Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference Kicks Off June 8 at San Francisco's Moscone West
Developers Can Apply for Tickets Now & Millions Worldwide Can Watch Sessions Streamed Live — Apple® today announced that it will hold its 26th annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) …
Apple releases iOS 8.4 beta with revamped Music app ahead of new service at WWDC
Apple has just released the first iOS 8.4 beta, which includes Apple's upcoming revamped music app. The seed for developers is available via the Apple Developer Center website.
Apple bans selfie sticks, monopods from WWDC 2015
In an update to the rules for Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple is banning 2015 attendees from using selfie sticks or any other kind of photo monopod within the bounds of either Moscone West or Y...
Hands-on with Apple's all-new Music app in iOS 8.4 beta
Hands-on: Apple's all-new Music app in iOS 8.4 — With the release of the first developer beta of iOS 8.4 this evening, Apple gave us the first look at the oft-rumored redesign of the Music app.
iOS 8.3 prevents iFunBox, iExplorer and similar desktop file transfer tools from accessing app directories
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Cyber security startup Illumio raises $100M, adding BlackRock and Accel to existing investors in Series C round
Illumio, a cyber security startup, raises $100 million — Most companies use firewalls, intrusion detection systems and other so-called ‘perimeter’ security defenses.
OnePlus One gets Cyanogen 12 software update, Yu Yureka to receive it soon
The OnePlus One smartphone has finally started to receive the Cyanogen software update. On a blogpost, the software maker announces that the OnePlus One handset is the first smartphone to snag the Cy...
Eight VC firms, including Google Ventures, KPCB, Accel, Shasta, and Redpoint have opened or are opening offices in SF's South Park
Has South Park Finally Become the New Sand Hill Road? — Come June, Redpoint Ventures will be opening a new office in the quiet little enclave of South Park in San Francisco.
Opera launches redesigned Mini browser for Android, hopes to grow user base to 275M by 2017
Opera Mini Update Sports New Look And Features — The Opera Mini browser is one of Opera's three browsers for mobile devices. Compared to the regular Opera mobile browser and Opera Coast for iOS …
Docker raises $95M round led by Insight Venture Partners, bringing total funding to about $160M; company likely valued more than $1B
Docker Raises Another $95 Million in Funding — Another day in tech, another company tops $100 million in money raised.
Pocket raises $7 million and launches a new responsive web app to help you read things later
Pocket, the service that lets you save content from across the web to read or watch later, has raised a further $7 million to grow its team and launch new products.
Skype For Business Begins Rolling Out Publicly Today
Microsoft's “Skype for Business,” which is designed to replace the company's older enterprise communication tool Lync, is rolling out publicly today as part of the Office 2013 April update, the compan...
Movidius Raises $40M To Bring Computer VisionTo Mobile Devices
Movidius, the company that makes the vision processor that powers Google's Tango tablet, today announced that it has raised a $40 million funding round led by Summit Bridge Capital — a collaboration b...
A closer look at the rather rough and not yet ready Windows 10 for phones
The new build has a ton of apps and a ton of promise, but feels a long way from done. — Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones took a big step forward today with the public release of build 10051.
Zenefits Allowed Back Into Utah After Insurance Brokers Tried To Kill The Innovative Startup
Late last year, we wrote about the ridiculous situation in which the state of Utah effectively banned Zenefits, the innovative HR software service provider that tons of companies now use.
Rakuten Is Looking To Acquire PopSugar For $580 Million
We've heard PopSugar is the latest online content company that Japanese conglomerate Rakuten is about to snap up. These things could always fall apart, but should the deal go through, we're told it w...
India's Restaurant Search App Zomato Raises $50M At $1B+ Valuation, Buys MaplePOS
Time to loosen Zomato's belt: the Indian startup whose restaurant search app is now used in 22 countries is growing some more. The company has raised $50 million more in funding, and it has made its ...
Flipkart pulls out of Airtel Zero after social media backlash, says strongly believes in net neutrality
The battle for net neutrality got a boost on Tuesday with e-commerce giant Flipkart pulling out of the Airtel Zero platform, with which it had recently partnered.
Interpol-organized group takes down Simda, a botnet that controlled over 770K PCs worldwide
Botnet that enslaved 770,000 PCs worldwide comes crashing down — The Simda botnet that menaced 190 countries is no more. — Law enforcement groups and private security companies around …
AOL Launches Cross-Screen Programmatic Ad Platform ‘One’
Just over one year after announcing plans to roll all of its ad tech properties into a single platform, AOL on Tuesday officially announced the launch of “One by AOL,” a one-stop-shop programmatic ad ...
Applications for US H1-B tech visas totaled a record 233K for fiscal 2016 for 85k open slots
U.S. has record number of applications for H-1B tech visas — (Reuters) - Applications for H-1B visas allowing U.S. businesses to hire foreign workers in science, engineering …
Twilio Brings WebRTC-Based Video Chat To Its Cloud Communications Platform
Twilio has long made it easy for developers to integrate voice calling and text messaging into their applications, but starting today, the service will also offer a video chat. The new Twilio Video s...
Google Malaysia website affected by DNS redirect attack
KUALA LUMPUR: When typing www.google.com … Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web : Hijackers target Google's Malaysian home page and disrupt service Francois Lenoir / Reuters : Google Malaysia service disr...
Microsoft Updates Azure Media Services With Live Encoding, New Media Player And More
Microsoft is launching a number of new features for its Azure Media Services audio and video streaming platform today. — The highlight of this update is support for live encoding, which is now in pr...
Duo Security Raises $30 Million Led By Redpoint To Protect Enterprises Against Data Breaches
Duo Security, the two-factor authentication startup backed by Benchmark and Google Ventures, wants to do more to help protect companies from hackers trying to gain access to their networks.
Amazon and HarperCollins reach multiyear agreement for both print and digital, allowing HarperCollins to set prices for its ebooks
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OS X 10.10.3 adds support for single-stream 4K monitors and 5K Dell displays on iMac, Mac Pro
OS X 10.10.3 brings enhanced 4K support (including 12-inch MacBook), adds 5K Dell for Mac Pro/iMac — Apple has expanded support for 4K displays in its recent OS X 10.10.3 release …
New Bitcoin Foundation Director Bruce Fenton Pledges Fiscal Reform
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Vizio prices M series 4K TVs from $600, teases high-end, HDR-capable Reference series TVs
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Nokia confirms it is in advanced discussions to acquire Alcatel-Lucent
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Functional ‘Trusted Voice’ smart lock option is rolling out to some Android users with Google Play Services update
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GoButler, a Magic clone founded by ex-Rocket Internet executives, launches SMS-based ‘virtual assistant’ service in New York City
GoButler, The Magic Clone Founded By Ex-Rocket Internet Execs, Launches Virtual Assistant In NYC — GoButler, the Berlin-headquartered 'virtual … Thanks: @ingridlunden
Google's MVNO detailed in leaked app with per-GB data plans, rollover and shared data, and auto-switching between partner networks
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Apple Watch gains medication reminders, doctor consultations, appointment scheduling, and more from a dozen new healthcare apps including WebMD
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TWC gives Charlotte, NC customers up to a six times speed boost for same price after Google announces Fiber for the city
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IBM announces deals with Apple, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic to bring Watson into healthcare
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Foxconn iPhone production in Brazil falls short on promises of high-quality jobs, lower prices
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HP exec Bill Hilf backtracks on his statement that “it makes no sense” to compete in public cloud, reaffirms commitment to OpenStack-powered Helion
DEA pushes legal limits of surveillance, setting precedents used to justify spying elsewhere
Andy Greenberg / Wired : Tweets: @ethannadelmann Tweets: Ethan Nadelmann / @ethannadelmann : Want to See Domestic Spying's Future? Follow the #DrugWar and the machinations of the #DEA. http://www.wir...
Apple takes only 15% of new-subscriber revenue from some Apple TV partners, including Neflix, Hulu Plus, and MLB.TV, in contrast to its 30% iOS standard
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Hortonworks acquires SequenceIQ for rapid Hadoop deployment tools, plans to donate tech to Apache Software Foundation after integration
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Craigslist growth stalls as vertical marketplaces rise: time on site down 6% since 2013
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