Gartner: Global PC shipments fell 8.3% in Q4 2015, Apple only company in top 5 to see growth
The PC market ended its poor year with another negative quarter. Both Gartner and IDC agreed: PC shipments were down globally, again. — Gartner estimated worldwide PC shipments fell 8.3 percent to ...
Google Maps for Android adds new Driving Mode that guesses your destination based on your location history, recent searches, and time of day
Google Maps for Android's new Driving Mode guesses where you want to go — Google today released an update to Google Maps for Android that includes a new feature: Driving Mode.
Skype to add group video calling on iOS, Android, and Windows 10 Mobile; users can now sign up to preview the feature
Skype adds mobile group video calling on iOS, Android, and Windows 10 Mobile — Skype is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its free video calling feature with the addition …
SoundCloud strikes licensing deal with Universal Music
The deal was announced this afternoon (although leaked in the New York Post yesterday): it's a multi-territory agreement that covers Universal's recorded-music division and its publishing group. — T...
EA announces Origin Access, $4.99 monthly subscription for PC games
Electronic Arts' EA Access is now available for Windows PC games as Origin Access, a subscription for EA's Origin digital distribution platform, the company announced today. Origin Access costs $4.99...
Researchers find older versions of Fortinet's firewall software allow remote access using a hard-coded password; company says issue resolved via patch in 2014
Et tu, Fortinet? Hard-coded password raises new backdoor eavesdropping fears — Discovery comes a month after competitor Juniper disclosed unauthorized code.
Google opens VR division, headed by VP for Product Management Clay Bavor; apps division now under SVP Diane Greene, head of enterprise operations
Google Opens Virtual Reality Division, Apps Move to Enterprise Unit — As Facebook and Microsoft have plowed ahead with virtual reality, Google has looked like it's behind.
Udacity will refund tuition to students who do not find a job within 6 months of completing Nanodegree
Degree gets you a tech job — or your money back — SAN FRANCISCO — A leading purveyor of online education is willing to guarantee its graduates a job in tech, or their money back.
Moto to focus on high-end smartphones, with Moto G, E being merged with Lenovo lineup; 2016 Moto phones will have fingerprint scanners, 5-inch+ screens
All Motorola flagships will feature a fingerprint scanner in 2016 — Lenovo has confirmed the roadmap for Motorola …
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Announces $100M Philanthropic Education Fund
Reed Hastings took to Facebook Tuesday to announce that he would be personally funding a new $100 million philanthropic fund, focusing exclusively on education-related projects and organizations.
Google Picks Former Obama Adviser to Lead Global Public Policy
Google, facing increased scrutiny from European regulators, has hired a former senior adviser to President Obama to lead its global public policy team. — Caroline Atkinson, who left her position as ...
Verizon Accused of Routing Millions of IP Addresses for Cybercriminals
US network operator Verizon Communications is routing over 4 million IP addresses that are currently in the hands of cybercriminals, researchers at The Spamhaus Project reveal. — Spammers have been ...
Spotify partners with Genius to show backstory and commentary annotations for selected songs, only on iPhone for now
Spotify And Genius Team To Stream The Backstory On Music Tracks — Spotify, the popular music streaming app with 75 million users, wants to ramp up its profile as a platform for more than just music ...
Group that hacked CIA Director John Brennan's AOL account has now allegedly hacked Director of National Intelligence James Clapper's phone, Internet, email
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard :
Netherlands Forensic Institute claims it can access encrypted emails on PGP BlackBerrys
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Facebook's ‘Mentions’ App For Celebrities And Other Verified Users Comes To Android
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Amazon's book cataloging and discussion site Shelfari is merging with Goodreads; users have two months to move data
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Two suspected members of DD4BC, a DDoS extortion group, apprehended in Europol raids
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Lyft partners with National MedTrans Network and announces 3rd-party web app, Concierge, to cater to seniors without smartphones; pilot program in NYC
Lucas Matney / TechCrunch :
Google I/O 2016 to be held May 18-20 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View
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Hulu to unveil VR apps and content this spring, says company's head of experience Ben Smith
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Delicious Media, a Domainersuite and Science Inc. alliance, takes over management of Delicious with Tony Aly as CEO, will revert to original URL del.icio.us
My name is Tony Aly, and I'm the CEO …
Import.io Raises $13 Million Series A For Its Data Extraction Platform
Hi, everyone, happy Tuesday! Tweets: Wellington Partners / @wellingtonvc : “The biggest investment ever in web #data extraction”. Find out about @importio's $13million Series A raise here: http://tech...
Uber updates its API with Trip Experiences, a way for third party apps to serve content and ads to users during trips with users' permission
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San Francisco-based online consignment startup, Threadflip, shuts down, to “partner” with Le Tote
Threadflip, an online consignment marketplace … Thanks: @eringriffith
Google appeases Pakistani censors with country-specific version of YouTube
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