18 6 / 2013
Yahoo! Reportedly Offers $30M to $40M For Social Email Startup Xobni
Catherine Shu, techcrunch.comYahoo! is offering to purchase social email startup Xobni for $30 million to $40 million, according to AllThingsD’s sources. If the deal goes through, Xobni would be the latest acquisition by Yahoo! as CEO Marissa Meyer seeks to boost t…
12 6 / 2013
Angry Birds Go! set to open new chapter for Rovio’s Angry Birds
Stuart Dredge, guardian.co.ukNew game to launch later in 2013, with teaser website hinting it may be an endless runner
Rovio Entertainment is working on a new Angry Birds game called Angry Birds Go! which is due for release later in 2013.
The Finnish firm has launched a…
12 6 / 2013
WTF Is Waze And Why Did Google Just Pay A Billion+ For It?
Rip Empson, techcrunch.comThe tech industry has seen its fair share of acquisition whoppers lately, with Salesforce acquiring ExactTarget for $2.5 billion this month, and Yahoo putting the icing on its acquisition spree by snatching up Tumblr for $1.1 billio…
12 6 / 2013
Tech firms urge security transparency
Google, Facebook and Microsoft ask the US government to allow them to disclose the security requests they receive for handing over user data.
04 6 / 2013
Redesigned Gmail for Android begins rolling out to users
By Chris Welch, theverge.comAfter previewing the redesigned Gmail experience last week, Google is today beginning to roll out its latest version to Android users. Once you’ve received the update, Gmail for mobile will automatically filter your inbox into new…
30 5 / 2013
Facebookers, beware: That silly update can cost you a job
by Dara Kerr, cnet.comStudy shows that companies have rejected 1 in 10 people between ages 16 and 34 because of something the person shared on social media.
Little did Ashley Payne know that the festive photo of her holding both a pint of beer and a glass of red…
28 5 / 2013
Xbox One’s used game fiasco plays with fire, flirts with pirates
Peter Nowak, theglobeandmail.comUsed games or not used games – for Microsoft, the rest of the games industry and millions of gamers, that is the question.
Controversy and confusion erupted last week after the company finally took the wraps off its next-generation…
22 5 / 2013
Check out this drip: Samsung says Galaxy S 4 software bloat may be trimmed with new firmware
Samsung says Galaxy S 4 software bloat may be trimmed with new firmware http://drippler.com/updates/share/samsung-says-galaxy-s-4-software-bloat-may-be-trimmed-new-firmware Via j.mp/getDrippler
21 5 / 2013
Microsoft Apparently Planning to Unveil 8-Inch Surface Tablet in June
J. Glenn Künzler, mactrast.comMicrosoft has long been rumored to be working on a 7-inch version of its Surface tablet, as numerous previous reports have echoed time and time again. According to a recent report from the sometimes-accurate DigiTimes, however, Microsoft…
21 5 / 2013
Microsoft Apparently Planning to Unveil 8-Inch Surface Tablet in June
J. Glenn Künzler, mactrast.comMicrosoft has long been rumored to be working on a 7-inch version of its Surface tablet, as numerous previous reports have echoed time and time again. According to a recent report from the sometimes-accurate DigiTimes, however, Microsoft…
