As reported on The Verge. By Nathan Ingraham Google has been pretty up front about its plans for Google Glass — the company said the first “Explorer Edition” of its virtual reality headset would arrive early in 2013, and now the glasses themselves have shown up at the FCC. That said, it’s not clear yet that these will be the glasses that end up shipping to developers who ordered a pair back at Google I/O last summer.…
As reported on TechCrunch. by JOHN BIGGS Another publisher, Time Inc., is laying off 6% or about 500 employees in an effort to streamline operations at the 21-title publishing house. The lay-offs came after a thorough examination byBain & Co and, according to a memo by CEO Laura Lang. “With the significant and ongoing changes in our industry, we must continue to transform our company into one that is leaner, more nimble and more innately multi-platform,” she…
As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU Intel has announced that it will showcase Android devices running a new dual core, dual graphics platform at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from February 25 to 28. “Specifically, Intel will showcase its latest smartphone technologies and devices running the Android* platform, including a new dual core, dual graphics platform, as well as OEM- and service provider-supported devices based on the company’s new Intel® AtomTM Z2420 platform targeted at emerging markets,”…
As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU In an effort to create more synergy between its products, Microsoft’s search platform Bing hasannounced that Office 365 Premium is now available to users. The five apps included in the add-on for the newly launched Office 365 and Office 2013 make it easier for users to insert information and images directly from Bing searches into their documents. They are: Bing Finance for Excel, Bing Maps for Excel, Bing Image Search…
As reported on TechCrunch. by GREGORY FERENSTEIN Facebook’s No. 2 top dog, COO Sheryl Sandberg, recently said that Netflix’s company culture document “may well be the most important document ever to come out of the Valley.” The document, a bullet-point-happy PowerPoint, has become a cultural manifesto for the Internet’s economic epicenter, amassing over 3.2 million views on Slideshare.net. More than simply a management guide, it’s a window into a philosophy that thrives on uncertainty, creativity, and trust —…
As reported on TechCrunch. by INGRID LUNDEN He navigated the company that he founded in his college dorm room to a $104 million IPO, the biggest in the history of tech companies; then led it past one billion active users; and now he’s been named the CEO of the year at the 6th annual Crunchies: a big congratulations to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook. The award was presented earlier this evening at the Davies Symphony Hall by Mike Arrington…
As reported on TechCrunch. by NATASHA LOMAS BlackBerry, the Canadian smartphone maker formerly known as RIM — aka Research In Motion — will start trading under its new name on February 4, with its new ticker symbols effective from the start of trading on that day. BlackBerry said it will trade as BBRY on the Nasdaq, and as BB on the Toronto Stock Exchange. CEO Thorsten Heins announced the name change at the launch of the company’s new BlackBerry 10 OS…
As reported on Engadget .By Alexis Santos Sweet relief from Gingerbread is finally here for HTC Thunderbolt owners who haven’t jumped ship or upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich without Verizon’s blessing. Big Red’s finally approved Android 4.0.4 laced with Sense 3.6 for the device and is serving it up for download. In addition to souping up the hardware with increased stability and the features you’ve come to expect with ICS, the upgrade removes the Verizon, BlockBuster, Rhapsody, and Mobile IM…
As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith Strategy Analytics have shared the state of the global smartphone OS market, but today it’s focused specifically on the US, where the iPhone 5 helped Apple to reclaimthe last quarter from Samsung. iPhone claimed 34 percent of vendor shipments in the last quarter, while Samsung’s smartphone range wasn’t far behind with 32.3 percent. Apple’s resurgence with its new smartphone couldn’t catch up with Samsung’s lead earlier in the year, however, with the Korean…
As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr Your BT broadband account now comes with one more perk to justify its existence: a locker service that takes a leaf out of AT&T’s book in offering online storage accessible via iOS and Android apps. How much you get depends on the value of your current contract, with an apparent minimum of 2GB and upgrade options extending up to 500GB. If your cloud needs aren’t already being catered for, hunt down those BT login details…