Corning attempts to combine the toughness of Gorilla Glass with scratch-resistance close to sapphire in new material called Project Phire
Corning fires up new super scratch-resistant glass — The glassmaker unveils Project Fire, a new Gorilla Glass-like material that's both extremely tough and scratch-resistant.
The first Tizen smartphone isn't an “Android killer”—it's a bad Android clone
Review: Samsung's Android alternative arrives, but it's no match for the real thing. — This is the Samsung Z1—the world's first Tizen phone. After one of the bumpiest pre-launch situations in recen...
Startups and Self-Loathing at the 8th Annual Crunchies Awards
There was a moment last night — when comedian T.J. Miller (who had called an Uber co-founder's girlfriend “bitch” multiple times) was smashing a TechCrunch piñata as a hundred people walked out of his...
Google Uses Hangouts As A Virtual Genius Bar To Sell Google Devices
In 2013, Google expanded its Hangouts video conferencing service into a commerce platform called Helpouts, where people buy and sell services like cooking or technical advice via live video.
Senators Urge FCC, FTC Investigation Of Supercookies
Nelson Says Practice Should Be Opt-in For Consumers — Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), ranking member on the Senate Commerce Committee, and a handful of other legislators have called on the FCC and the Fe...
Matchstick streaming stick delays shipping to get Netflix and faster chips
Matchstick's Kickstarter backers will have to wait a bit longer to get the Firefox OS-based streaming stick: Matchstick is delaying shipments until August, the company announced Friday.
TurboTax resumes processing state returns after fraud reports prompt halt
TurboTax temporarily stopped processing state tax returns after noticing an increase in suspicious filings, the tax preparation software company said Friday. — The company resumed e-filing of state ...
Why Twitter's Stock Popped 16% Despite Paltry User Growth
Twitter finally got its wish. — Investors didn't react to its quarterly earnings report based on just one number: the growth rate of monthly active users. — At last, investors seem to be recognizi...
Nintendo and Netflix are reportedly in early stage of developing “Legend of Zelda” live-action series
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Facebook acquires 56 acres immediately south of current Menlo Park HQ at an estimated $400M
Exclusive: Facebook buys 56 acres in Menlo Park, considers future of the campus — Facebook Inc. has already changed how people connect online. Now it's thinking about transforming the Silicon Valle...
UK government releases “equipment interference” guidelines for spy and law enforcement agencies
UK government asks: How's our hacking? — We know that the NSA likes taking unsolicited action inside the computers of others. We know the FBI is also very much into hacking.
OS X 10.10.3 Puts More Focus on Emoji, Lays Groundwork for Skin Tone Modifiers
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US court orders Symantec to pay $17M for violating two patents owned by Intellectual Ventures related to its email and Internet protection products
U.S. court orders Symantec to pay $17 mln for patent infringement — (Reuters) - Symantec Corp, maker of the popular Norton antivirus software …
Microsoft internally testing Work Assistant, a Cortana-enabled Windows Phone app which helps users perform Office-related tasks
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Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In project partners with Linkedin, Facebook, and Anita Borg Institute to support Computer Science & Engineering chapters to mentor women
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Google Maps for Android update includes Local Guides program, similar to Yelp Elites
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Chat App Line's Latest Experiment Is A YouTube-Like Video Service
Messaging app company Line continues to build out its business beyond its core chat service after it launched a YouTube-like video service in Thailand. The company, which claims 181 million active us...
US magistrate: Indefinitely gagging Yahoo about subpoena for subscriber information violates company's free speech rights
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Galvanize to open massive, 71,000-square-foot ‘tech startup campus’ and coding school in Seattle
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Advertising platform Marin Software buys France's SocialMoov for up to $20.75M to expand into social advertising
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