Judge rejects $324M settlement in anti-poaching class action suit against Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe; says it should have been at least $380M
BREAKING: Judge strikes down Techtopus wage theft settlement — The judge overseeing the landmark Silicon Valley wage theft antitrust lawsuit …
Apple will announce a wrist wearable in September
The Verge: 'This Is How You'll Charge a Moto 360 Smartwatch' — It looks like Motorola's designers tried to draw as much attention as they could to the 360's stupid flat-tire display shape. — The o...
FCC rejects Verizon's “all the kids do it” argument, asks all carriers to explain their data throttling policies
After Verizon, U.S. FCC quizzing other carriers on data management — (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. communications regulator on Friday said he is asking …
T-Mobile becomes first American carrier to release phone unlocking app
One week after President Obama signed a phone-unlocking bill into law, T-Mobile has responded by becoming the first American carrier to launch its own unlocking app. Modestly titled Device Unlock …
Meta Watch's Meta M1 premium smartwatch is now available for preorder starting at $249
Meta Watch's ‘premium’ smartwatch is now available for pre-order — The Meta M1 can be had in a variety of colors and band options — Smartwatches are everywhere this year, but with few exceptions …
Windows Phone Store hits more than 300,000 apps
And Microsoft expects the number to get much larger with the arrival of “universal” Windows apps. — Microsoft's Windows Phone Store has reached a new milestone with more than 300,000 apps on its vir...
Google is testing “Listen Now” ads with Spotify, Rhapsody, and Apple's Beats Music
Google Tests New Music Ads — Google is testing “Listen Now” ads with Spotify, Rhapsody and Apple 's Beats Music, the latest in a string of new ad formats that can simplify purchases for consumers.
China's Alibaba Is Not Investing in Snapchat
Alibaba's interest in Snapchat has disappeared. — While there have been persistent reports, including one in Forbes today, that the Chinese e-commerce giant was going to make a big investment in the...
Facebook unveils Autoscale, its load-balancing system that achieves an average power saving of 10-15%
Facebook today revealed details about Autoscale, a system for power-efficient load balancing that has been rolled out to production clusters in its data centers.
Exclusive: Tango secondary financing values company at around $1.5 billion
(Reuters) - Tango, the mobile messaging company, is arranging a financing transaction that would value its business at around $1.5 billion, roughly one-third more than the valuation it received just f...
Google Tests Way to Track Consumers From Mobile Browsers to the Apps They Use
For Advertisers, One Mobile User Has Previously Often Looked Like Two — Ebook — Advertising Age Essentials — Google has come up with a way to overcome the ad-targeting gap between mobile web vis...
Google settles U.S. shareholder lawsuit over online drug ads
(Reuters) - Google Inc has agreed to create a $250 million internal program to disrupt rogue online pharmacies as part of a deal to end shareholder litigation over accusations the search company impro...