Image: Apple Apple may launch new MacBook Pro with with a huge 2880×1800 pixel display in Q2 next year, reports DigiTimes. By comparison, current MacBook resolutions range from 1680×1050 to 1280×800. Resolution like that will absolutely help differentiate the Apple brand in a big way — comparable computers by Acer and Asustek currently have 1366×768 displays,...
Chipmaker Intel has been getting some NFC religion lately as it looks to incorporate the short-distance radio technology into its chipsets. The latest sign is an agreement with French NFC chip maker Inside Secure, which will provide NFC technology and products to Intel. The terms of the deal were not announced. Intel’s Mobile Wireless...
Today, content discovery platform Outbrain is announcing it has secured $35 million in Series D funding in a round led by Index Ventures. Existing investors Carmel Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners also participated in the round. As a part of the deal, Dominique Vidal, partner at Index Ventures, will join the company’s Board of Directors. The...
A top UK judge is to make it easier for journalists to use Twitter in court, with the press no longer required to seek permission to live-tweet during court cases. In new practice guidance notes released, the Lord Chief Justice clarified the “use of live text-based forms of communication (including Twitter) from court, for...
IBM has avoided receiving a fine from European Union antitrust authorities after concessions it offered to make were accepted. As Reuters reports, IBM was being investigated by the European Commission over allegations that it was abusing its position in the mainframe computing business. However, the giant firm proposed to provide spare parts and technical...
Without Google, no one ever graduated college. At least that’s the message of “College Tips By Google“. It’s a new site where Google shamelessly suggests its products as the answer to all the problems facing today’s students. Follow these tips, and you’ll become a healthy, productive cog in Google’s advertising machine. Yes, you could...
Lookout, the company behind Lookout Mobile Security (one of the most popular security apps in the Android Market), just released its ’2012 Mobile Threat Forecast.’ The reports reveal insights into the state of the mobile security market, with a review of 2011 and threat predictions for 2012. If you’re unfamiliar with Lookout Mobile Security, the...
Glassdoor, a jobs and career community where employees can anonymously rate companies and CEOs, has just released its fourth annual Employees’ Choice Awards, listing the top 50 “Best Places to Work,” based on surveys collected from U.S. employees in 2011. The top five Best Places to Work, according to employees, are: Bain Company, McKinsey...
TaskRabbit, the online marketplace that lets people outsource errands and other small jobs, has raised $17.8 million in a fresh round of funding. The new round, which serves as TaskRabbit’s Series B, was led by LightSpeed Venture Partners. The San Francisco-based company’s existing investors all pitched in as well, along with two new investors:...
There have been over 1,000 instances of Android malware found this year and the rate of growth has nearly doubled since July. Smartphones are increasingly becoming targets for malicious hackers because they are filled with rich data, tied to payments processing services and typically have less security than a personal computer. You thought 2011...