Google Maps for iOS and Android revamped with Material Design, restaurant booking through OpenTable, Uber ride estimates
Google Maps: Your best accessory this season — Bold colors and textures are in—and Google Maps is on trend, with a slick new style to make traveling with Maps even easier.
Behind Travis Kalanick's fighting instinct, how Andreessen Horowitz missed the boat on Uber's Series B, and how Kalanick attempted to hamper Lyft's fundraising
Man and Uber Man — Uber, Travis Kalanick's smartphone-based car service, has been valued at $18.2 billion, but its C.E.O. still spends a lot of his time on the warpath.
Google launches Chrome extension letting you open files from Google Drive with desktop apps like Adobe Reader or Photoshop
Launch desktop applications from Google Drive in Chrome — Browsers are pretty amazing things. Before, if you wanted to do any serious computing, you'd have to install software onto your computer.
Former NSA lawyer: encrypting user data led to Blackberry's demise, cautions Apple and Google
Former NSA lawyer: the cyberwar is between tech firms and the US government — Stewart Baker said that Apple and Google could be restricting their business in markets like China and Russia by encrypt...
Dell announces refreshed Venue 11 Pro 7000 tablet with fanless Core M processor
Dell adds Core M to the Venue 11 Pro tablet — Dell has a new version of its Venue 11 Pro 7000 tablet, making the switch from Intel's Atom line of low-power CPUs to the just-launched Core M.
New WireLurker malware targets Apple devices in China, attacks iOS, including non-jailbroken phones, through OS X via USB
Malicious Software Campaign Targets Apple Users in China — Researchers at a Silicon Valley security company said on Wednesday that they had found a new manner in which hackers can infect Apple produ...
Google Wallet weekly transactions and new users signups increase thanks to Apple Pay launch
Google Wallet use grows after Apple Pay launch — NFC-based mobile payments have had a boost in recent months, possibly thanks to the launch of Apple Pay, which was announced in September.
Lyft Accuses Former COO Of Stealing Confidential Documents Before Joining Uber
On-demand rides startup Lyft is taking its former COO Travis VanderZanden to court for breach of his confidentiality agreement and fiduciary duty weeks after the executive joined arch-rival Uber.
Winners and Losers for Silicon Valley in Tuesday's Election
While the big story Tuesday night was the Republican wave that gives control of the Senate back to the GOP in January, there were plenty of smaller races that are of interest to the tech community. —...
AppleCare for Enterprise With On-Site Support From IBM Now Live
Earlier this year, Apple and IBM announced a major enterprise mobility partnership that would see IBM selling iOS devices to its corporate customers, creating industry-specific native apps, providing ...
Nest offering free thermostat with 2-year contract with utility in Ireland, part of a new sales strategy the company plans to roll out to other countries
Nest's new sales tack: Free thermostats — A deal with Electric Ireland opens a new channel for the Google-owned company's networked thermostats.
Axel Springer, Germany's top publisher, grants Google license to index its news stories despite “Google Tax”, citing 80% drop in Google News traffic
Germany's top publisher bows to Google in news licensing row — (Reuters) - Germany's biggest news publisher Axel Springer …
Leaked documents show Xiaomi's net profit rose 84% to $566M last year, revenue more than doubled compared to 2012
Xiaomi Makes a Profit on Its Cheap Smartphones — Chinese Tech Firm's Earnings Rose 84% Last Year — By
Amazon testing deliveries through Flywheel taxi hailing app in San Francisco and Los Angeles
Your Next Amazon Prime Delivery Might Arrive By... Taxi? — Forget drones, Amazon has been experimenting with a far more innovative method of providing same-day delivery to its customers.
Snapchat in talks with CNN, Comedy Central, Vice, more about serving articles, audio, and video in new “Discover” area of app
Snapchat is in partnership talks with BuzzFeed, Time, others — Snapchat is in negotiations with Comedy Central, Spotify and Vice for the upcoming launch …
Qualcomm misses Q4 earnings, revenue targets with weak outlook
Summary: As a result, Qualcomm shares began to tumble by four percent in after-hours trading. — Tech earnings have been missing targets left and right this quarter, and Qualcomm didn't help curb tha...