How to tell if your company is monitoring you at work
Businesses are typically well within their rights to install software that monitors company-owned computers and reports back to IT with details on exactly what employees …
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How far does Apple’s influence reach? BMW exec says Apple refashioned cars
Apple’s (AAPL) influence over Samsung (005930) smartphones was fairly obvious to a jury in San Jose, but it looks like Apple’s reach extends far beyond …
Ask Obama Anything: President Obama joins Reddit and hosts AMA
Wondering why Reddit’s servers are crashing right now? President Barack Obama has joined Reddit and, as long as the site stays up, is hosting an …
Feds bust another LulzSec hacker
Having some lulz at the expense of another company’s security probably seemed like a better idea before it resulted in a possible 15-year jail sentence. Per …
HTC plans to fight patent claims, refuses to settle with Apple
HTC (2498) has been in a patent dispute with Apple (AAPL) since 2010 and despite Samsung’s recent defeat, the Taiwanese manufacturer has no intention of …
Bernstein Research: People don’t want Windows Phones
Nokia’s (NOK) stock got a big boost recently as investors identified positive trends despite three consecutive billion-dollar quarterly losses. According to Bernstein Research analyst Pierre Ferragu, …
Beats is building its own smartphone, TV and iTunes-killer to compete directly with Apple
Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre’s company has really taken off since launching the original Beats by Dr. Dre headphones. BGR has learned that while music is still …
The most annoying things iOS 6 and the iPhone 5 won’t fix
We’re now just two weeks away from seeing Apple (AAPL) take the wraps off its sixth iPhone and while nothing is certain until Apple makes …
Owners reportedly dumping Samsung phones following Apple’s win in court
Did Apple’s (AAPL) huge win over Samsung (005930) in court last week send Galaxy device owners heading for the hills? According to new data from …
Best Buy founder has 60 days to revise buyout offer
Best Buy (BBY) on Monday announced that it has reached an agreement with the company’s founder Richard Schulze that permits him to form an investment group …
New CEO Melissa Mayer starts cracking the whip at Yahoo
Yahoo (YHOO) employees had better enjoy the free iPhones and all the free food they’ll be getting at Yahoo company cafeterias because it seems they’re going …
Time Warner will invest $25 million to expand its NYC fiber network
Fiber — it’s not just for Kansas City anymore. The Wall Street Journal reports that Time Warner Cable (TWC) plans on investing $25 million to …
Kim Dotcom vows to keep America out of next version of Megaupload
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is making a really cool new toy but he’s not letting Americans play with it due to their government’s role in …
Apple’s Genius training manual shows how company herds and grooms its ‘iSheep’
Forget computer science — to be an Apple (AAPL) Genius you apparently need a degree in cognitive psychology. Gizmodo on Tuesday got hold of the training …
Apple and Motorola strike patent peace deal in Germany
OK, so maybe the Apple (AAPL) v. Samsung (005930) patent trial verdict is going to lead to progress in patent negotiations after all. FOSS Patents reports …
T-Mobile prepares to do battle with the iPhone 5
As AT&T (T), Verizon Wireless (VZ) and Sprint (S) prepare to sell as many iPhones as they can manage to get their hands on in …
Is Android doomed in the wake of the Apple v. Samsung verdict? Not a chance
There have been rumblings in some corners of the tech press that Google (GOOG) ought to be quaking in its boots in the wake of the …
Samsung is prepared for the worst – says it will modify phones to avoid Apple ban
Samsung (005930) on Tuesday confirmed that it is willing to modify its smartphones if it cannot successfully fight Apple’s (AAPL) request to have them banned …
Spammers make a combined $200 million a year while costing society $20 billion
Spam emails are something Internet users just have to deal with. No matter how much companies spend to prevent spam, it doesn’t seem to make …
Google: We didn’t pay anyone to talk about Oracle trial, but here is a list of people we paid
After failing to comply with Judge William Alsup’s earlier order, Google (GOOG) finally reiterated its previous statements and asserted that it did not pay any authors, journalists, …
U.S Government accused of spying on citizens, intercepting trillions of emails and phone calls
Governments around the world are repeatedly accused of spying on both domestic and foreign individuals and groups that may threaten the interests of their citizens; …
Study estimates paid shills account for one-third of all online reviews
Ever wonder how “Fifty Shades of Grey” could garner any five-star reviews on Amazon (AMZN)? Well wonder no more. The New York Times points to new …
Samsung’s crushing loss in patent trial won’t impact parts deal with Apple
Samsung (005930) was hit extremely hard last week when a jury determined that 21 of the company’s various Android devices infringed on various combinations of …
Apple is looking to ban eight Samsung smartphones in the U.S.
Following the court’s ruling that Samsung (005930) infringed upon Apple’s (AAPL) patents, the Cupertino-based company has now requested a preliminary injunction against eight Samsung smartphones in the United …
Sony XPERIA S tablet launching with boatload of accessories
Sony’s (SNE) all set to launch a follow-up to the company’s first tablet with what we have been told is the XPERIA S. The tablet’s …
Poll: Apple v. Samsung – did the jury make the right call?
In a recent BGR poll, tens of thousands of readers made their voices heard when we asked if you thought Samsung (005930) ripped off Apple’s …
Apple-Samsung verdict: Design expert sees an opportunity for companies to actually be creative
OK, so it’s pretty clear that a lot of Apple’s (AAPL) smartphone rivals will be hurting in the wake of the Apple v. Samsung (005930) patent …
Apple is the ‘innovator,’ Samsung is the ‘imitator’
There’s no two ways about it: Samsung’s (005930) loss in the Apple (AAPL) patent trial that drew to a close on Friday was absolutely brutal. …
Apple v. Samsung verdict fallout: Google shrugged, Samsung is scrambling
While Google (GOOG) obviously didn’t like seeing its top Android manufacturer go down in the $1 billion Apple (AAPL) v. Samsung (005930) patent verdict, the …
Director responsible for Apple’s awful ‘Genius’ ads quits agency
Apple’s (AAPL) success is attributable to a number of things, and the $1 billion the company spends annually promoting its wares certainly plays a significant …
