Google Has Planted A Secret Surprise In Its High-End Chromebook
An "Easter egg" is a hidden message or joke that software developers sneak into their projects.Google has hidden one in its new, high-end Chromebook laptop, the Pixel. One of Google's developer's...
View ArticleHow Jason Blessing Slipped Out Of Larry Ellison's Grasp Twice
Jason Blessing is the brand-new CEO of a hot enterprise startup, Plex Systems, but it was a strange road that got him here.Plex Systems offers enterprise resource planning software to manufacturers,...
View ArticleWhy Marissa Mayer Told Remote Employees To Work In An Office ... Or Quit (YHOO)
On Friday, Yahoo human resources boss Jackie Reses sent out a memo telling all remote employees that, by June, they needed to be working in Yahoo offices.Anybody who couldn't, or wouldn't, should...
View ArticleMobile Startups: Tell Us Why You Should Win A Free Ticket To IGNITION Mobile
Business Insider’s IGNITION Mobile conference on March 21 in San Francisco will be jam-packed with industry leaders, movers, and shakers.If you’re a mobile startup, you need to be there.We’re offering...
View ArticleA Love Letter To The App That Makes Email Suck Less
Everyone is going ga-ga over a new iPhone app called "Mailbox" because it lets you treat your inbox as a to-do list and clear out all of your emails really fast.But no one seems to love the app more...
View ArticleBusiness Insider Is Hiring A Conference Editor For Our Events Team
We're hiring a Conference Editor to join the growing Business Insider events team.Business Insider events are designed like the web site: fast-paced and to-the-point. Informed editors moderate the...
View ArticleEnterprise Startup AirWatch Just Grabbed A Massive $200 Million Series A...
We've told you about a trend where startups are raising truly jaw-dropping amounts of money in their first Series A rounds. Here's another one: Today enterprise startup AirWatch announced a $200...
View ArticleMore Details Leak About Microsoft's Next Operating System: Windows Blue (MSFT)
As we previously reported, Microsoft is gearing up to release a new version of Windows, possibly this summer.It's codenamed Microsoft Blue and more details about it are emerging.Redmond is rumored to...
View ArticleToday Is Steve Jobs' Birthday. Here's A Wild Tribute From His Loyal Fans (AAPL)
Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955. He would have been 58 today.Although he is gone, he will never be forgotten, if his loyal fans have anything to say about it.And they do.Here's a great...
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn't Take That Start-Up Job
I've always considered myself entrepreneurial at heart. Even since I've started my work in IB (investment banking), I have continued to work on developing a few "back pocket" ideas that I'm excited...
View ArticleWho Will Win As Mobile Payments Go Mainstream?
Consumers gravitate to convenience. That's as true with payment technologies as it is with anything else. A prime example is the decades-old trend away from cash or checks and toward credit cards.Now,...
View ArticleSprint Will Carry Mozilla's New Firefox Smartphones
Mozilla today announced big progress with its new smartphone operating system.We've been hearing dribbles and drabs about Firefox OS all year long. It will launch first in Europe but Mozilla also...
View ArticleThe Best Airline Captain Announcement Ever Came On A British Airways 747...
In 1982, a British Airways 747 flew into a cloud of volcanic ash near Indonesia.One by one, all four of its engines failed.After falling more than 25,000 feet and preparing to ditch in the Indian...
View ArticleCheck Out Google's Russian Offices In Moscow (GOOG)
When Google designs the interior of its offices, it doesn't just make a bulk acquisition of bean bags, a slide, and some ping pong tables, drop them in the space and call it a day.First it talks to its...
View ArticleSamsung Used The Oscars To Launch 'Unicorn Apocalypse' Ads — Starring Tim Burton
Samsung began airing yet another series of humorous ads for its its Galaxy S II mobile devices during the Oscars on Sunday. This campaign, featuring six spots about a video game called "Unicorn...
View ArticleApple Unleashed This New iPad Commercial During The Oscars (AAPL)
Apple sat out the Super Bowl— advertising's premier showcase, especially for men — but made a tactical buy in the Oscars last night, which over-indexes with women. The agency is TBWA Media Arts...
View ArticleSamsung Will Announce The Galaxy S IV On March 14
Samsungconfirmed to Korean publication EDaily tonight that it will announce its next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S IV, at a press event on March 14 at Radio City Hall in New York.In its statement,...
View Article10 Things You Need To Know This Morning (HPQ, NOK, T, FB, MSFT, YHOO)
Good morning!Here's the overnight news.After catching up, come back to SAI all day for live news and analysis.LG bought WebOS, the smartphone operating system that used to power the Palm Pre, from HP....
View ArticleSamsung Launches Another Phone That Makes Big Hands Look Tiny
The 8” Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will join the Note 2, the 5” device that has defined a new category of device.Launching the second quarter of the year for an as yet undisclosed price, the Note 8 will fill...
View ArticleWindows, Schmindows: HP To Sell $169 Android Tablet In April
Hewlett-Packard Co announced the launch of a $169 tablet powered by the Android operating system, a centerpiece of the company's effort to expand in mobile devices and reduce its dependence on the...
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