Google’s Kurzweil details his intricate plan for cheating death
As we’ve noted before, Google engineering director Ray Kurzweil devotes a lot of his life to postponing death. Kurzweil, the brilliant 65-year-old inventor and futurist, …
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Twitter reportedly pondering a WhatsApp-style direct messaging app
Could Twitter soon go head-to-head with WhatsApp, Kik and other big mobile messaging services? Unnamed sources tell AllThingsD that Twitter has been working on “plans …
Google beats expectations, posts $10.74 EPS on revenue of $14.9 billion in Q3
Google on Thursday slightly beat Wall Street expectations by reporting third-quarter earnings per share of $10.74 on revenue of $14.9 billion, thus besting the consensus …
How big is Samsung?
It’s not just Samsung’s phablets that are gigantic… Samsung announced earlier this week that it has broken ground on the new research and development facility …
Q3 iPhone activations flat at Verizon despite iPhone 5s, 5c launch
Verizon on Thursday reported impressive third-quarter results that topped Wall Street’s expectations. The communications giant earned more than $2.2 billion in profit on revenue that …
Verizon’s Q3 EPS tops expectations at $0.77 on $30.3 billion in sales
Following solid earnings in the second quarter that narrowly topped the Street’s expectations, Verizon Communications on Thursday reported its third-quarter results ahead of the bell. …
Buffett tells Apple to ignore Icahn’s plea for a bigger buyback
In a not-so-shocking development, famous investor Warren Buffett thinks that Apple should ignore the advice of fellow famous investor Carl Icahn. Barron’s points out that …
Apple looks to ban newer Samsung phones with latest appeal
After successfully filing for an import ban against Samsung, which was recently upheld by the U.S. government, Apple is looking to add insult to injury …
A simple guide to opting out of Google’s controversial new ads
Google’s latest Terms of Service update allows the company to use your personal information from Google+, including your name and photograph, in targeted advertising that …
Ireland mulls closing Apple’s favorite tax loophole
Apple’s luck with the Irish may be about to run out. Bloomberg reports that Irish finance minister Michael Noonan has pledged to change parts of …
Pandora exec: We’re better than iTunes Radio
Pandora’s share price took a big hit when Apple launched its new iTunes Radio service, but Pandora still has the upper hand. So says Pandora chief …
Why is a Japanese carrier paying $1.5 billion for half of a Finnish app vendor?
Japanese carrier SoftBank and GungHo just paid $1.5 billion for a 51% stake of Supercell. What the heck is going on? Valuing Supercell at $3 billion …
After a year with no retail boss, Apple poaches Burberry CEO
Apple’s retail operation is about to get a whole lot more fashionable — and possibly a touch more elitist. It has been nearly a year …
BlackBerry pleads for patience in open letter to customers, partners
The future of BlackBerry is up in the air as the company continues to work with Farifax Financial and other groups that may be interested …
New Sony smartphone strategy shifts away from U.S.
In an effort to become a dominant force in the competitive smartphone space, Sony is refocusing its business to markets that already constitute 60% of …
Google will sell your endorsements and reviews for use in ads
Facebook has already started placing innocent bystanders in advertisements, Twitter will have to find ways to increase its revenue once the company goes public, and …
Facebook policy change leaves users with nowhere to hide
Facebook users who prefer to lurk in the shadows will not be terribly pleased to learn of a new change to Facebook’s privacy settings that …
Nokia’s budget Lumia success may leave HTC with nowhere to run
HTC’s disastrous Q3 performance has triggered speculation about how the company may try its luck in the Windows Phone market after getting clobbered by tough …
Former Apple CEO says Cook doing a ‘terrific job,’ not ‘trying to be Steve Jobs’
Any time a company’s stock has a year like Apple shares have had between late September 2012 and now, investors and industry watchers are bound …
Samsung collects $1.5 billion in huge Seagate stock sale
Samsung isn’t having any trouble racking up profits through its core businesses, having just reported a record unaudited third-quarter operating profit of more than $9.2 …
Co-founder Mike Lazaridis increases BlackBerry stake, considers bid
BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis, who is likely just as responsible for BlackBerry’s early success as he is for its collapse, on Thursday filed a Schedule …
Debt ceiling delay may blacken Black Friday
Retailers are already busy as beavers planning their Black Friday promotions for November 28th. But guess what else might arrive on November 28th? Default on the …
BlackBerry considers breakup if Fairfax fails to find funding
BlackBerry is reportedly warming up to the idea of breaking the company apart and selling off the pieces. The news comes from an unnamed inside …
Eight more arrested in Bitcoin drug den bust
Buying and selling illegal drugs on the Internet using a virtual currency isn’t as fun as it used to be. The Associated Press, via NPR, …
New round of layoffs has begun at BlackBerry
As BlackBerry continues to fight for its life, the company announced late last month that it will eliminate about 4,500 jobs in an effort to …
That’s it for TAT: Designers split with BlackBerry for new startup
Several years ago, BlackBerry acquired The Astonishing Tribe (TAT), a team that was well known in the mobile industry for designing gorgeous user interfaces. Less …
The twice cursed town called Nokia
Over the past 600 years, the tiny town of Nokia, Finland has flirted with greatness twice… only to see “Nokia” become extinct twice, first as a silky …
Canadian pension fund CEO: BlackBerry sale ‘the most bizarre sales process I’ve seen’
If you have no idea what’s going on with Fairfax’s plan to buy out BlackBerry, don’t worry — prospective investors seem in the dark as …
Piracy isn’t destroying musicians’ ability to earn a living
Many musicians understandably hate online music piracy but there’s no evidence that it’s turning them into starving artists. Timothy Lee at The Washington Post’s Wonkblog …
Video: ‘Login and Pay with Amazon’ has the online retailer competing with PayPal
Amazon announced the ‘Login and Pay with Amazon’ service on Tuesday, which will allow online shoppers to use their Amazon account information to quickly complete …
