A Rare Look at Design Genius Jony Ive: The Man Behind the Apple Watch
How Apple's under-the-radar design genius, Jonathan Ive, has found the way to our hearts. — I first catch sight of Jony Ive across the Apple campus, in a plain Dodger-blue T-shirt and white painter'...
This Is The Motorola Nexus 6: A 5.9" QHD Display, 3200mAh+ Battery, Dual Front-Facing Speakers, And More
If you've been keeping up with any tech blogs over the past couple of weeks, you know that the next Nexus phone has been a hot topic. We saw rumored specs and rumored hardware photos …
Apple to add gold color option to new 9.7" iPads this month, launch 12.9" model next year
Apple Said to Add Gold Option to IPad to Goose Sales — Apple Inc. (AAPL) will add a gold color option for its full-size iPads in an effort to boost a category that's posted declining shipments this ...
At the 11th hour, Verizon decides to cancel its controversial throttling plans
Verizon's “network optimization” policy would have restricted speeds for its heaviest unlimited data users when the LTE network was congested. But Big Red is now nixing the controversial plan.
Sources: Apple Pay to be included in iOS 8.1, scheduled to be released October 20
Apple Pay to Be Included in iOS 8.1, Sources Confirm — Based on multiple sources close to Apple, Bank Innovation has learned that iOS 8.1 will include Apple Pay, and the current expected timetable f...
Microsoft launches Sway, a new Office application for creating elegant interactive presentations on the web, now available in preview
Microsoft adds new Sway presentation application to the Office family — Summary: Microsoft's Sway presentation application, available starting today in preview form …
Facebook to refine process of authenticating names; CPO apologizes to LGBT community
Facebook clarifies real name policy amid LGBT protests — Drag queens will be able to post under their stage names, the company says — Facebook said today it would build new authentication tools …
Finding Alibaba: How Jerry Yang Made The Most Lucrative Bet In Silicon Valley History
Jerry Yang is giving a quick tour of the conference room at his private investment firm in Palo Alto, Calif. It's dotted with gifts and photos from his 20 years in Silicon Valley.
Startups are very counterintuitive, and you can't always trust your instincts
Before the Startup — (This essay is derived from a guest lecture in Sam Altman's startup class at Stanford. It's intended for college students, but much of it is applicable to potential founders at...
Verizon and Sprint follow AT&T's lead with new double data offers
Over the weekend, AT&T announced a data plan promotion which would allow customers to sign up for double the data at the same price as their current plans. Not to be outdone, both Verizon and Sprint ...
Microsoft launches the Windows Insider Program alongside Windows 10 preview, download now
Microsoft has unveiled the download links to the Windows 10 Technical Preview, meaning the public can now access, download and install the latest bits from Microsoft.
U.S. judge rules in favor of Apple in LTE patent case against WiLan
WiLan says loses LTE patent case against Apple — (Reuters) - Canadian patent licensing company WiLan Inc (WIN.TO) on Wednesday said a U.S. judge had ruled in favor of Apple Inc (AAPL.O) in a litigat...
Box Said to Delay IPO Until 2015 Amid Market Volatility
Box Inc., the cloud-storage provider that filed for an initial public offering in March, will postpone its market debut, which probably won't happen until 2015 because of volatile market conditions, p...
Microsoft Says Free Windows Has Helped Woo 50 New Phone and Tablet Makers
Microsoft said it has attracted a number of new partners since offering Windows free for devices with screens smaller than nine inches. — Windows chief Terry Myerson said Tuesday that 50 new compani...
German regulator orders Google to limit how it combines user data from multiple services
Google Ordered to Change Handling of User Data in Germany — Google Inc. (GOOG) was ordered by a German regulator to limit how it combines user data that could be used to find out customers' personal...
How RAM Scrapers Work: The Sneaky Tools Behind the Latest Credit Card Hacks
Today, news broke of yet more large-scale credit-card breaches at big-box stores, this time at Albertson's and Supervalu, grocery chains in the American west. — The breaches follow in the wake of ot...
Chinese iOS Trojan Targets Jailbroken iPhones Used by Hong Kong Protesters
Lacoon Mobile Security has discovered a new ‘advanced’ Chinese iOS trojan targeting jailbroken iPhone users in Hong Kong, linked to a previous Android spyware app currently being distributed among pro...
Comcast launches cloud DVR in San Francisco, lays foundation for a set-top box-free future
Comcast customers in the Bay Area now have two DVRs available to them: One in their living room, one in the cloud. Eventually, the one in the living room will disappear.
ARM attempts to speed up ‘internet of things’ adoption with new platform
It's the year 2014, and we've yet to have our flying cars and commuter jet packs. But we do have a glimpse of the future with the advent of the “internet of things.” It's essentially the idea of con...
StackEngine Emerges From Stealth, Adds Operational Layer To Docker
StackEngine, a startup out of Austin, TX, emerged from stealth today with $1M in seed funding and a product that gives operations and IT staff a way to manage Docker containers, providing the operatio...
‘Twilight’ Will Be Revived via Short Films on Facebook
LOS ANGELES — Two years after Lions Gate released the fifth and supposedly final installment of its “Twilight” movie series, the studio has devised an unusual franchise-rekindling effort — and it may ...
EMC names former Apple executive Zane Rowe CFO
EMC nabs Apple vet as new chief financial officer — Summary: Also listed as an executive vice president reporting directly to EMC CEO Joe Tucci, Rowe has a long history in both the tech and finance ...
Lost-Item Tracker Tile Raises $13 Million To Fund International Expansion, Android Release
Tile, the lost-item tracker that raised millions in crowdfunding wants to give objects a voice by connecting them to the web. To capitalize on the growing demand for Tile's small …
Like Amazon, Rackspace patched and rebooted servers to fix Xen hypervisor flaw this weekend
Rackspace Joined Amazon in Patching, Rebooting Cloud Servers — Rackspace, like cloud competitor Amazon Web Services, was forced to reboot some of its servers after patching them to fix …
Dropbox for Android users can now export files to SD cards
After several requests, Dropbox for Android users can now can now export files to their device's SD card. This new feature will help keep important items like documents and photos accessible whenever...
Google removes news snippets for some German sites after publishers sought cut of ad revenue
Google bows to pressure, removes news snippets from German search results — In a move to minimize legal risks, Google has stopped showing news snippets and thumbnails for some well-known German news...
ZenMate Scores $3.2M Series A For Its VPN-Style Private Browsing Service
As consumers become more tech savvy and privacy conscious, it's not surprising to see VCs begin to pay more attention to startups who are focusing on privacy in all its various permutations.
Houzz Raises $165M Series D Funding Round Led By Sequoia To Fuel International Expansion
Houzz, the fast-growing home-remodeling site, today announced that it has raised a $165 million Series D round led by Sequoia Capital, one of its early backers. Existing investors Oren Zeev …
New York City launches Digital.nyc, a self-updating online hub for the city's tech ecosystem, powered by IBM and Gust
City launches website to connect investors, techies — Digital.nyc will offer information for startups looking for investors, venture capitalists looking for the next big thing …
iPhone 6 Plus: best phablet, may appeal more than the 6 if you don't mind two-handed usage
The iPhone 6 Plus Mini-Review: Apple's First Phablet — While we've also written about the iPhone 6, the iPhone 6 Plus needs its own review in order to really understand the various features …
Twitter to invest $10M in MIT social media research lab
Social media giant Twitter will invest $10 million over five years to support the newly launched Laboratory for Social Machines at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with the aim of analyzing ...
Your move, AWS and Microsoft: Google's cutting basic cloud compute prices 10 percent
Google's taken another whack at compute pricing; expect Microsoft and Amazon Web Services to respond. — Once more into the fray: Google is cutting price on Google Compute Engine instances by about 1...