Google Cancels Its October 29 Android Event Because Of Hurricane Sandy (GOOG)
Google just notified the press that its big Android event in New York on October 29 has been canceled due to Hurricane Sandy. Sandy will likely hit the East Coast on October 29 or 30. Google was...
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View ArticleBII REPORT: The State of App Store Discovery
Ever since Apple introduced the App Store—and with it, the mobile app—in 2008, growth has been enormous. If the current growth rate holds, 25 billion apps will be downloaded in 2012. With that growth,...
View ArticleGoogle Is Now Doing Same-Day Shopping Delivery (GOOG)
Google has started testing a same-day delivery shopping service in San Francisco, according to the New York Times. This could be huge for Google's mobile consumer intent targeting strategy (dominated...
View ArticleWacky Law Makes It Legal To Mess With Your iPhone's Software, Illegal For The...
If you think you own your tablet and can put any software you want on it, think again. The U.S. government just made it officially illegal to "jailbreak" your tablet, while also saying it was ok to...
View ArticleGovernor Cuomo Announces Public Transportation Shutdown At 7 PM Tonight
ATTN: New Yorkers: This timing had been hinted at before, and now it's official. And more from the MTA itself: The MTA has been directed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to begin an orderly shutdown and...
View ArticleA Year After His Death, Steve Jobs' Yacht Is Finally Ready
Steve Jobs spent years designing his custom yacht. And now, a year after his death, the yacht has been completed, reports Dutch blog, One More Thing. The yacht has been named Venus. Perhaps the most...
View ArticleHacker Group Anonymous Has Threatened To Hurt Zynga And Facebook (ZNGA)
The hacker group that calls itself Anonymous posted a warning message to Zynga and Facebook today. The message says it will take Facebook down on November 5 and release Zynga games to the public on...
View ArticleBLOOMBERG: EVERYONE LIVING IN NYC 'ZONE A' MUST EVACUATE
Mayor Bloomberg has announced a "mandatory evacuation" of "Zone A," the area of New York city that's low-lying and prone to flooding. Zone A starts at 39th and 1st street in Manhattan. It continues...
View ArticleThe Windows 8 App Store Is Growing By 500 Apps A Day (MSFT)
Good news for everyone who bought a Windows RT tablet or Windows 8 PC: the apps are coming! A lack of apps has been one of the big complaints for Windows 8, particularly the RT version, which doesn't...
View ArticleYour Home Security Camera Will One Day Catch Crooks Before They Break In
Imagine if your home security system could sound the alarm a few minutes before bandits broke in. That's what researchers at Carnegie Mellon are working on with their new Mind's Eye program, reports...
View ArticleWHOA: The Weather Channel Meteorologist Just Completely Freaked Out About...
Just in case you thought the Hurricane hype couldn't get any louder, check out this dispatch from Weather Channel meterologist Stu Ostro: - History is being written as an extreme weather event...
View ArticleThe Apple Store Prepares For Hurricane Sandy
Jonathan Wald, producer of the Piers Morgan show on CNN, tweeted out a few pictures of the 5th Avenue Apple store, as it prepares for Hurricane Sandy. Thanks Jonathan for letting us run them! "Apple...
View ArticleHurricane Storm Surge May Flood New York With Toxic Poo
Some heartwarming news from Adam Pasick at New York Magazine... If Hurricane Sandy's storm surge is as big as projected, the fetid Gowanus canal may overflow and flood low-lying areas of Brooklyn with...
View ArticleThe Essential App For Recovering Online Shopaholics
As Hurricane Sandy barrels along the East Coast, recovering online shopaholics like myself have something more to worry about than just battening down the hatches. This is the perfect storm for a...
View ArticleBII MOBILE INSIGHTS: Online Growth Slows As Users Shift To Mobile
Mobile Insights is a new 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. Online...
View ArticleThe SEC Will 'Closely' Review NASDAQ's Plan To Pay Back Investors Who Got...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Securities regulators are taking a closer look at Nasdaq OMX's $62 million plan to compensate brokers who suffered losses from the exchange operator's botched handling of...
View ArticleHey, Google, Are You Going To Open Some Stores? Or Do You Just Want To Keep...
Google rolled out a slate of new "Nexus" tablets and smartphones today. At least at a glance, the gadgets look highly competitive with—if not better than—Apple's recent slate of new gadgets. Google's...
View ArticleWanted: Business Insider Seeks A PHP System Architect
Business Insider is looking for an awesome experienced backend PHP system architect to join the fast-paced and exciting world of being an engineer at a journalism startup. We're looking for a strong...
View ArticleHere's One Reason Microsoft Thinks It's Failing To Sell Smartphones (MSFT)
Microsoft latest attempt to make a dent in the smartphone market is Windows Phone 8. Windows Phone 8 is an update to its mobile operating system, which has failed to grab marketshare for Microsoft. In...
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