May 22nd @ 2:51 AM GMT (46 min ago)
Wall Street Journal Apple's tax strategies came under harsh scrutiny Tuesday in the Senate, where lawmakers are finding it far easier to call for a simpler tax code than to produce one. (Technology)
May 22nd @ 1:58 AM GMT (1.6 hr ago)
Wall Street Journal Cranky Consumer tries few services that aim to make shopping a piece of cake: grocery-list mobile apps. (Technology)
May 22nd @ 1:30 AM GMT (2.1 hr ago)
Yahoo! Japanese carrier SoftBank has granted Sprint a waiver allowing it to consider Dishs $25.5 billion bid for the company. The waiver gives Sprint permission to disclose non-public information and engage in negotiations with Dish regarding its buyout proposal. The Sprint Board of Directors has the right to terminate the existing merger agreement with SoftBank to accept a superior offer, however it has not yet changed its recommendation. SoftBank offered to pay $20.1 billion for a 70% stake in t... (Technology)
May 22nd @ 1:10 AM GMT (2.5 hr ago)
Wall Street Journal Walt Mossberg answers a reader's question on using a Windows version of Quicken on the Mac. (Technology)
May 22nd @ 12:41 AM GMT (2.9 hr ago)
Wall Street Journal A federal appeals court said former Rutgers University quarterback Ryan Hart can try to collect some of the profits Electronic Arts made from a videogame, in a lawsuit Mr. Hart filed accusing EA of stealing his likeness. (Technology)
May 22nd @ 12:04 AM GMT (3.5 hr ago)
MSNBC Anti-virus firm Bitdefender Tuesday launched Clueful, a free Android app that tells you how much other Android apps invade your privacy. ''Your smartphone is probably the most personal device you own, containing private messages, sensitive banking information, personal photos and other data that can leave you vulnerable if handled carelessly,'' Bitdefender Chief Security Strategist Catalin Coso<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/653377/s/2c3a36f7/mf... (Technology)
May 22nd @ 12:00 AM GMT (3.6 hr ago)
Yahoo! In effort to curb ongoing market loss to Qualcomm and Samsung, NVIDIA has continued to aggressively upgrade its quad-core Tegra 4 mobile processor. The company on Tuesday announced that its Tegra 4i CPU, a variant of the Tegra 4 that includes an integrated LTE modem, has been updated to support LTE-Advanced networks with speeds of up to 150Mpbs, an increase from traditional LTE speeds of 100Mbps. NVIDIA notes that because of its software defined radio technology it can add support for new t... (Technology)
May 21st @ 11:59 PM GMT (3.6 hr ago)
MSNBC If you're an anxious pet owner, you probably spend a few minutes at least every day worrying whether your cat or dog is doing all right at home while you're away. Petcube is a little device that lets you not only check in on your furry friend, but speak to and play with it as well.The Petcube is a simple device, really: It's essentially a Wi-Fi accessible webcam that you can control through a Web <img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/653377/s/2c3a35ce/... (Technology)
May 21st @ 11:09 PM GMT (4.5 hr ago)
MSNBC Tuesday Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One, a new console that wants to sell itself as ''your all-in-one must have gadget.'' But while making Skype calls to distant relatives and watching a new Steven Spielberg opus are no doubt impressive, the Xbox is still a device built around video games. So what did we learn about the actual games? No backward compatibility, but used games remain a possibilityFirs<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/653377/s/2c39d9... (Technology)
May 21st @ 11:05 PM GMT (4.5 hr ago)
Yahoo! Yahoo turned some heads this week when it announced that it was paying $1.1 billion to buy blogging platform Tumblr, but this isnt the first time it has spent at least $1 billion to acquire another company. As NPR points out, Yahoohas bought several companies over the past 15 years that it has valued at $1 billion or higher, including most famously its $3.7 billion acquisition of GeoCities in 1999. Other failed Yahoo acquisitions include the $5.7 billion it paid for multimedia website Broad... (Technology)
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