One of two plaintiffs named in Apple iPod antitrust case withdrawn while Apple files motion asking for dismissal
iPod Lawsuit Down to One Plaintiff — OAKLAND, Calif. — A class-action lawsuit against Apple that has been nearly a decade in the making could hinge on a single iPod purchased by a New Jersey woman i...
Video demonstrates pre-release version of Cortana running on Windows 10
Exclusive: Here's Cortana running on the desktop in Windows 10 — It's been months since the Windows Technical Preview launched to the public, and we're still yet to see Cortana running on the deskto...
AT&T still throttles “unlimited data”—even when network not congested
even when network not congested — A while back, we reported that AT&T had stopped throttling unlimited data users except in cases when the network is congested. — We were wrong. AT&T did change it...
Judge rejects Target's bid to throw out banks' lawsuits; ruling makes clear that banks have right to go after retailers that were negligent in security
Banks' Lawsuits Against Target for Losses Related to Hacking Can Continue — A federal judge on Tuesday handed an early victory …
Instacart raising $100M+ in round valuing the company at $2B, 5X the previous valuation
Instacart Is Raising North Of $100 Million At A $2 Billion Valuation — Instacart, the home grocery delivery service that launched back in 2012, is close to raising a massive Series C round …
Defiant Uber rideshare launches in Portland, with City Hall promising to ‘throw the book’ at drivers
Uber says it is no longer willing to wait for the city of Portland to revamp its strict taxi regulations to allow residents to hail and pay for rides with the push of a smartphone button.
Former Product VP Daniel Graf Leaves Twitter After Demotion
Twitter's former head of product Dainel Graf is leaving the company just one month after he was demoted. — Graf announced his departure on Twitter Friday afternoon. He was hired to run Twitter's pr...
Joyent-led Node.js forked by top contributors into Io.js to shift project toward an open governance model
Future of Popular Coding Tool In Doubt After Public Split — Node.js, a popular and influential tool for building and running modern internet services, has split in two.
Deep-learning startup MetaMind launches with $8M from Benioff & Khosla Ventures
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Richard Socher never set out to place himself on the bleeding edge of artificial intelligence. He merely wanted to blend language and math — two subjects he'd always liked.
Torque, Microsoft's Alternative To “OK Google,” Now Works On Android Smartphones
Microsoft this morning has released an app for Android smartphone users called Torque that allows you to shake your phone in order to perform a voice search, similar to Google's “OK Google.”
Microsoft adds video calling between Lync and Skype for Windows, coming to Android and iOS next
Microsoft today announced new cross-app integration between Lync and Skype: video calling. The new feature works between Lync 2013 and the latest Skype for Windows desktop client, which you can downl...
Chartbeat changes how it tracks mobile apps traffic to better measure dark social referrals
Chartbeat Shines A Light On Dark Social, Finds Missing Mobile Referrers — Sites with high Facebook referral traffic are seeing a bump of 40% in traffic attributed to Facebook mobile after the real …