Delhi Government bans Uber, says it is misleading customers
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government has acted after the rape incident involving a 25-year-old woman in Delhi and has issued an order on Monday banning the services of Uber India in Delhi, saying it is mis...
Hackers responsible for Sony breach demand the “movie of terrorism” be pulled, likely referring to “The Interview”
Sony Pictures attackers demand: “Stop the terrorist film!” — New data dump on SPE execs along with a helping of malware.
Portland files lawsuit against Uber, asks company to stop operating illegally
As we reported earlier today, Portland regulators spent …
YouTube offers some of its stars bonuses to post exclusively to the service for a limited time before posting to rivals
YouTube Offering Its Stars Bonuses — Google Inc.'s YouTube unit is racing to lock up its top stars as rival online video services court them aggressively.
Facebook Brings Graph Search To Mobile And Lets You Find Feed Posts By Keyword
Facebook is finally getting serious about search. Today it's challenging Google for finding answers and Twitter for checking real-time chatter with the launch of keyword search.
Google releases Android Studio 1.0, the first stable version of its IDE
After two years of development, Google today released Android Studio 1.0, the first stable version of its Integrated Development Environment (IDE) aimed at Android developers. You can download it rig...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks out against net neutrality, says internet needs a fast lane for some services
Merkel speaks out against net neutrality — Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for preferential services for certain providers on the web at her keynote speech at a conference in Berlin on Thursday.
[Update] Samsung Gear VR now available for $200 at Samsung.com and AT&T
To make CompSci more relevant and inclusive, we should add it to general curriculum in schools
To address tech's diversity woes, start with the vanishing Comp Sci classroom — In May 2014 at the all-girls Emma Willard School in upstate New York, nearly a third of the school's 300+ students …
Ev Williams' Obvious Ventures Is A Fund For Investing In ‘World-Positive’ Startups
Serial entrepreneur Ev Williams has made a fortune over the years, and now wants to invest some of his riches into startups. But not just any startups — the co-founder of Blogger and Twitter is looki...
Apple Forces Transmit to Remove Send to iCloud Drive Feature, Blocks All Share Sheet File Transfers in the Process
Panic's file management app Transmit made its way to iOS with the launch of iOS 8, bringing several useful capabilities that took advantage of iOS features, including …
PlayStation Network taken offline again for more than two hours by DDoS attack; hacking group Lizard Squad takes credit
Hackers Hit Sony, Again — Hackers hit a second division of Sony today. Sony's PlayStation online gaming network was offline for more than two hours as a result of an apparent cyber attack.
Amazon Has A Plan To Deliver Your Packages In Only One Hour If You Live In New York City
Amazon has been testing the idea of using bike messengers to help deliver packages within an hour in New York City, sources tell The Wall Street Journal. — The program — called Amazon Prime Now …
Linux rootkit spyware has targeted governments, pharmaceutical companies in over 45 countries for years
Powerful, highly stealthy Linux trojan may have infected victims for years — Researchers have uncovered an extremely stealthy trojan for Linux systems that attackers have been using …
Vimeo starts offering 4K downloads, but shies away from streaming
Janko Roettgers — Credit: Fer Gregory / Shutterstock — Credit: Fer Gregory / Shutterstock — Vimeo-loving video producers can finally put that expensive Red camera to good use: Vimeo is now allow...
Yahoo will unveil a suite of dev tools for mobile apps at its first Dev Con Feb. 19
Yahoo announced today that it will be hosting its first ever developer conference, The Yahoo Mobile Developer Conference, early next year in February. Yahoo confirmed it plans to use the event to unv...
New variation of POODLE TLS attack is easier to execute, with 10% of websites vulnerable
Meaner POODLE bug that bypasses TLS crypto bites 10 percent of websites — Some of the world's leading websites—including those owned or operated by Bank of America, VMware …
US District Judge denies Apple's request to dismiss class action suit despite lack of plaintiff, orders prosecution to identify new class representatives
Apple trial continues, without a plaintiff for now — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In an unusual legal twist, a federal judge decided Monday …
How the Google Maps team refines their maps with a combination of algorithms and meticulous manual labor
The Huge, Unseen Operation Behind the Accuracy of Google Maps — Inside Atlas, Google's map-editing program, operators can see where Street View cameras have captured images (colored dots), and zoom ...
Freescale to offer 15W wireless charging station for tablet and notebooks, available first quarter of 2015
Freescale Platform Enables Wireless Charging of Tablets, Notebooks — Freescale early next year will begin selling a 15-watt wireless charging platform that will enable users …