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Online Gambling Bets on Return to U.S. -
The Isle of Man is the headquarters for PokerStars, the largest online poker company in the world by a wide margin.All Things Digital 3 hours ago:
Triaged Email at Tablet-Scale: Mailbox App Comes to iPad -
Mailbox, the iPhone email app that some folks really love and Dropbox loves so much it paid many millions for, is now available for the iPad.All Things Digital 3 hours ago:
Wary of China, U.S. Steps Into Sprint's Board -
SoftBank Corp. is readying a plan to allow the U.S. government an unusual level of influence over the operations of Sprint Nextel Corp.All Things Digital 4 hours ago:
Ireland Denies Giving Apple Any Special Tax Deal -
"Just because you heard it yesterday in a Senate committee doesn’t mean ... it’s factually correct.All Things Digital 5 hours ago:
Square Expands into Asia With Japan Launch -
Square, the digital payments company, is launching in Japan, the company announced on Thursday. Japanese merchants can get a Square Reader for free and start accepting payments with it for 3.All Things Digital 8 hours ago:
Creating Content -
Journalistic integrity boils down to the individual, and if someone’s willing to be corrupted, it’s probably not just the possibility of a job in the industry that’s a problem.All Things Digital 8 hours ago:
OtterBox Chomps Up Rival Mobile Casemakers LifeProof -
OtterBox, one of biggest names in protective products and cases for mobile devices, announced Wednesday it acquired LifeProof, a rival growing company with a "comprehensive product offering" and "impressive intellectual property," OtterBox said in a release.All Things Digital 15 hours ago:
Wikimedia Starts Hunt for New Executive Director -
The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia and its sister projects, said Wednesday it had enlisted m/Oppenheim Associates to help in a global search for an executive director to replace Sue Gardner, who is leaving to pursue Internet activism projects.All Things Digital 16 hours ago:
Square Loses Two Execs, Including One Out Before His First Day on the Job -
Executive turnover continues at the high-profile online payments company.All Things Digital 17 hours ago:
Nancy Lublin on Tackling That Toughest of Emerging Markets: Teenagers (Video) -
Try texting, not email. That's just one of many things the "chief old person" at DoSomething.org has learned about how to reach the next generation.All Things Digital 18 hours ago:
HP's Turnaround Progress Slow but Sure, Says CEO Whitman -
“We are fixing a lot of the problems that are keeping HP from being great."All Things Digital 18 hours ago:
Cloud Gaming Startup Happy Cloud Raises $4.25 Million Series A Round -
The Happy Cloud, one of a slew of "cloud gaming" startups trying to bring videogames to new and different platforms, announced Wednesday it had raised a $4.All Things Digital 19 hours ago:
Apple Hires Tech Analyst Michael Gartenberg -
Veteran tech analyst Michael Gartenberg is jumping the fence to work for a company he has spent decades covering during stints at Gartner, Altimeter and Jupiter Research.All Things Digital 19 hours ago:
After Months of Hacks, Twitter Launches Heightened Security Features -
A new form of identity verification could help deter account hackers.All Things Digital 20 hours ago:
Next Up for Google X, Airborne Wind Turbines: Google Acquires Makani Power -
Google has acquired Makani Power, which makes wind turbines that fly like kites, for its Google X unit, Bloomberg Businessweek reported and Makani confirmed.All Things Digital 20 hours ago:
Microsoft Creates "Yammer North" in Redmond to Learn New Software Tricks -
Microsoft has been quietly operating a group inside its Redmond, Wash., headquarters called Yammer North in an effort to integrate Yammer into its vast software business, Venture Capital Dispatch has learned.All Things Digital 20 hours ago:
Verizon Wireless, Jennifer Lopez Partner to Launch Viva Movil, Carrier Aimed at Latino Market -
Lopez serves as creative chief and majority owner of Viva Movil, which will offer its own stores but carry standard phones.All Things Digital 21 hours ago:
Penguin to Settle in E-Book Dispute -
Pearson PLC's book publishing business, Penguin Group, has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a dispute in the U.All Things Digital 21 hours ago:
Samsung Takes a Stake in Component Customer (And Competitor) Pantech -
Samsung becomes the third-largest shareholder in a South Korean smartphone rival.All Things Digital 23 hours ago:
