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Hey Mickey, You’re So Fine: Meet the Man Who Landed Silicon Valley’s Hottest Funding Deal in Pinterest

in Commerce on May 17 at 9:29 am PT

The $1.5 billion valuation can still blow your mind.

Viral Video: Bella Is Now a Sparkly Vampire

in Media on March 13 at 12:26 am PT

It’s not easy being undead.
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News Byte

Apple Acquires App Search Engine Chomp

in News on February 23 at 6:29 pm PT

Apple on Thursday confirmed it has acquired San Francisco-based start-up Chomp, which operates a search engine for apps, for an undisclosed amount. Apple declined to elaborate on how it plans to integrate Chomp, other than to say it sometimes acquires technology companies and generally doesn’t discuss its plans. The acquisition comes as Apple is counting down to the App Store’s 25-billionth app download, across the 550,000 app titles currently available. The Chomp acquisition was first reported by TechCrunch.

Boku Takes “Pay Any Way You Want” Approach With Mobile Payments

in Commerce on February 23 at 7:30 am PT

Online payments start-up Boku is taking payments offline and into stores with a MasterCard sticker for smartphones.
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PayPal: Your Data Is More Secure in Our Mighty Cloud Than in Your Pocket

in News on February 16 at 1:14 pm PT

PayPal responds to the fightin’ words that Visa leveled at the online payments company on Wednesday.
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Former CBS Interactive Head Neil Ashe to Lead Wal-Mart’s Global Online Commerce Biz

in Commerce on January 16 at 2:45 pm PT

Can he give the retail giant the oomph it has yet to find online?
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Grand Central Station’s Grand New Apple Store Looks Like … An Apple Store

in News on December 7, 2011 at 9:01 am PT

Apple’s retail store in New York’s Grand Central Terminal, the city’s largest hub for commuters, will finally open Friday, and with it comes new express-purchasing options.
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Adobe Admits It Is Saying Buh-Bye to Flash for Mobile Devices

in Mobile on November 9, 2011 at 10:15 am PT

Looks like Apple’s Steve Jobs was right (as usual).
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Yahoo’s Product Runway: Are You In or Out?

in Media on November 2, 2011 at 10:41 am PT

I am here at Yahoo HQ in Sunnyvale, Calif., to check out “Product Runway,” which is the Silicon Valley Internet giant’s attempt to show that it can still innovate.
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Google Android Head Andy Rubin on Steve Jobs, Google Music and Moto: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)

in AsiaD on October 31, 2011 at 12:12 pm PT

We’re posting the full videos from the recent AsiaD conference, starting with the opening-night speaker, Walt Mossberg’s interview with Google Android head Andy Rubin.
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Spooking Flipboard: Yahoo’s Livestand — Followed by Google’s Propeller — Set to Launch Next Week

in Media, October 28, 2011 at 5:35 am PT

Final AsiaD Speakers: Apple’s Phil Schiller and Former VP Al Gore

in News, October 4, 2011 at 5:15 pm PT

Demand Media Q2 Call Liveblog: Spam-a-Not

in News, August 9, 2011 at 2:20 pm PT

Jawbone Nabs $70 Million in a Jammed Box of Funding

in Mobile, July 12, 2011 at 12:30 pm PT

Viral Video: Apple Fan Girl (Who Runs the World) Beyoncé

in Media, July 8, 2011 at 6:56 am PT

ATT Adds Amazon’s Kindle to Shelves in Move That Hints at Retail Expansion

in Mobile, February 28, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

Verizon iPhone Lines Inversely Proportional to Verizon iPhone Rumors

in Mobile, February 10, 2011 at 9:25 am PT

Salesforce.com Buys Manymoon for Between $25 Million and $35 Million

in News, February 1, 2011 at 1:44 pm PT

Apple's App Downloads Are Booming. Apple's App Revenues Are…

in Media, January 24, 2011 at 7:08 am PT

How to Open a Beer Bottle With a Magazine. Is That a Web Ad Worth Saving?

in Media, January 4, 2011 at 2:01 pm PT

Deutsche Bank Joins the Running of the Apple Bulls

in Mobile, January 4, 2011 at 10:32 am PT

RunKeeper Hopes to Be Your App for That New Year's Resolution

in Social, December 31, 2010 at 12:59 pm PT

What’s In Store for Technology in 2011

in Personal Technology, December 29, 2010 at 6:03 pm PT

Mobile Security Firm Warns of New Android Trojan

in Mobile, December 29, 2010 at 1:40 pm PT

EBay's GiftsNearby Taps Into Last-Minute Offline Shopping