Transformative Apps” program, the military's own app ecosystem
Inside the Military's Secretive Smartphone Program — When I recently set out for the Pentagon's R&D department, I instead found myself in front of a downtrodden shopping mall in Arlington, Virginia.
Google's YouTube Buys Mobile Video Startup Directr
In its latest effort to boost advertising by small businesses, Google said its YouTube unit had acquired Directr, a mobile-video app used by small businesses to create marketing videos. — No purchas...
SF parking app Sweetch goes open-source after city warns it that its business is unlawful
Banned San Francisco Parking App Goes Open Source To Find A Solution To SF's Parking Problem — After the city of San Francisco essentially banned it, the parking app Sweetch responded by starting Fr...
Twitter just dropped a huge hint that it will introduce shopping services
The evidence that Twitter is planning a move into e-commerce is stacking up, after a handful of users noticed a new (and seemingly dormant) setting for “payment and shipping” inside the company's Andr...
Pandora strikes deal with artists through Merlin, a group representing over 20,000 independent labels
Hear that? Pandora and artists finally reach sweet harmony — Pandora's first ever direct deal with labels marks a new age for artist relations at the Web's top streaming-music service …
The $400 million container company: Docker closes in on funding round of over $40 million
The cloud darling's upcoming round of financing comes at a time when the startup has been busy selling off its dotCloud business and has acquired a London-based development shop.
Internet.org's project to connect the developing world is a gateway drug to Facebook
Facebook's Gateway Drug — SILICON VALLEY was once content to dominate the tech world. But recently, its leading companies have ventured deep into areas well outside its traditional bailiwick …
Doctor On Demand Raises $21M Series A And Adds Comcast As A Customer
Doctor on Demand, the service that lets you video connect with a U.S. physician on Android and iOS for $40, closed a $21 million Series A round led by Venrock, Shasta Ventures and angel investor Sir R...
Microsoft's Windows ‘Threshold’ expected to add virtual desktops, drop charms
Summary: Microsoft is going to do more than reintroduce a Start menu as part of its plan to make Windows 9, a k a ‘Threshold,’ more appealing to Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 users.