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Microsoft Is Paying Hackers Up To $150K To Tear Security Holes In Windows And Internet Explorer (MSFT) -

Later this month, Microsoft will start doing something it has never done before. 

Starting June 26, Microsoft will pay a cash bounty to hackers who find undiscovered security holes in Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 11 and submit them.

Silicon Alley Insider  36 minutes ago:

Hot Brooklyn-Based 3D Printing Startup MakerBot Just Got Acquired -

3D printer manufacturer MakerBot will be acquired by Stratasys, a company specializing in professional-grade 3D printing.

Silicon Alley Insider  45 minutes ago:

Microsoft Wanted To Buy Nokia, But The Talks Recently Broke Down (MSFT, NOK) -

Microsoft was in advanced talks to purchase Nokia, but the deal recently fell through, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Silicon Alley Insider  48 minutes ago:

Tablets Are The Top Mobile Commerce Device -

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Silicon Alley Insider  3 hours ago:

This Smartphone Case Doubles As A Stun Gun, And Its Shock Is Seriously Painful -

The first thing you need to know about Yellow Jacket is that their iPhone case doubles as a stun gun capable of delivering a searing 650,000 volts into the flesh of a would-be attacker.

Silicon Alley Insider  3 hours ago:

Top Microsoft Exec: Here's How We're Better Than Google And Amazon In The Cloud (AMZN, GOOG, MSFT) -

Microsoft's top cloud executive, Satya Nadella, thinks Bing and Xbox Live gives Microsoft an edge over cloud rivals Amazon and Google.

Silicon Alley Insider  3 hours ago:

INFOGRAPHIC: Inside The Booming Mobile Video Ecosystem -

Mobile video has begun to accumulate scale, and has also turned out to be one of the few types of mobile content — along with games — that monetizes reliably and drives premium ad rates.

Silicon Alley Insider  3 hours ago:

Here's Why The Founders Of 'Bang With Friends' Stayed Anonymous...Until Now -

In just four short months, Bang With Friends (BWF) has become one of the hottest dating apps in the world.

Silicon Alley Insider  3 hours ago:

Everything You Need To Know About The Withings Scale That VC Fred Wilson Loves So Much -

Venture capitalist Fred Wilson is a big fan of the Withings smart scale. 

The Withings Smart Body Analyzer monitors and tracks a person's weight, body fat percentage, blood pressure, and any given environment's temperature and air quality.

Silicon Alley Insider  4 hours ago:

Mark Zuckerberg Went To Korea To Ask Samsung To Make A Facebook Phone And Samsung Said No (FB) -

Mark Zuckerberg is in South Korea this week meeting with top executives at Samsung.

According to The Korea Herald, Zuckerberg asked Samsung's mobile boss JK Shin to consider making a "Facebook phone" that runs Facebook's Home software for Android.