The Only Case You Need To Make Your iPhone 5 Indestructible (AAPL)
We've been testing a lot of iPhone 5 cases lately.While we picked out our favorite one here, there's another worth singling out for those of you who want complete protection for your phone, including...
View ArticleHere's The Saddest Thing Marissa Mayer Said About Yahoo (YHOO)
Yahoo's biggest challenge in embracing the mobile opportunity is distribution. It's not enough to create great experiences for users, as CEO Marissa Mayer has proposed it do. People must become aware...
View ArticleIt Sounds Like Marissa Mayer Is Awfully Interested In Foursquare
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley have been friendly for some time.The two were spotted at dinner together in April 2011 when Mayer was still at Google.They are both...
View ArticleSoon Unlocking A New Phone Will Be Illegal
It's about to be illegal for mobile phone owners to "unlock" a newly purchased phone so it can be used with any carrier, Tech News Daily reports.After January 26, mobile phone owners will no longer be...
View ArticleBII MOBILE INSIGHTS: What's The Value Of A Facebook-Connected Mobile User?
Mobile Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.The Value Of...
View ArticleGroup Commerce Has Laid Off 28% Of Its Staff
Group Commerce, an e-commerce platform for publishers that made its name in the daily-deal market, has fired 31 people.The company confirmed the layoffs to Business Insider. The cuts amount to 28% of...
View ArticleBravo, Twitter!
Twitter came out with an entirely new social media app called Vine. It's like Instagram, except instead of photos, it's 6 second videos. They look like this:My #firstpost on Vine is terrible...
View ArticleFACEBOOK: Yeah, We're Getting Tough With Developers (FB)
Under fire for cutting off popular new apps, Facebook has announced new rules for developers using its social network.It is now requiring developers to show "reciprocity," which means their apps must...
View ArticleSex Scandal Forces Square COO's Resignation
Last night, Square COO Keith Rabois unexpectedly resigned his position. Kara Swisher, who broke the news, said it was over "disagreements" between Rabois and CEO Jack Dorsey.Now, Rabois has written a...
View ArticleHere's The First Ad To Run On Vine, Twitter's New Video App
Urban Outfitters was the first big brand to run an ad on Vine, as far as we can tell from searching Twitter and media coverage of the launch of Twitter's ingenious new 6-second video app.Vine was...
View ArticlePHOTOS: The Coolest Features In Nintendo's New Wii U Video Game Console (NTDOY)
The Wii U is here and we got to spend some time with it.Here's a close-up look at Nintendo's newest console.The console itself isn't much to look at, but that's okay......because the Wii U GamePad is...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Nintendo's New Video Game System, The Wii U (NTDOY)
Nintendo has been making fun into a business for decades and its newest console, the Wii U, is total unabashed fun. I've spent about a week with it, burning up time and extra lives to see what it's all...
View ArticleZappos CEO Tony Hsieh Says You Can't Have An Agenda With Everyone You Meet
Tony Hsieh is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Zappos, the online shoe and clothing retailer he now runs. He's also co-founder of the Downtown Project, which is seeking to revitalize Las Vegas's...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: The Curious Case Of Apple's Flattening iTunes Revenue (AAPL)
Apple, if it were just a media company, would be pretty fearsome. Its iTunes business is on pace to do $8 billion in annual revenues.But, fund manager Eric Jackson at Forbes noted something interesting...
View ArticleBlackBerry Is Running Its First-Ever Super Bowl Ad (RIMM)
As a part of its quest for a 2013 turnaround, BlackBerry just announced that it will be airing its first-ever Super Bowl ad.Considering that Samsung — which actually ran a Blackberry bashing spot...
View ArticleBlackRock Buys A Stake In Twitter From Employees
As Twitter slowly prepares for a public offering, BlackRock, the money-management firm, is taking a small stake in the company by buying shares from early employees.The Financial Times reports that...
View ArticleHere Are Some Pictures Of Sean Parker's Remarkable 'Taxidermy' Party In Davos
The hot ticket in Davos this evening is a "taxidermy" party thrown by billionaire entrepreneur Sean Parker, Salesforce.com CEO Mark Benioff, and Ian Osborne of the London-based communications firm...
View ArticleThis Guy Sent His Favorite Company A Video Love Letter To Try To Get Hired
Kiip is a mobile-focused ad startup that rewards gamers with real-life objects as they advance farther through a game.And a guy named Gregoris Kalai wants to work for them, so he made a video and sent...
View ArticleWatch Marissa Mayer's Full Davos Interview Right Here (YHOO)
Couldn't make it to Switzerland for this year's World Economic Forum?No worries – you can watch a full video of one of the highlight events, Marissa Mayer's first one-on-one interview as CEO of Yahoo,...
View Article16 Apps For Your iPhone That Are Better Than The Ones Apple Made (AAPL)
Apps are a great way to supercharge your iPhone experience and Apple's App Store is full of outstanding options.Some stand-out apps are even better than Apple's very own apps.If you're looking to get...
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