HBO GO is now available on Amazon Fire TV, support for Fire TV Stick coming in spring
HBO GO Now Available on Amazon Fire TV — HBO GO joins a growing list of services that support Amazon Fire TV voice search — customers simply say the name of a movie or TV show to find it on Amazon …
Skype Translator preview goes live on Windows 8.1 with support for real-time translation of English and Spanish
Skype Translator Preview - An Exciting Journey to a New Chapter in Communication — For more than a decade, Skype has been breaking down geographical barriers to make every day audio and video commun...
Workflow lets you easily chain together and automate hundreds of actions across iOS apps
Workflow pushes the limits of how powerful iOS can be — A new app called Workflow aims to close the divide between the power of OS X and the convenience of iOS.
Foursquare launches on iPad with emphasis on trip planning
Introducing Foursquare for the iPad, the best way to plan your holiday travels. — Since the new Foursquare came out a few months ago, people have been telling us that they do a lot of their planning...
Uber responds to Sen. Al Franken, says it accessed reporters' account because she was late, scales back access to God View; senator still dissatisfied
Uber Said It Accessed BuzzFeed News Reporter's Information Because She Was “Late” — The company, responding to Sen. Al Franken …
Gartner: 301M Smartphones Sold In Q3 As Xiaomi Muscles Into The Top 5 At Samsung's Expense
Smartphones now account for 66% of all mobile phones worldwide and are on track to see 2014 sales of 1.2 billion units in 2014. But while Android appears to have “won” the so-called platform war …
Apple, Amazon, other tech giants, trade groups, and academics support Microsoft in its case against US Government on overseas search warrants
Business, Media and Civil Society Speak Up in Key Privacy Case — Today represents an important milestone in our litigation concerning …
Sony unlikely to prevail in court if it sues media organizations for publishing stolen data
Can Sony sue media outlets who publish the stolen Sony documents? — David Boies, representing Sony, has written a letter to various media outlets, demanding that they not publish or otherwise use …
Pirate Bay admin talks about the raid, copycats, says he's not sure site will be relaunched
Pirate Bay Responds to The Raid, Copies and The Future — For more than a decade The Pirate Bay's been the bastion of uncensored information. Until the raid on some of its critical infrastructure la...
Uber introduces surge pricing during Sydney hostage siege, then backtracks, offers free rides, refunds
Uber intros surge pricing during Sydney hostage siege, then backtracks after user outcry — This post was updated at 10:45 p.m. ET to include an updated statement from Uber
SurveyMonkey is worth $2 billion after new $250 million fundraising round
SurveyMonkey, the online survey platform, raised $250 million in equity financing, making the company worth close to $2 billion. — The funding will help the company pursue future acquisition purchas...
Google integrates Nest with its iOS and Android apps, enables voice commands, Now cards
Google for Android and iOS updated with Nest integration — The “Works with Nest” program has a new addition: the Google app. — Starting now, Nest thermostat owners can use Google's self-titled iOS...
Sony hackers offer to withhold posting emails from specific employees if they write in and ask
Sony Hackers Offer to Withhold Stolen Data From Promised Leak — A group claiming responsibility for the devastating hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment on Sunday offered …
SoundCloud introduces ‘Collection,’ a dashboard for following artists and listening to your playlists
SoundCloud is great for discovering unique content and mixes you'll scarcely find anywhere else, but sometimes keeping track of all that audio goodness gets a bit cumbersome.
Spanish Newspaper Publishers' Association Now Asks Government To Help Stop Google News Closure
NEWS: AEDE announces it wants the Spanish government and EU competition authorities to stop Google closing Google News: “to protect the rights of citizens and businesses”.
France says UberPop to be banned as irate taxi drivers stall traffic
(Reuters) - The UberPop transport service will be banned in France from Jan. 1 to avoid unfair competition, the interior ministry said on Monday as taxi drivers impeded morning traffic into Paris in a...
Jury begins deliberations in billion-dollar Apple iTunes trial
OAKLAND, Calif.—The long-running iTunes antitrust lawsuit against Apple has gone to a jury, which took the case after about three hours of closing arguments today. The jury will make an unusual split...
Networking company Riverbed Technology to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $3.6B after activist investor struggle
Riverbed Technology to sell for $3.6 billion after activist investor struggle — SAN FRANCISCO — Networking company Riverbed Technology has agreed …
Google is talking to retailers about 1-click “Buy Now” button and an Amazon Prime-like free 2 day shipping program
Google Shopping May Go Deeper Into Ecommerce With “Buy Now” Button To Challenge Amazon — Google is reportedly floating the idea of a “Buy Now” button and two-day shipping program.
Microsoft removes waitlist for its Office presentation app Sway, adds slew of new features to the preview
Microsoft today expanded the preview for its content aggregation and presentation application Sway. The waitlist has been axed, meaning anyone with a Microsoft Account can sign up to start creating S...
T-Mobile teases a new uncarrier deal livestreaming tomorrow as it claims 50% faster LTE in NY
T-Mobile has announced that it will be unveiling its latest contract-free deal in a livestreamed ‘fireside chat’ tomorrow, Un-carrier 8.0. … The company hasn't hinted at any of the details, but we'll ...
Facebook now has an empathy team, calls users “people” to consider them in more human way
Facebook: We Don't Call Them ‘Users’ Any More, We Call Them ‘People’ — Facebook has overhauled the way it talks about its userbase and advertising customers in order to consider them in a more “huma...
Amazon's Kindle for iOS app updated w/ Goodreads integration, Audible progressive play, more
Amazon pushed out an updated version of its Kindle for iOS app today bringing a list of new features to the reading app. — Kindle for iOS now includes integration with Goodreads …
Apple e-book case enters appeals court; some judges seem sympathetic, citing Amazon dominance
U.S. faces tough questions in Apple e-books antitrust appeal — (Reuters) - A U.S. government lawyer faced tough questioning in an appeals court on Monday as he sought to defend a judge's ruling …
Microsoft's Gestures Beta app brings ‘enhanced’ gestures to Lumia Windows Phone devices
Microsoft has been working on some interesting gestures for Windows Phone that will allow you to interact with your device without having to touch the display, and the company is now ready to show off...
Survey reveals most technology companies' privacy policies do not cover employee access to user data
We Asked 29 Tech Companies If Their Employees Can Access Your Personal Data — Privacy policies rarely mention the weakest point in any company's security infrastructure: its employees.
Google faces up to €15M fine over privacy violations in Holland
Dutch authority to Google: change privacy policy or else — If Google doesn't change how it handles users' private data by the end of February, it may face fines of €15 million (about US$18.6 million...
Western Digital's enterprise arm HGST to acquire flash array provider Skyera in all cash deal
Western Digital to Acquire Skyera — Western Digital, or its enterprise arm HGST to be exact, has today announced that it will be acquiring all-flash array provider Skyera.
Yelp Introduces New App For Business Owners With Push Notifications
New iOS and Android app enables SMBs to manage profiles on the go. — Yelp is releasing a new app for business owners. Unsurprisingly called “Yelp for Business Owners,” it's available for iOS and An...
Microsoft's Azure Is Starting to Close the Gap With Amazon's Cloud Service
Last year software maker K2.com stopped relying on Amazon.com (AMZN) for its cloud services and turned to Microsoft (MSFT) instead. K2 Chief Executive Officer Adriaan van Wyk says he's happy with the...