Mandiant, a US securities company specialized in identifying sophisticated cyber attacks on both corporate and government entities, has tracked members of some of the most notorious Chinese hacking groups to the doorsteps…
China Takes #1 Spot as World’s Largest Smartphone Market
Step aside USA. China has become the world’s largest smartphone market, surpassing the US for the first time for actively used smartphones and tablets, according to recent data released by Flurry, the…
German Court Rules in Facebook’s Favor on Real Names Policy
A German court ruled in favor of Facebook’s real names policy, stating that because the social network is headquartered in Ireland, it does not need to comply with an earlier German agency…
Startup Act 3.0: Show Me the Visa!
Third time’s a charm? A group of lawmakers led by Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) have launched Startup Act 3.0, a bill that would make it possible for foreign entrepreneurs who employ at…
Former Autonomy Owner Launches $1 Billion Fund Amidst Fraud Investigation
Nothing suggests a comeback like raising a billion fund on the same day your former company is being investigated for fraud. Mike Lynch, the former CEO of Autonomy, has raised $1 billion…
Baidu Partners with France Telecom to Bring Mobile Browser to Africa
Baidu, the Chinese search giant, has signed an exclusive deal with France Telecom and its subsidiary Orange to co-brand and pre-load its Baidu mobile browser on Android smartphones in Africa and the…
Facebook Kicks Off Graph Search for Social Connection Discovery
Facebook rolled out its Graph Search, a functional search tool that provides results based on social connections. It’s a big step for Facebook that evolves its social function to provide relevant knowledge…
Gaming M&A’s Break Records, Earn $4B in 2012
Acquisitions for gaming companies broke a new record last year, raking in $4 billion, an 18 percent increase from the $3.4 billion earned in 2011, according to recent research from Digi-Capital, the…
Apple: China to Become #1 Customer, Negotiating with China Mobile
While making his second trip to China as Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook told China’s state-run Xinhua news agency that China will one day become the company’s largest customer. Currently, China ranks as…
Israeli Tech Companies Raise $1.92 B in 2012
Though there was an increase in number of Israeli startups that managed to raise money last year, there was less money raised. Last year, 575 Israeli high tech companies raised $1.92 billion…