Uber investigating its New York general manager, Josh Mohrer, for tracking Buzzfeed journalist's location without her consent
“God View:” Uber Investigates Its Top New York Executive For Privacy Violations — In the wake of a BuzzFeed News story, the transit company is looking …
Sen. Al Franken asks Uber CEO Travis Kalanick for answers on privacy, God view tool, discipline for Emil Michael, and tracking journalists
Dear Mr Kalanick: — I am writing in regard to reports of recent comments and actions by top Uber executives concerning journalists.
Prosecutors withdraw key evidence in robbery case to avoid revealing how police used phone tracking technology
Judge threatens detective with contempt for declining to reveal cellphone tracking methods — Baltimore prosecutors withdrew key evidence in a robbery case Monday rather …
Toronto Asks Court to Shut Down Uber's Operations
Toronto is asking a court to order the mobile car-booking service Uber Technologies Inc. to shut down in North America's fourth-largest city. — Uber has been operating in Toronto since 2012 without ...
Jolla Crowdfunds $380K+ To Build An iPad Alternative
Update: Well that was very fast indeed. Jolla's Indiegogo campaign to build an open source iPad alternative — taking its Sailfish OS onto the tablet form factor — has passed its initial funding targe...
Indian phone manufacturer Micromax to put Cyanogen software on its upcoming low-cost devices
Cyanogen's next stop is India — The Android mod-maker inks a deal to come preinstalled on new Micromax phones — Cyanogen, the company that makes the popular Cyanogenmod Android Firmware …
Big numbers for Prezi: 50 million users, 160 million presentations created and $57m in fresh funding
It's a big day for Prezi, the Hungarian-American company behind the nifty cloud-based presentation platform with the same name. — At the Slush conference in Helsinki, Finland …
UK to clear 700MHz spectrum for mobile broadband use by 2022
As expected, the British telecommunications regulator Ofcom has decided to free up spectrum in the 700MHz for mobile broadband use. Already used for 4G/LTE in the U.S. and Asia, this spectrum is grea...
O2 UK launches shared data plans for families and people with multiple devices
Good news if you carry multiple devices or want to share a data plan with your family: O2 UK has launched two new data sharing plans. The Sharer and Family Sharer contracts give you one data bundle o...
U.K. Government Funds Free Online Courses Teaching Startup Skills
A tech industry-backed, U.K. government-funded initiative offering free online courses to those wanting to learn commercial digital business skills goes live today, aiming to upskill Brits to work for...
500 Startups Launches $10M Mobile Collective Fund, Hires Ex-Dolphin Browser Exec Edith Yeung To Run It
“In the past we were 500 Startups. In the future we might be 500 VCs.” — That's Dave McClure, founding partner and Sith Lord behind global seed fund 500 Startups and his growing roster of investmen...
Kik Messenger Takes $38 Million in Funding, Buys GIF Startup Relay
Messaging app Kik has raised $38.3 million in new funding and acquired Relay, a messaging network focused on sending and receiving GIFs. — The round was led Valiant Capital Partners, and included ne...
Restaurant Discovery Service Zomato Raises Further $60M
Zomato, the restaurant search and discovery service, has closed a further $60 million in funding, giving the company a post-money valuation of $660 million. Investment comes from India's Vy Capital, ...
Bigcommerce Gets $50 Million to Set Up Online Shops for Small Businesses Worldwide
Bigcommerce, a software service that helps small and mid-sized businesses set up online shops, has taken on a new $50 million investment, led by SoftBank Capital, as it pursues its goal of becoming th...
Android Lollipop's Trusted Places removes need to unlock device in select geographical areas
Google Play Services Update Adds Trusted Places Feature To Lollipop's Smart Lock — Smart Lock in Lollipop encompasses both trusted face and trusted devices, but a new option is joining the party—tru...
Amazon's $39 Fire TV Stick starts shipping today, but new orders won't arrive before January 15
As expected, Amazon today started shipping its $39 Fire TV Stick to fill pre-orders. Yet if you pre-ordered the streaming device in the last few days or want to order it now, don't expect to see it b...
Apple's iPhone 6 Plus & iPad Air 2 lose out to Samsung & Surface in detailed color accuracy analysis
Following its detailed reports on displays used in the new iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, today DisplayMate published a scientific analysis of color accuracy for the six best mobile displays it's tested ...