Facebook Reports Third Quarter 2014 Results
Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. — “This has been a good quarter with strong results,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder an...
FTC sues AT&T over ‘deceptive’ throttling of unlimited data customers
The Federal Trade Commission is suing AT&T because the carrier throttles speeds of its unlimited data customers, a policy that the FTC describes as “deceptive” and “unfair.”
YouTube's Wojcicki says they're considering paid ad-free subscriptions, reaffirms a music service is on the way
Susan Wojcicki Wants to Sell You YouTube Video Subscriptions (Video) — YouTube is in the early stages of exploring new subscription services, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki …
Jack Ma and Tim Cook to talk this week on potential Alipay, Apple Pay partnership
Alibaba's Jack Ma “Very Interested” in Possible Apple Partnership — Jack Ma, co-founder and chairman of Alibaba and China's richest man, is interested in partnering Alipay with Apple's new mobile pa...
Microsoft announces initiative for enabling apps built on Office 365, including new SDKs for iOS, Android, and Visual Studio, plus new APIs
New Office 365 extensibility for Windows, iOS, Android and web developers — In a world where people move between multiple devices and numerous apps …
Android 5.0 Lollipop's security improvements: new unlock methods, full device encryption, more
Google Details Android 5.0 Lollipop's Major Security Improvements — Android's newest update is coming soon, with devices running 5.0 Lollipop beginning to ship November 3.
W3C Declares HTML5 Standard Complete
More than four years ago, Steve Jobs declared war on Flash and heralded HTML5 as the way to go. You could be forgiven if you thought the HTML5 standard — the follow-up to 1997's HTML 4 — has long bee...
Microsoft borrows Mac trackpad gestures for Windows 10
Microsoft introduced new trackpad gestures in Windows 8, but the company is expanding them further with the upcoming release of Windows 10. In a keynote speech at TechEd Europe today, Microsoft's Joe...
Google launches Google Fit app for Android, capturing all your fitness data in one place
Google Fit was unveiled to the world back in June, promising a platform to help people track their fitness goals. It's essentially a set of APIs that lets developers dig in to rival apps and combine ...
Verizon and Motorola announce Droid Turbo with 5.2" Quad HD display and 48-hour battery life; available October 30 starting at $199.99 on contract
Motorola's Droid Turbo comes to Verizon on Thursday — After months of speculation and a nearly endless stream of leaks …
FBI created fake Seattle Times Web page to nab bomb-threat suspect
The FBI created a fake news story on a bogus Seattle Times Web page to plant software in the computer of a suspect in a series of bomb threats to Timberline High School in 2007, documents reveal.
Taco Bell releases iOS and Android app allowing customers nationwide to order food for pickup
You can order Taco Bell from a smartphone starting today — Get ready to order FourthMeal with your smartphone. Taco Bell will today announce a new app that lets customers nationwide order food ahea...
IHS: iPad Air 2 costs $275 to $358 to build, implied profit margin of 45% to 57%
Apple's Latest iPad Costs About the Same as the First but With Slightly Lower Profits — Apple's iPad Air 2 costs roughly the same to build as the iPad Air, with profit margins slightly lower than it...
Tim Cook says Apple killed the iPod classic because it couldn't get the parts
Apple CEO justifies shelving iconic device at WSJD Live — Apple quietly discontinued the iPod classic last month, just short of the iconic MP3 player's 13th birthday. Tonight, Apple CEO Tim Cook ex...
MCX forbids participating retailers from accepting any competing mobile payment products, will issue “steep” fine if contract broken
Apple Pay Runs Afoul of MCX, a Group With a Rival Product — One week after its debut, Apple's new mobile wallet is showing promise with consumers.
T-Mobile's John Legere Talks Apple SIM, iPhone 6 Demand, and Landing the iPhone
T-Mobile CEO John Legere today took the stage at Re/code's Code/Mobile event in Half Moon Bay, California, where he spoke on the new Apple SIM, demand for the iPhone 6 Plus, and the importance of sell...
Verizon's tech news site SugarString won't let writers report on US spying or net neutrality
Verizon is launching a tech news site that bans stories on U.S. spying — Verizon is getting into the news business. What could go wrong? — The most-valuable, second-richest telecommunications com...
LG says it will end the production of plasma TVs by the end of November
LG Electronics exit suggests end is near for plasma TVs — (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc said it will wind down its plasma television business by end-November, as a technology long ove...
Half of YouTube's views now come from phones and tablets
More people are watching videos on smaller screens — Where are people watching videos on YouTube? A little while ago, the majority were on desktop, but now the company says that half are tuning in ...
FireEye: Russian government sponsored malware found on US firm's network with military secrets
Hacking Trail Leads to Russia, Experts Say — Malicious Code Found at U.S. Firm Where Military Secrets Were Kept
Ex-eBay, Google payments exec Tilenius launches mobile health startup Vida
Stephanie Tilenius, who has spent much of her recent career in the payments and commerce business at Google, eBay and PayPal, is getting back to her roots in a way with her latest startup.
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge review: more fun and interesting than Note 4, curved screen of little use
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge review — A special screen on a proven phone — but is curved covetable? — I would very much like a flexible smartphone that I could scrunch up like paper and stuff into a p...
Tidal launches as a $19.99 per month hi-fi music streaming service with editorial curation and videos
Tidal launches as a hi-fi music streaming service with editorial curation and videos — Aspiro Group, the company behind the WiMP Music streaming service in Europe, has launched a new service …
Google X's Life Sciences team is developing nanoparticles that enter your bloodstream for early detection of cancer and other diseases
“We're Hoping to Build the Tricorder” — Google X's Andrew Conrad is developing an early disease detection system that could reinvent health care
BigPanda takes in $7M to help IT staff spot problems in the data center
By hooking up services like New Relic, Loggly and Puppet to BigPanda's cloud-based system, IT staff will supposedly get a better picture of infrastructure-related problems. — IT problem-spotter BigP...
OnePlus apologizes for pre-order problems, will offer another chance to order on November 17
After months and months of inconsistent availability and controversial marketing techniques, the OnePlus One finally went up for official pre-order yesterday. As you'd expect however, the launch did ...
Taiwan's XYZprinting launches $800 all-in-one 3D printer and scanner
XYZprinting announced it has created an all-in-one 3D printer and scanner for sale starting today at $800. — The Da Vinci 1.0 all-in-one 3D printer allows just about anyone to create a 3D-printed ob...
YouTube Introduces WatchMe For Android To Bring Live Broadcasting Capabilities To Apps
YouTube is bringing its live broadcasting capabilities to the world of third-party app developers starting today with the launch of the new open source project called “YouTube WatchMe for Android.”
Fleksy announces $2M funding round, keyboard app for iOS and Android 75% off until Friday
Fleksy Announces $2 Million In Funding For Further App Development Alongside Android Update — If you haven't tried out Fleksy Keyboard yet, there really isn't a better time to give it a shot …
Analysis of 316,669 #Gamergate and #NotYourShield tweets in 72 hours: 69% retweets, 25% of activity from recently created accounts
72 Hours of #Gamergate — Digging through 316,669 tweets from three days of Twitter's two-month-old trainwreck — Visualizing the social graph of the #GamerGate/#NotYourShield universe
Snapdeal bags $627M funding, Ola nets $210M, as SoftBank ploughs $10B into India
The investments into Snapdeal and Ola are part of a whopping US$10 billion earmarked by SoftBank to pump into India's booming ecommerce, telecom, and aviation industries. Masayoshi Son, founder and C...
Hipmunk partners with Yahoo to power flight and hotel searches on Yahoo Travel
Travel Search Site Hipmunk Cuts Yahoo Deal — Hipmunk is a tiny company compared to online travel giants like Priceline and Expedia that can far outspend it on marketing. — But Hipmunk, which has w...
Google announces PwC as latest Apps for Work and Google Cloud Platform partner
Google announced on Tuesday that professional services company PwC is the latest business to adopt the Apps for Work suite and Google Cloud Platform. The news comes less than one day after Google tab...
Startup studio Expa launches Reserve, an iOS app for reserving tables at top-tier restaurants which charges users $5 per reservation
Reserve, From Startup Studio Expa, Makes Restaurant Reservations Easier Than Ever — A startup called Reserve is launching a beta version of its …
Amazon buys comedy entertainment service Rooftop Media, content and team to join Audible
Exclusive: Amazon buys comedy service Rooftop Media to expand digital content — (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) is buying online comedy service Rooftop Media, a small deal that underscores …
EFF Ranks Service Providers For Who Stands Up To Copyright/Trademark Bullies
We've written in the past about the EFF's Who Has Your Back rankings, in which it looks at various internet companies to see who protects your privacy against governments and lawsuits.
Following earnings, Twitter stock tumbles more than 10% due to decelerating user growth
Twitter's efforts to engage users yet to fully pay off — (Reuters) - Twitter Inc's efforts to improve user engagement and growth rates are taking longer than expected to gain traction …
Electronic Arts beats Q2 expectations, fueled by both console and digital sales
Electronic Arts, the publisher of Titanfall and Plants vs. Zombies, reported earnings today that blew away Wall Street expectations. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company reported a profit of 73 cen...
McDonald's extends Android NFC payments in all 14,000 US outlets with Softcard tie-up
Good news for McDonald's' Android-using customers in the US - there are now more options for paying with NFC thanks to a tie-up between the fast food giant and Softcard.
Benchmark takes a small Tinder equity stake in exchange for partner Matt Cohler joining board, with no money invested
Sweat Equity: Benchmark Takes Stake in Tinder in Exchange for Matt Cohler Joining Board — In an unusual investment configuration, Silicon Valley venture firm Benchmark …