FTC sues Qualcomm over anticompetitive tactics in monopolizing baseband processor market, says firm elevated patent royalties for vendors using competing chips
Company's sales and licensing practices hamper Qualcomm's competitors and threaten innovation in mobile communications, according to FTC
Mark Zuckerberg testifies in Oculus-ZeniMax trial, says “Oculus products are built on Oculus technology” and that he'd never heard of ZeniMax
DALLAS — Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, has said virtual reality could be the next big thing in technology.
Qualcomm responds to FTC charge, says will contest complaint and that it has not withheld or threatened to withhold chip supply
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint today against Qualcomm in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California.
Internal Windows 10 Mobile build shows Microsoft is planning an e-book store for Windows 10 devices, likely to debut with Creators Update in April
Microsoft is working on a new a store for e-books in Windows 10. The software giant actually started building in features related …
Google app for Android updated with offline search, will queue offline searches and run them when a connection becomes available
One area of focus that Google has been particularly working on for its apps and services has been better offline functionality.
FTC accuses Qualcomm of forcing Apple to use its chips exclusively in return for lower licensing fees, and thus unfairly cutting out competitors
Qualcomm Inc., the biggest maker of mobile phone chips, forced Apple Inc. to exclusively use its baseband processors in return to lowering …
Report: Google bringing its Android One program for budget smartphones with timely software updates to the US; the first such device is expected before mid-year
Google's Android One platform was originally designed to provide low-cost Android devices to developing markets without the stuff …
Google+ announces it's bringing back Events feature, will now hide “low quality” comments, and is sunsetting its old web UI on January 24
Google overhauled Google+ from top to bottom in late 2015 to shift the focus to communities. The company has been tweaking …
Chelsea Manning to be freed on May 17 rather than in 2045 after Obama commutes bulk of 35-year sentence
In the waning hours of his presidency … Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run : UPDATED! Will Obama Pardon Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning? No, but Lying Admin Folks Will go Scot-Free Bryan Clark / The Next...
Roku revamps its mobile remote app, adding “What's On” content discovery, more
Fresh on the heels of introducing new TV models at CES, and touting its 13 percent share of the smart TV market, Roku today is rolling out a revamped mobile application aimed at making it easier …
Hewlett Packard Enterprise buys datacenter infrastructure startup SimpliVity for $650M
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, which split off from HP in 2015, today announced its latest acquisition, SimpliVity, a company that sells data center hardware that unites computing power and storage, whic...
DocuSign names former Responsys chief Daniel Springer as new CEO, ending a lengthy search
After at least one false start and a 15 month search, one of tech's most valuable private companies has finally found its new chief executive. — DocuSign announced on Wednesday …
France creates a four-year French Tech Visa for entrepreneurs, engineers, and investors, to attract foreign tech talent
Just in time before the 2017 presidential election in France, the current French government wanted to announce one last thing to foster French startups.
Sources: Toshiba considers spinning off semiconductor unit, wants to sell about 20% interest to Western Digital for $1.77B to $2.65B
Security vendor OPAQ Networks launches security-as-a-service platform, raised $21M Series A
A new security vendor is officially starting up today, with the official launch of OPAQ Networks (pronounced opaque). As part of the official launch, OPAQ Networks also announced …
Sources: Trump considering Utah attorney general Sean Reyes, who urged FTC to re-open antitrust probe of Google last year, for FTC chairman
Tony Romm / Politico :
Facebook's first official startup incubator “Startup Garage” to open at Paris' Station F startup campus, will host 10-15 data driven startups every six months
Polina Marinova / Fortune :
Microsoft acquires 3D data-optimization vendor Simplygon to help realize its “3D for Everyone” strategy
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet :
Indian healthcare platform Practo raises $55M Series D led by Tencent to expand into more markets; other investors included Sequoia, CapitalG, Thrive Capital
Jon Russell / TechCrunch :
Used goods marketplace Letgo raises $175M Series C from Accel and others, has raised $325M since '15 launch, still doesn't charge for Craigslist-like service
Selina Wang / Bloomberg :
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