Apple has released a new television ad, the fourth in its “You’re More Powerful Than You Think” campaign. Called “Dreams”, the ad features iPhone owners using their devices to assist them in…
Austrian law student and privacy advocate Max Schrems filed a class action suit against Facebook for violating European privacy laws by sharing private user data. Schrems alleges that Facebook’s data policy…
Apple’s $3 billion acquisition deal with Beats has officially closed. The deal closed very quickly–no surprise here. On Monday this past week the European Commission approved the deal, stating that…
The recent hacking attempt on a sensitive Canadian government computer network is similar to attacks mounted by an elite unit of the Chinese army based in Shanghai, according to a…
Facebook’s Slingshot has been competing with popular ephemeral app Snapchat for almost two months now. The concept behind the apps is pretty much the same: share a short-lived video or photo with one or…
Twitter’s latest transparency report shows that the number of requests for user information, with the most requests coming from the U.S. government. The micro-blogging site released its fifth transparency report…
Thus far, September has been the expected launch month for the iPhone 6, a logical assumption considering Apple’s past behavior. Traditionally, the new iPhone is introduced on an appointed date…
Apple said Thursday it will let go of 200 redundant Beats positions, as the two companies near the completion of their $3 billion deal. While some employees will make the…
U.S. mobile phone users have likely paid hundreds of millions of dollars in unauthorized charges “crammed” onto their bills, according to a report released by the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee…
Microsoft Corp will launch its Xbox One gaming console in China on September 23, making it the first foreign company to start selling consoles in the world’s third-biggest gaming market after a ban on the…
In the past ten days, Slate and Time (in partnership with Fortune) have posted some pretty mind-blowing facts about Apple and its revenue. Take a look at how other companies…
Talks between Apple and payments-industry companies are apparently honing in on the launching of a mobile “wallet”, a service that would allow users to pay for goods at brick and…
Amazon reported Friday a second-quarter loss that was double analysts’ expectations, as the company uses capital to fund big expansions plans. The online retailer reported a loss of $126 million, or…
Personal data including text messages, contact lists and photos can be extracted from iPhones through previously unpublicized techniques by Apple Inc employees, the company acknowledged this week. The same techniques to circumvent…
Chinese regulators have concluded Qualcomm Inc., one of the biggest makers of chips used in mobile devices, has a monopoly, a government newspaper reported Friday. Regulators have completed an investigation…
