Sony announces Spotify-powered PlayStation Music streaming service for PS4, PS3, and Xperia devices; Music Unlimited shutting down March 29
PlayStation, Meet Spotify — Hello everyone! I'm thrilled today to introduce a new music destination called PlayStation Music, with Spotify as the exclusive partner.
FCC: Blocking Wi-Fi in hotels is prohibited
Marriott asked the FCC to please let it block Wi-Fi. The hotel gets a firm answer. — On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission issued an “Enforcement Advisory” stating that blocking W-Fi in...
Apple Just Had The Most Profitable Quarter Of Any Company Ever
Apple had a pretty good quarter. — And by “pretty good,” I mean it was the biggest quarter in history. And not just for Apple. For any company. Ever. — This page charts the past record holders.
Apple reports $16.1B in revenue from greater China, up 70% from same period a year ago
Apple's Earnings Soar on Strong iPhones Sales in China — SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is famous for setting trends. — In China, though, Apple has found success by following one.
Yahoo to spin off its 15% Alibaba stake in Q4, creating a new independent holding company, but will retain cash and its stake in Yahoo Japan
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Canada's electronic spy agency tracks millions of online movie, photo, music, and other downloads worldwide
CSE tracks millions of downloads daily: Snowden documents — Global sites for sharing movies, photos, music targeted in mass anti-terror surveillance
Apple Watch to start shipping in April
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YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video instead of Flash
YouTube now defaults to HTML5 — Four years ago, we wrote about YouTube's early support for the HTML5 <video> tag and how it performed compared to Flash. At the time, there were limitations that hel...
Yahoo's spinoff of Alibaba holdings is tax-free, remains so if Alibaba eventually buys spinoff
Yahoo Would Rather Not Pay Taxes on Its Alibaba Shares — The basic contours of the Yahoo/Alibaba situation are well known. Yahoo owns Alibaba shares worth $40 billion. Those shares are in a glass ...
Apple sells a record 74.5M iPhones in Q1, a 46% YoY increase, 21.4M iPads, a 21% decrease
Here's Why Larry Dignan / ZDNet : Apple needs the iPad to be ‘long arc,’ enterprise driven Fred Donovan / FierceMobileIT News : Record-setting profit at Apple couldn't prevent slide of iPad Joe Wilcox...
World's largest DDoS attack reached 400Gbps, says Arbor Networks
NTP amplification fuelling era of super-massive DDoS — Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Google Plus Email this article — Some time in December 2014 an unnamed ISP experienced an NTP reflection DDoS...
Highly critical “Ghost” allowing code execution affects most Linux systems
are you at risk? Jason Cosper / WP Engine : Addressing The GHOST Vulnerability
Apple took down Photos for OS X preview pages, but launch plan still on track
Apple made a small change to its website last year upon the public release of OS X Yosemite that has led some to question the release date of Photos.app for Mac. Originally announced for an “early 20...
An interview with Slack founder Stewart Butterfield on the company's strategy for a successful launch
From 0 to $1B - Slack's Founder Shares Their Epic Launch Strategy — Slack started working on the app at the end of 2012. ("Never mind the part where we first tried …
Misfit Flash fitness wearable will gain ability to control Nest, August, and Logitech connected devices, communicate with IFTTT, Yo, and Spotify
Misfit turns $50 Flash fitness band into smart home remote, too — The Flash's click-button will integrate across several services as Misfit aims …
Snapchat original series “SnapperHero” to be made by YouTube and Vine stars, sponsored by AT&T
YouTube Stars Expand to Snapchat — Don't Miss Out — … (Bloomberg) — Snapchat Inc. is getting its own superhero series, the latest sign that the ephemeral-messaging startup …
Silent Circle fixed bug in privacy-centric BlackPhone that let hackers remotely decrypt texts and stalk users
Bug in ultra secure BlackPhone let attackers decrypt texts, stalk users — Silent Circle purges remotely exploitable “type confusion” flaw. — A recently fixed vulnerability …
Metromile Launches Uber Car Insurance Where Drivers Only Pay For Personal Miles
Uber covers drivers with $1 million of insurance when they're on the job, but they still have to buy personal car insurance even if they hardly drive off-the-job. But now, Metromile and Uber have dev...
Slack Buys Screenhero To Add Screen Sharing And Voice Chat To Its Work Messaging Platform
Slack, the enterprise collaboration service that has raised $180 million and proven to be a runaway success with 365,000 daily active users, has made another acquisition to add more functionality …
Microsoft is no longer manufacturing the Surface 2
Microsoft's Surface just had a very healthy quarter, bringing the company $1.1 billion in revenue. While we don't actually know how many units that is, Microsoft says that most of them were its newes...
Sony to ax another 1,000 workers in smartphone segment
Linux makers release patch to thwart new ‘Ghost’ cyber threat
(Reuters) - Red Hat Inc and other makers of the widely used Linux operating system for business computers updated their software on Tuesday to thwart a serious new cyber threat they warned could allow...
Lockitron Announces The $99 Bolt, A Deadbolt You Can Unlock With Your Phone
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Facebook expands Conversion Lift tool that helps measure ad impact on online and offline sales to any advertiser who works directly with Facebook
Facebook Expands Its Conversion Lift Tool, Reviles Last-Click — Just because someone didn't click on an ad doesn't mean that ad didn't have an effect.
Electronic Arts Q3 beats expectations with $1.43B net revenue, boosted by strong game sales for older consoles and mobile phones
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Google confirms Fiber is coming to Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, and Raleigh-Durham
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Microsoft confirms Windows 10's ‘Spartan’ browser to get extensions
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Apple Pay coming to 200,000 vending machines, kiosks, paid parking & other self-serve locations
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Prynt, a case that turns your phone into a Polaroid camera, is now available for pre-order on Kickstarter for $49
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AT&T narrowly beats Q4 expectations with $34.4B revenue and $0.55 EPS
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Apple Pay Responsible for Two of Every Three Contactless Payments on Visa, MasterCard, and American Express
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Researchers say Qwerty keylogger used by Five Eyes governments and Regin malware are developed by the same entity, or by entities working closely together
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Apple releases iOS 8.1.3 software update w/ stability improvements, reduces space required to update
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VMware Q4 exceeds expectations, $1.7B revenue, $1.08 EPS, adds $1B to buyback program
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Netflix is revamping its data architecture for streaming movies
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Facebook Opens Registration For F8 Conference Featuring Oculus, WhatsApp, Instagram
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Pinterest Brings Ads To Users' Home Feeds
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Lending startup Earnest raises $17M Series A led by Maveron and launches student loan refinancing tool
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