LinkedIn, Facebook and Apple top Forbes list of fastest-growing tech companies
It seems social networks still have a long way to grow. Forbes has come out with its annual list of the fastest-growing tech companies and …
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Pirate Bay co-founder charged in massive hacking case
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, a co-founder of the infamous Pirate Bay website, can’t seem to stay out of legal hot water. Ars Technica reports that Svartholm Warg …
Google blames mobile devices for Google Reader’s demise
Google announced earlier this year that its popular RSS reader would be discontinued as of July 1st. Users were outraged at the decision, however a …
Poll finds Google’s reputation remains sky high as Apple loses ground with young people
Google’s reputation for shady shenanigans hasn’t hurt its image with the American public. A new poll from The Washington Post finds that 83% of American …
The Boy Genius Report: Native Instruments is the worst software company in the world
It’s shocking that there are still companies that exist in today’s world that are off-the-rocker stupid. With social media giving companies the ability to broadcast …
Apple reportedly prepping iPhone trade-in program to boost sales
Apple is reportedly readying a new program that will allow iPhone owners to trade in their old handsets for a credit toward new Apple products, …
Sneaky fees are a staple of every wireless bill
AT&T drew the ire of many wireless customers recently when it tacked on a $0.61 “mobility administrative fee” to the end of every bill that …
NSA collection of Verizon call records draws instant backlash
Revelations that the National Security Agency has been collecting call records for tens of millions of Verizon customers under a secret order from the Foreign …
AT&T could be latest to enter Hulu bidding war
Hulu couldn’t find any serious suitors for an acquisition last time it was on the block, but 2013 is a completely different story. Yahoo, Time …
Video: Wi-Fi gesture recognition tech turns your entire home into a Clapper ad
Anyone who remembers the ’80s surely recalls the television ads for The Clapper, the sound recognition system that you could use to turn lights and …
Dell committee gives Icahn’s buyout bid a thumbs down
A special committee setup by Dell’s board to examine Carl Icahn’s proposal to buy the company has found that the investor’s bid is short on funding, …
BlackBerry says 60% of Fortune 500 firms are testing new BlackBerry products
BlackBerry watched as its once dominant enterprise business lost share to the likes of Samsung and Apple over the past few years. The company is …
Why Facebook no longer looks destined to take over the Internet
Just a little more than a year ago, Wall Street’s IPO hype machine went into overdrive pushing Facebook as the next Google or Amazon — …
Comcast exec insists Americans don’t really need Google Fiber-like speeds
It seems that cable companies really don’t think that American consumers need 1Gbps Internet services such as those offered by Google Fiber. We’ve already seen …
White House proposals to fight patent trolls called laughably inadequate
Much like spammers, Satanists and mimes, patent trolls are one of the rare groups around that Americans of all political stripes can unite in opposing. …
Samsung’s lofty ‘5G’ wireless breakthrough claims draw skepticism
You may not believe it, but Samsung may be guilty of over hyping itself. In an article on Samsung’s recent claims about developing breakthrough “5G” …
WWDC 2013: Expectations said to be low, big Apple news coming this fall
As Apple fans gear up for the company’s big summer conference next week, it feels like there might not be any surprises in store for …
European ISPs could soon be barred from throttling traffic, blocking content
The European Commission’s vice president and digital chief Neelie Kroes is spearheading a campaign that looks to change the way Europeans connect to the Internet. …
Earlier iPhone, iPad models face bans in U.S. for infringing upon Samsung patent
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday issued a limited ban and cease & desist order on Apple products for infringing upon Samsung’s technology. The …
Why cable companies aren’t scared of you dropping your pay TV service
Cord cutting is a real phenomenon in terms of both paid television services and home broadband Internet services. But cable companies aren’t scared just yet because …
Want a top-10 app in America? It’ll cost you $60,000
Trademob has a fascinating piece on the cost of launching a top-10 app in various markets. In America, you need 80,000 downloads over a 72-hour period …
Galaxy S4, HTC One can’t take the wind out of iPhone’s sales
Apple hasn’t been getting much love on Wall Street in recent months, but new research suggests Apple’s iPhone line is holding up nicely against recent …
Samsung, Jay-Z reportedly close to inking $20 million partnership
As if Samsung didn’t already have enough help promoting its popular Galaxy smartphones, the company is apparently close to finalizing a deal with rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z …
The great HTC exodus continues: COO resigns even as revenue starts to recover
HTC has lost a lot of high-level executives this year, including former chief product officer Kouji Kodera, former vice president of global communications Jason Gordon, former global retail marketing …
Obama hopes to put an end to patent trolls with new executive orders
It is going to become more difficult for patent-holding firms, more commonly known as patent trolls, to harass American companies. According to The Wall Street …
Why Google’s African broadband initiative isn’t about philanthropy
One of the things that makes Google such an interesting company is that it often embarks on projects that have an altruistic bent, but that …
French government decides against cutting off Internet access for alleged pirates
Good news for French Internet users: Illegally downloading the new Daft Punk album will no longer get your Internet service cut off. Ars Technica reports …
Hulu bidding heats up: $1 billion bids pour in
The bidding for popular video streaming site Hulu just got a lot more intense. Reuters reports that three companies have each bid in excess of $1 …
Microsoft CIO Tony Scott steps down to ‘focus on personal projects’
Microsoft has confirmed the departure of chief information officer Tony Scott, who was in charge of the company’s internal IT operations for more than five …
Google now spends more on lobbying than Lockheed Martin
Google is looking to extend its power and influence beyond the Internet and Silicon Valley. According to The New York Times, the company spent a …
