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Zuckerberg: Users Spend More Time On Instagram Than Twitter (FB)
There weren't a lot of questions about the huge amount Facebook spent on Instagram during the social network's third-quarter earnings call. That's because Zuckerberg had a huge statistic to brag about....
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Here's How Mark Pincus Explained Zynga's Layoffs To Employees (ZNGA)
CEO Mark Pincus just confirmed Zynga's layoffs in a note to employees. The company provided Business Insider with a copy of his note. Here it is: Team, Earlier today we initiated a number of changes to...
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Facebook Is Three Times Bigger Than The Super Bowl, Every Day (FB)
When explaining Facebook's Q3 earnings, which showed an accelerated advertising revenue, COO Sheryl Sandberg made an argument to investors that advertising on Facebook was better than advertising on...
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The Game That Got Zynga Sued By EA Is Headed For The Dumpster (ZNGA, ERTS)
Zynga is shutting some of its studios through layoffs, including Zynga Austin, which was developing The Ville, a Facebook game which simulates everyday life. At TechCrunch, Kim-Mai Cutler reports that...
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From $0 To $1 Billion In Two Quarters – Facebook's Mobile Ad Business Is...
Suddenly, Facebook is killing it in mobile. After generating $0 dollars in mobile ad revenues during the first quarter and an immaterial amount during the second quarter, Facebook today announced that...
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Lerer Ventures Now Has $36 Million More To Fuel New York's Startup Explosion
Lerer Ventures, a seed-stage investment firm in New York, has raised its third and largest fund to date. Founded by Eric Hippeau, Jordan Cooper, Ken Lerer, and Ben Lerer, Lerer Ventures has raised $36...
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MOSSBERG: I Like The Microsoft Surface Tablet, But I've Got Some Big...
Reviews of Microsoft's first ever computer, the Surface tablet are out tonight. The most important of all the reviews comes from Walt Mossberg, who is the personal tech guru for the Wall Street...
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Uh Oh, Microsoft's Surface Tablet Is Getting Some Awful Reviews (MSFT)
The reviews are in for Microsoft's Surface tablet. And the verdict is not good. The most scathing of the reviews we've read so far comes from Josh Topolsky at The Verge. Here's a sampling of what he...
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Here's Why My Family Might Begrudgingly Shell Out $329 For The Overpriced...
Yesterday, the world was treated to a classic example of what might be described as "customer lock-in." Apple launched a new iPad Mini tablet and priced it at $329. For those who aren't obsessed with...
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Business Insider's Ringing The Bell This Morning!
Look out, investors! Business Insider is ringing the bell at the New York Stock Exchange this morning. And we are STOKED about it. (This really is an awesomely fun thing to do. Do it if you get the...
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10 Things You Need To Know This Morning (AAPL, MSFT, FB, YELP, ZNGA, HP)
Good morning. If you like news, you are in luck. That is what we've got, right here: Facebook announced Q3 earnings yesterday, and they were great because ad revenues are accelerating again. Also:...
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Apple's New iPad Mini Makes Google And Amazon's Tablets 'Feel Like Toys' (AAPL)
Josh Topolsky of The Verge got some hands-on time with Apple's new 7.9 inch tablet, iPad mini. He says its design make the Amazon and Google 7 inch tablets "feel like toys." "It's just a striking...
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This Is What Happens When You Push Apple's New MacBook Pro To The Limit (AAPL)
Nilay Patel of the Verge went to Apple's product event yesterday, and got some hands on time with the new MacBook Pro. The new laptop has a nice screen (a "retina display") and fast internals. So Nilay...
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BUSTED: The New, Crazy Thin iMac Is NOT As Thin As It Looks (AAPL)
Nilay Patel of the Verge got a little hands-on time with Apple's new crazy thin iMac yesterday. He says that while the iMac is "really, really thin" it's not quite as thin as it looks in photos. If you...
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Watch The First iPad Mini Ad
Apple unveiled the iPad Mini yesterday as well as the new product's very first commercial. Rather than revealing on any of the iPad Mini's technical features, however, the spot focuses entirely on the...
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He's Baaaaaack! Arrington Returns To TechCrunch (AOL)
Michael Arrington is writing for TechCrunch again. A year ago, he was booted from AOL because then media boss Arianna Huffington didn't like how he was an investor in startups, writing about startups....
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Facebook Stock Is Soaring! It's Up 24% (FB)
Facebook reported strong earnings yesterday. The key news: Facebook finally re-accelerated its advertising revenue growth. It demonstrated that it can be a very big business on mobile, where everything...
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Hands-On Photos Of Samsung's New Super Phone, The Galaxy Note II
Samsung took the wraps off its U.S. version of the Galaxy Note II today. It's the update to the phone/tablet hybrid that launched earlier this year. You can check out the full review here, but we also...
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Review: Samsung's Giant New Smartphone, The Galaxy Note II
Whenever I test a new gadget, I like handing it over to my non-tech friends to see what they think. That's what I did over a few drinks the night I got the Galaxy Note II, Samsung's update to its...
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POGUE: Microsoft's Surface Tablet Is 'Spectacularly Designed' But The...
New York Times gadget reviewer David Pogue says Microsoft's iPad-rival, the Surface, is like a Ferrari that needs gas every three miles. Its hardware is super well designed – "spectacularly," Pogue...
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