Brazil looks to break from US-centric Internet
Brazil plans to divorce itself from the U.S.-centric Internet over Washington's widespread online spying, a move that many experts fear will be a potentially dangerous first step toward fracturing a...
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The argument for a woman to lead Microsoft
All four people charged with finding Microsoft a new CEO are men. All but two of its nine board members are men, and nearly 80 percent of its U.S. employees are male. The only two CEOs...
Google is done selling the Nexus 4 in the US
The Nexus 4's run in Google Play is now over. On Monday, Google's online storefront sold out of the 16GB version of the flagship phone in the US, and a trusted source...
Facebook reveals plan to wire the planet
Facebook and fellow internet.org memebers Qualcomm and Ericsson have released a white paper that offers a blueprint for a massively scaled-up internet. Titled “A Focus on Efficiency” and available here as...
Bing gets a refresh
Microsoft's search engine continues to push the rock up a hillside as it chases Google, and some new Bing features add or enhance its search in very familiar ways. First...
Spammers are back on Twitter
Twitter users are finding themselves dealing with a new, but ambiguous onslaught from spammers. But instead of directly getting your attention with a mention or a direct message, they’re hoping to...
What if Apple had made an ‘iPhone 4C’ instead?
Some have said the iPhone 5C is too expensive to make a mark in places like China. A new analyst report suggests Apple should have revamped the aging iPhone 4...
Facebook and Twitter said to be unblocked in Iran
Facebook and Twitter became widely accessible to Iranian users on Monday for the first time since 2009, when the services were blocked in the midst of widespread protests against former president Mahmoud...
We watched the ghosts of Google Street View come to life
Paolo Cirio brings ghosts to life. At least, he pulls them out of their eternal resting places in the digital expanse of Google Street View and paints them into three-dimensional reality. Since...
Is Google killing $150 million in ad revenue?
In late August Google announced that they would be changing their developer policies… It’s a bold, big move to catch up to iOS. The ad market has kind of been a grey...
Angry entrepreneur replies to patent troll with racketeering lawsuit
Most business owners sued by patent trolls don't talk about it to anyone other than their lawyer; a typical response is to cross one's fingers and hope the problem goes...
Google buys Bump to share anything between your phone and laptop
Google just bought Bump, the app for iPhone and Android that transfers files, photos, and videos between your phone and your laptop. Terms of the deal were not released. The...
Can Sprint make the iPhone 5C free?
Apple caught flak for pricing its "low-cost" iPhone 5C about as much as the one it replaces would have cost anyway. Not to mention that the price of the 5C...
Before first smartwatches take off, Samsung may be working on another
Samsung may have just unveiled its Galaxy Gear smart watch with much fanfare two weeks ago, but it may already be working on the next generation of the device, according...
Why the real Box Notes target isn’t Microsoft Office
In the past week-plus, Apple announced plans to make its iWork office suite free for iOS users, and Box has fielded a preview of its own collaborative note-taking technology. On...
Is the iPhone 5S a harbinger for the next iPad?
By now the drill is familiar. Apple rolls out the next iPhone. It has a few hardware upgrades that make it better, faster, and more feature rich. And then we...
Apple keeps slipping as new iPhone orders start
Apple shares continued to slip Monday on concerns about early demand for the company's newest iPhone. THE SPARK: Apple is now taking orders for one of its newest iPhones. The...
Chinese internet companies are starting to eat each other
China’s top web companies are on an acquisition blitz this year. The latest big stake grab comes in the realm of search engines, with Chinese web giant Tencent confirming today...
Beyond the IPO: Twitter’s next chapter
Twitter has lots of users. It wants a lot more. That is, in part, why it is planning a massive overhaul of its mobile apps, designed to make the service...
Trading bots create extreme events faster than humans can react
High-frequency trading is the practice where automated systems search for minor differences in price of stocks that can be exploited for small financial gains. Executed often enough and with a...