We are sorry.  —  We made a mistake.  Over the last couple of days users brought to light an issue concerning how we handle your personal information on Path, specifically the transmission and storage of your phone contacts.  —  As our mission is to build the world's first personal network …

First Windows 8 ‘Consumer Preview’ preinstalled apps revealed  —  Microsoft's Windows 8 “Consumer Preview” is nearing release and the company is putting the finishing touches on the preinstalled application list.  We have learned from sources familiar with Microsoft's plans that the company …

Groupon Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 Results  — Non-GAAP EPS of negative $0.02, including $0.07 of tax from international operations, up from negative $0.53  —  CHICAGO—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011.

Why we are buying paidContent  —  First the news: Yes, the rumors are true.  We are indeed buying the assets of ContentNext Media from Guardian News & Media Limited.  And no, we are not disclosing the terms of the deal, except that we are buying the entire group of properties — paidContent.org …

Amazon Announces Increased Prime Instant Video Selection for Kindle Fire and Prime Customers via Digital Video License Agreement with Viacom  —  Prime Instant Video now offers thousands of TV episodes from MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, TV Land, Spike, VH1, BET, CMT and Logo …

The iPhone is a nightmare for carriers  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The iPhone may be great for consumers, but takes a nasty toll on wireless carriers' bottom line.  —  Apple's ( AAPL, Fortune 500) iconic smartphone has almost single-handedly devastated profit margins for Verizon and AT&T. Sprint …

News Site Techmeme Aims For Community Aggregation With A Big New Tech Event Calendar  —  As part of news aggregator Techmeme's big redesign a couple weeks ago, it moved its flow of top stories to the left to make room for... white space.  But founder Gabe Rivera promised at the time that there'd …

Apple iMatch: The First Royalties Are In  —  The first royalty payments from iMatch are in, and they got me excited - the total amount is over $10,000 for the first two months.  —  This is magic money that Apple made exist out of thin air for copyright holders.  —  Let me explain:

Facebook Forced To Update Its IPO Filing To Confirm Its Special Relationship With Zynga  —  We now have proof Facebook and Zynga have a special arrangement, thanks to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  —  Here it is, direct from a new filing with the SEC:

Apple's $90 billion run  —  The company has gained nearly one Facebook in value since Steve Jobs died  —  On Oct. 4, the day before Steve Jobs passed away, Apple (AAPL) shares closed at $372.50 and its market cap stood at $347 billion.  —  Four months later, the stock is up nearly $100 and it's market cap is $437 billion.

Google Screenwise: New Program Pays You To Give Up Privacy & Surf The Web With Chrome  —  Google is quietly taking requests from web users who want to get paid to surf the web using the Chrome browser while sharing data with Google.  The program is called Screenwise and …

Executives Of Swedish Start-Up Klarna Arrested For Alleged Molestation  —  Details are sparse and we have calls in, but the two execs at Klarna, Jens Saltin and Niklas Adalberth, were arrested at the W Hotel in New York for alleged molestation.  The victim was a 19-year-old tourist from Texas.

Apple requires iPhone developers to submit Retina screenshots, may herald end of 3GS era  —  Apple has issued a notification to iOS developers today, informing the that they need to begin submitting screenshots that are Retina resolution or above, that is 960×480 pixel images.

Boxee clashes with cable companies over encryption  —  Boxee's live TV dongle has only been available for a few weeks, but the company is already embroiled in a fight with cable giants like Comcast and Time Warner Cable over it, and it is now getting support from groups like Public Knowledge and the Consumer Electronics Association.

Cisco Is Back: Beats Expectations And Stock Jumps  —  Cisco reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of 47 cents a share on revenue of $11.5 billion.  Both figures exceeded the forecasts that Wall Street analysts were expecting.  —  Analysts were expecting 43 cents and $11.23 billion.

Facebook's Mobile Plan: Carrier Billing, Analytics For Apps Via Bango Deal?  —  Last week, we highlighted how Facebook is already using mobile devices for commercial services—enabling people to buy Facebook Credits and charge them directly to their mobile bills.

Apple Gets the Credit (And the Cash) for Growth of Mobile Computing Revenue  —  What would the mobile computing industry (defined for this purpose as smartphones and tablets) be without Apple, had the company not entered it in June of 2007 with the iPhone?  —  Less lucrative, that's what.