- In the Race to Win Social Video, Is One App Gaming the System Too Much? @ AllThingsD - 44 minutes ago
As mobile social video apps skyrocket toward the top of the app store, some are going for the gold by any means necessary.
- China Mobile Confirms Talks with Apple on iPhone @ AllThingsD - 5 hours ago
The comments, made at a shareholder meeting on Wednesday, follow what sources say was a meeting earlier this year between China Mobile and Apple CEO Tim Cook.
- Facebook Is Still Figuring It Out. Will Advertisers and Investors Wait Around? @ AllThingsD - 8 hours ago
"Advertisers are learning and experimenting" with Facebook's ad business, says Facebook itself. GM's move shows the downside of making it up as you go.
- Microsoft Gives Windows a Clean Sweep @ AllThingsD - 10 hours ago
Microsoft's "Signature" PCs are streamlined for a cleaner look and better performance.
- Shipments of HTC One X, Evo 4G LTE Delayed Over Customs Concerns @ AllThingsD - 10 hours ago
Availability is being pushed back for two of HTC's latest smartphones as U.S. Customs ensures the phones aren't in violation of an International Trade Commission exclusion order.
- Bing Goes Sleek and More Social @ AllThingsD - 12 hours ago
Microsoft's revamped search engine shows promise — if users can adapt.
- Netsuite Turns Commerce Into a Cloud Service @ AllThingsD - 12 hours ago
To the growing list of things that can be sold "as-a-service" you can now add commerce. And create a new acronym: CaaS.
- PayPal to Unveil Newest Retail Partners for In-Store Payments Next Week @ AllThingsD - 13 hours ago
PayPal is hosting a media event next week where it will unveil the next batch of mega-retailers that are adopting the company's online payment network at the register.
- After Strong Quarter, Groupon Starts Looking Like a Deal Again @ AllThingsD - 14 hours ago
Even though Groupon continues to carry the warning that its financial processes are weak, a handful of analysts upgraded the company to a buy rating today, and investors sent the stock climbing.
- RIM's Freefall: Stock Drops to Eight-Year Low @ AllThingsD - 15 hours ago
Hard to believe that just five years ago, RIM had a stock market value of $80 billion.
- T-Mobile Cutting Another 900 Jobs in Wake of Failed AT&T Deal @ AllThingsD - 15 hours ago
CEO Philipp Humm notifies workers of another round of job cuts as the company looks to remake itself amid continued customer defections and a failed deal to sell itself to AT&T.
- Sony Expands Vaio E, S Series Laptop Family @ AllThingsD - 16 hours ago
Lenovo isn't the only company updating its line of laptops today. Here's what Sony has up its sleeve.
- Google Says Forced "Sharing" Is a Bug, Not a Feature @ AllThingsD - 16 hours ago
No, you don't have to spam that AdWeek story to your pals before you read it. But somebody's gotta pay something for this stuff, someday.
- Psyonara Psystar @ AllThingsD - 18 hours ago
After it was cold-shouldered by the Supreme Court, we've likely heard the last from Psystar.
- Yahoo’s Roller Coaster Impacts More Than Shareholders @ AllThingsD - 20 hours ago
Yahoo employees who have weathered multiple rounds of layoffs have also had to adapt to the frequently changing leadership tides created by the revolving door at the top of the company.
- Cannes Ad Conference Roars for Twitter's Jack Dorsey @ AllThingsD - 21 hours ago
The Cannes Lions, the people who put on a giant advertising trade show every year in France, have named Twitter's Jack Dorsey as their "Media Person of The Year." The honorific comes as Twitter ...
- ESPN Retools Radio App, Launches on iPad @ AllThingsD - 21 hours ago
ESPN is boasting better sound and offline listening with its new $4.99 radio app. Like rabid sports fans needed an excuse to download it.
- HP and Oracle Talk Pretrial Trash in Itanium Case @ AllThingsD - 21 hours ago
The PR shops at the two companies never miss a chance to slap each other as the Itanium litigation heads toward trial next month.
- Farms Begin to Wither as Strategy and Combat Drive Social Gaming @ AllThingsD - 22 hours ago
According to SuperData, strategy and combat games are starting to perform better than traditional farming games.
- MacBook Pro Makeover in the Wings @ AllThingsD - 22 hours ago
The MacBook Pro, Apple's flagship laptop, is about to get a transformative overhaul. Sources familiar with Apple's plans say the company intends to debut, at its upcoming Worldwide Developers conference, ...
- Pinterest Prompts a Start-Up's Pivot: Meet Curalate, an Analytics Engine for Images @ AllThingsD - 22 hours ago
You're a brand that has lots of stuff on Pinterest. How do you find it?
- Nokia Hopes Pair of Cheap Phones Will Help Regain Some Ground in Emerging Markets @ AllThingsD - Tue, May 15, 2012 5:38 AM EDT
The Nokia 110 and 112 both promise basic Internet access, free games, and connections to Facebook and Twitter, for under 40 euros.
- Leave the Gun. Take the Cannoli: It's Ring-Kissing Time for Ross at Yahoo's All-Hands Meeting. @ AllThingsD - Mon, May 14, 2012 10:12 PM EDT
I'm gonna make you an interim CEO offer you can't refuse.
- Meet the 22-Year Old College Student Who Hopes to Shake Up the Cellphone Business @ AllThingsD - Mon, May 14, 2012 9:18 PM EDT
AllThingsD tracked down the entrepreneur behind Voyager Mobile, a virtual phone company set to announce its plans on Tuesday.
- At 28, Few Tech Titans Could Hold a Candle to Zuck @ AllThingsD - Mon, May 14, 2012 6:55 PM EDT
Happy birthday, Mr. Zuckerberg. Where were your fellow tech luminaries when they turned 28?
- Six Ways Yahoo Can Get Cool Again (Comic) @ AllThingsD - Mon, May 14, 2012 6:21 PM EDT
Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
- Here's Yahoo's Official Parting With Thompson Over ResuMess -- No Severance, But Make-Whole Millions @ AllThingsD - Mon, May 14, 2012 4:59 PM EDT
And don't let the door hit you on the way out.
- Yahoo Makes It Official: Thompson Out, Amoroso Named Chairman, Loeb Joins Board @ AllThingsD - Mon, May 14, 2012 4:55 PM EDT
Just in case the SEC missed the news yesterday, Yahoo files its paperwork.
- Groupon Smacks Naysayers With Earnings Over Forecast @ AllThingsD - Mon, May 14, 2012 4:12 PM EDT
Although it was forced to restate earnings earlier this year, the deal-making site on Monday reported revenue that bested the high end of its previously forecast range.
- SilkRoad, Another HR Software Service in the Cloud, Lands $35 Million @ AllThingsD - Mon, May 14, 2012 3:18 PM EDT
Can the market support another cloud-based HR software provider? SilkRoad investors certainly think so.
- A Ray of Light for the New York Times @ AllThingsD - Mon, May 14, 2012 2:38 PM EDT
In 2014.
- Nvidia, Intellectual Ventures Scoop Up Some Wireless Patents as Land Grab Continues @ AllThingsD - Mon, May 14, 2012 12:58 PM EDT
Nathan Myhrvold's patent firm teamed with the graphics chipmaker to buy approximately 500 wireless patents.
- Going on Vacation? Ditch the Paper Guidebook and Try These Apps. @ AllThingsD - Mon, May 14, 2012 9:00 AM EDT
Stuck on Earth offers a visual tour of the world; Frommer's day-by-day guides are packed with info.
- Yep, the Wireless Industry Actually Lost Contract Customers Last Quarter @ AllThingsD - Mon, May 14, 2012 8:30 AM EDT
Subscriber gains at AT&T and Verizon weren't enough to make up for defections at Sprint and T-Mobile. The prepaid industry, meanwhile, gained two million customers in the first quarter.
- Twilio Taps Say Media Vet Kirkpatrick as CFO @ AllThingsD - Mon, May 14, 2012 8:00 AM EDT
Global expansion means it's time to get serious about managing the finances. But first? Build a Twilio app.
- Yahoo's Parting With Thompson Will Be for "Cause" (aka CSLie) @ AllThingsD - Mon, May 14, 2012 5:00 AM EDT
And not cancer, as unfortunate as the timing is for the ousted Yahoo CEO.
- Ross Levinsohn's Yahoo Plan: Back to the Future @ AllThingsD - Sun, May 13, 2012 7:08 PM EDT
Want to figure out what Yahoo's new boss wants to do with the company? Look back at what he did last year.
- Here's New Yahoo CEO's First Note to Troops! (The Leaking-Internal-Memos-to-ATD Policy Remains in Effect … @ AllThingsD - Sun, May 13, 2012 5:33 PM EDT
Here is the first missive to Yahoo's troops from new interim CEO Ross Levinsohn, which I obtained from 653 sources at the company. (Joke alert! Sort of!)
- Yahoo Officially Confirms ATD Report on CEO Changes and Proxy Settlement @ AllThingsD - Sun, May 13, 2012 3:35 PM EDT
All's well that ends. At least for now -- Happy Mother's Day to all!
- Meet the Man I Call "The Hair": The Video Stylings of Yahoo's Newest CEO Ross Levinsohn @ AllThingsD - Sun, May 13, 2012 3:03 PM EDT
Here he is in living color!
- Will Thompson's Ouster Mean a Yahoo-Facebook Patent Settlement, Too? @ AllThingsD - Sun, May 13, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
If the next Yahoo CEO doesn't want to go to the mattresses like its just-ousted one, it could mean peace with Facebook.
- Exclusive: Yahoo's Thompson Out; Levinsohn In; Board Settlement With Loeb Nears Completion @ AllThingsD - Sun, May 13, 2012 11:59 AM EDT
The final shoe -- shoe store, really -- drops.
- Heidrick & Struggles Slaps Back at Thompson's Yahoo in Blame Game Over ResuMess @ AllThingsD - Fri, May 11, 2012 9:39 PM EDT
Oh no, you didn't!
- T-Mobile, Rural Carrier Group Team Up to Help Fight Verizon's SpectrumCo Deal @ AllThingsD - Fri, May 11, 2012 7:15 PM EDT
T-Mobile, Sprint a public interest group and an association of rural carriers are joining forces to encourage regulators to take a tough look at Verizon's effort to purchase spectrum from several cable ...
- Apple Says Samsung's Email Purges Destroyed Potential Patent Evidence @ AllThingsD - Fri, May 11, 2012 5:58 PM EDT
"Spoilation of evidence."
- Apple's Coming Map App Will "Blow Your Head Off" @ AllThingsD - Fri, May 11, 2012 1:16 PM EDT
iOS is about to get a new Apple-built mapping solution.
- Is He In or Is He Out? Crunchtime for Scott Thompson at Yahoo. @ AllThingsD - Fri, May 11, 2012 11:15 AM EDT
Waiting for a verdict in trial of ResuMess.
- Is YouTube's Ad Pitch Working? @ AllThingsD - Fri, May 11, 2012 10:19 AM EDT
YouTube is trying to convince advertisers to spend big dollars on its upgraded content. They seem receptive.
- Nvidia Shares Soar on Earnings Beat, Bullish Outlook @ AllThingsD - Fri, May 11, 2012 10:16 AM EDT
Nvidia shares are flying high after strong earnings; a positive outlook surprises analysts.
- Viddy Raises $30 Million in Series B Financing Round @ AllThingsD - Fri, May 11, 2012 9:00 AM EDT
Social video application Viddy has raised $30 million in venture capital in a Series B round of financing, the company announced on Friday morning. Investors in the round include NEA Ventures, Battery ...
