Days before Apple plans to reveal its music streaming service, Apple is still negotiating with record labels, who are pushing for close to 60% of proceeds
Apple's Pushing to Complete Streaming Music Deal Before Event — Just days before Apple Inc. plans to reveal a music streaming service …
US suspects Chinese hackers have stolen records of about 4M current and former government employees, FBI probe underway
U.S. Suspects Hackers in China Breached About 4 Million People's Records, Officials Say — Described as one of the largest thefts of government data ever seen
Skype for Web (Beta) is now available to everyone in the US and UK
Hot on the heels of our recent post announcing improvements to Skype for Outlook , today we're pleased to share more good news for people that use Skype on their browser - Skype for Web (Beta) is now ...
Google's European chief admits company mishandled its messaging in Europe, says Google remains open to settlement in anti-trust case
Google's European mea culpa — Google's European chief executive acknowledges that the company has mishandled its messaging in Europe and is offering an olive branch to the European Commission.
Lycos releasing $124.99 Band and $59.99 Ring that unlock your Android phone using NFC; Band also a fitness monitor and sleep tracker
The web portal Lycos is releasing a smart band and smart ring — Lycos, the search engine and web portal that you may remember from way, way back …
Microdia unveils 512GB microSD card, will cost around $1,000, available in July
Microdia crams 512GB into a microSD card, out in July — Meant for professional photographers with an unquenchable desire for storage space, this microSD card will cost upwards of $1,000.
Survey: Fewer than 25% of top 100 US retailers accept Apple Pay, 66% won't accept it this year
Exclusive: In ‘year of Apple Pay’, many top retailers remain skeptical — In a January earnings call with investors, Apple Inc (AAPL.O) Chief Executive Tim Cook made a confident prediction …
Comcast Has Agreed To Acquire Ad Tech Firm Visible World
Cable giant Comcast Corp. has agreed to acquire the TV ad-targeting firm Visible World, according to a person familiar with the matter. — The deal, if completed, could put the cable giant into a str...
Apple now dominates consumer digital video viewing, says new Adobe report
In the run-up to Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, Adobe Digital Index, the company's marketing arm, has concluded that Apple is currently the dominant player in consumer digital video consumpti...
SunGard Data Systems Files for $100M IPO
Private-equity owners to keep majority voting power in software developer — Software developer SunGard Data Systems Inc. has filed for an initial public offering, about a decade after a group of pri...
Dropbox for Business adds new enterprise-class features including tiered administrator accounts and support for Microsoft's Active Directory
Dropbox adds new enterprise class features as it tries to attract big businesses — The last year hasn't seen many flashy product launches or updates for Dropbox.
Facebook opposes trademark application by Designbook, a peer-to-peer marketplace for startups
Facebook sics trademark lawyers on “Designbook” startup — “What about a phonebook? A yearbook? A notebook, or a scrapbook?” — Kyle Clark and Aaron Pollak created “Designbook” last year.
Cisco's new CEO Chuck Robbins makes changes to the executive leadership team, CTO Padmasree Warrior leaving in September
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Chrome beta now automatically pauses less important Flash content to boost performance and battery life
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Steam Machines from Alienware and Syber, Steam Controller, and Steam Link available for pre-order to be shipped October 16; general release on November 10
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Facebook Messenger removes always-on location sharing feature, replaces it with one-time sharing via pin drop; head of product teases future location features
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Airbnb launches Price Tips tool that uses machine learning to help hosts choose pricing that will increase rentals
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Former Facebook CFO Ebersman Launches New Health Tech Startup Lyra Health
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Uber invites journalists to join cheering employees at a quasi-political rally celebrating its 5th anniversary
three of them are now billionaires USA Today : Uber at five: focused, combative and still growing like crazy Anu Passary / Tech Times : Uber Celebrates Fifth Birthday: CEO Admits Mistakes But Remains ...
Yahoo shutting down Maps at end of month, Pipes in September, APIs for GeoPlanet and PlaceSpotter in Q3, and some regional media properties over next few weeks
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Periscope for iOS update brings new map view to help you discover interesting streams
Periscope iOS 1.1 Update Zac Hall / 9to5Mac : Periscope for iPhone now lets you find streams by location Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch : Periscope Update Brings A Global Map View Of Active Broadcasts D....
Sources: CACI, Booz Allen, Leidos in early talks to acquire Computer Sciences Corp's public sector division
Instapaper Launches ‘Notes’ To Let Users Annotate Text
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Line Moves Into Group Calling With Popcorn Buzz, Lets You Talk With Up To 200 People For Free
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Tweetbot for Mac updated to 2.0 with Yosemite-style redesign, column management tools, $12.99 for new users, free for current users
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TechCrunch writer Ryan Lawler to join 500 Startups as venture partner
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Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements
2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
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Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.