Sources: Nokia plans a return to the consumer phone market in 2016, has a virtual reality project and more in the works
Nokia Plots 2016 Return to Phone Market — Four years ago, Stephen Elop, Nokia CEO at the time, described Nokia as a man at the edge of a burning platform.
Elon Musk had a deal to sell Tesla to Google in 2013 for about $6B and another $5B in capital for factory expansions
Elon Musk Had a Deal to Sell Tesla to Google in 2013 — On the verge of bankruptcy, the company sought a savior in Larry Page — This story is excerpted and adapted …
OnePlus One smartphone now available to buy globally for everyone without an invite
Open Sales for the OnePlus One, Forever — This week marks a very special anniversary for OnePlus. Exactly one year ago this Thursday, April 23rd, we announced the OnePlus One to the world.
Norway Will Be the First Country to Turn Off FM Radio in 2017
Norway's Minister of Culture announced this week that a national FM-radio switch off will commence in 2017, allowing the country to complete its transition over to digital radio. It's the end of an e...
Sony launches flagship Xperia Z4 in Japan, with Snapdragon 810, 5.2" FHD display, 3GB RAM, and an image-stabilizing selfie camera
Sony's new flagship smartphone has an image-stabilizing selfie camera — Sony's unveiled its new smartphone in Japan, the Xperia Z4, and like you might tell …
Russian hackers exploit Flash, Windows flaws to spy on diplomats
Summary:Recently discovered vulnerabilities are being used by the Russian APT28 group to spy on government targets and steal politically sensitive data. — Symantec — FireEye has detected the use o...
Android Wear's Second Big Update Is Coming: Gestures, WiFi, And Better UI In The Next Few Weeks
Word around the rumor mill was that Android Wear was about to get a pretty big update — and sure enough, such an update is officially on the way. — Here's whats new... Wrist Flicking Gestures:
Oscar Raises $145M At A $1.5B Valuation To Build A New Healthcare, Insurance Giant
Oscar, a company founded to rethink how a health insurer should look and act in the digital age and after the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act, is scaling up with a big $145 million round …
Raytheon buys controlling stake in Websense, plans to invest $1.7B in joint cybersecurity venture
Raytheon to Plow $1.7 Billion Into New Cyber Venture — Defense Contractor Buys Control of Websense, Which Will Be Core of Operation — Raytheon Co. is betting it can leverage …
Chrome notifications now available on Android; eBay, Facebook, Pinterest, Product Hunt among early adopters of the feature
Your favorite websites can now send notifications to Chrome on Android — Support for push notifications was the most important feature in last week's Chrome 42 release …
Former Microsoft designer talks about original Windows Phone UX and mistakes the company made with Modern UI
Ex-Microsoft Designer Explains the Move Away from Metro — Windows Phone fans pining for the days of Metro panoramas and integrated experiences have had a tough couple of years …
Cloud customer service startup Freshdesk raises $50M from Tiger Global, Accel Partners, and Google Capital
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Profile of Margrethe Vestager, EU commissioner leading antitrust case against Google
the woman behind the EU antitrust case against Google. http://www.nytimes.com/... @natashanyt @jameskanter
Microsoft Announces Azure Service Fabric, A New Framework For Building Highly Scalable Cloud Services
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Profile of Tanium, a startup valued at $1.75B whose technology helps half of the top 100 US corporations quickly identify and patch vulnerable devices
Meet Tanium, The Secret Cybersecurity Weapon Of Target, Visa And Amazon — A father-son duo came from out of nowhere with a more clever idea …
Report: most or all of Mt. Gox's missing bitcoins stolen between early 2011 and May 2013, long before the exchange collapsed in February 2014
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Report: VC investing increased 26% YoY to $13.4B in Q1 2015, the biggest Q1 since 2000
The 2014 numbers for the VC category … Rob Price / Business Insider : 10 things in tech you need to know today Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : Is history repeating itself? VC in Q1 2015 was the highest ...
Spanish town uses Twitter for citizen-government communication, helping it operate more efficiently
Endless targets the developing world with its OS and $169 computer, currently on Kickstarter
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The long history of MyMagic+ and MagicBand, the technologies Disney hopes will modernize its theme parks
Austin Carr / Fast Company : Tweets: @piercedavid , @austincarr and @daveknox Tweets: David Pierce / @piercedavid : This @AustinCarr story about Disney and MyMagic+ is fantastic http://www.fastcompan...
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