Overcast's Apple Watch app redesign shows why scaled-down iPhone apps don't work well on Watch
Redesigning Overcast's Apple Watch app — I originally designed the Apple Watch app for my podcast player, Overcast, with a scaled-down version of the iPhone app's structure.
Two Men Who Breached Photobucket.com Indicted and Arrested on Conspiracy and Fraud Related Charges
Two men have been arrested after breaching the computer services of Colorado based Photobucket, a company that operates an image and video hosting website, announced U.S. Attorney John Walsh …
Amazon's ever-cheaper Fire Phone gets a belated KitKat update
A significant change for the few who took a chance on Amazon's first phone. — It's been a while since we last checked in with the Fire Phone, Amazon's attempt to break into the high-end smartphone m...
LG Watch Urbane proves surprisingly easy to fix in teardown
Last month, the folks at iFixit got their hands on the Apple Watch, which unsurprisingly isn't easy to fix on your own. By comparison, repairing LG's Watch Urbane could be a walk in the park. The we...
Numerous security holes found in Open Smart Grid networking protocol used by over 4M smart power meters
Weak Homegrown Crypto Dooms Open Smart Grid Protocol — In the three years since its inception, the Open Smart Grid Protocol has found its way into more than four million smart meters and similar dev...
How to build a unicorn from scratch and walk away with nothing, or why deal terms matter more than valuations
How to Build a Unicorn From Scratch - and Walk Away with Nothing. — This is a grim fairy tale about a mythical company and its mythical founder.
LG Watch Urbane review: battery life of more than a day even with screen always on, lacks ambient light sensor, gaudy design for $349
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Skolkovo, Russia's $4B tech incubator near Moscow, languishes as funding is cut and startups leave
The Short Life and Speedy Death of Russia's Silicon Valley — In 2009, Moscow unveiled an ambitious plan to build a world-class technology incubator. Then corruption, brain drain, and Putin killed i...
The NSA has a program actually named SKYNET that uses phone metadata to track location and call activities
So, the NSA Has an Actual Skynet Program — We've suspected it all along—that Skynet, the massive program that brings about world destruction in the Terminator movies …
Sources: US cable operator Bright House to drop $10.4B Charter deal, wants to retain TWC agreement after TWC-Comcast deal collapsed
Bright House Networks plans to drop merger with Charter - sources — (Reuters) - Bright House Networks, the sixth largest U.S. cable operator …
How Microsoft's strategy for supporting apps developed for Android and iOS differs from similar plans by BlackBerry and IBM
Android and iOS apps on Windows: What is Microsoft doing—and will it work? — Running a competitor's apps has been done before. It hasn't worked.
Russia and China sign cybersecurity deal pledging to not attack one another, counteract technology harmful to the countries
The crisis in Ukraine is drawing Russia closer to China. Andrew Roth / New York Times : Russia and China Sign Cooperation Pacts Cory Bennett / The Hill : Russia, China unite with major cyber pact Twee...
Zynga says it's shutting down data centers it spent $100M to build, goes back to Amazon
For Zynga, a Journey From the Cloud to Home — and Back Again — In 2009, Zynga was a marquee customer for Amazon.com 's cloud-computing services. Two years later, it spent $100 million to build … Tw...
Filing shows Alibaba is now the largest outside shareholder in e-commerce site Zulily with 9.3% of total shares
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SherpaShare helps workers optimize pay from multiple services like Uber, Lyft, and Postmates
An App That Helps Drivers Earn the Most From Their Trips — When Steve Smith began driving for Uber and Lyft several months ago, he concentrated on picking up passengers near his Walnut Creek neighbo...
Wavelength gives up on a sharing feature for movies that viewers own, but reopens site for showcasing movie collections, browsing friends' libraries
Update! — Hello! — Today we're excited to reopen wavelength.io. We've been working hard to bring you a great product and we're grateful for your support.
Sources: Uber plans to raise $1.5-$2B more, maybe as early as this month, valuing company at $50B or higher
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“Who's Viewed Your Posts?” LinkedIn Adds Analytics To Its Publishing Platform
And Who's Not Rachel King / ZDNet : LinkedIn adds analytics to bolster publishing platform
Google executives from public policy and legal teams applaud recent federal court ruling on NSA, USA Freedom Act in Reddit AMA
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After lawsuits over bad reviews, US reps introduce bill making consumer non-disparagement clauses unenforceable; Yelp, TripAdvisor, Angie's List voice support
Grant Gross / CIO.com :
Facebook testing in-app keyword search engine on mobile that lets users add articles to status updates
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