Exclusive: Facebook CTO Bret Taylor Departs (For Start-Ups Unknown)  —  Facebook's high-profile CTO Bret Taylor is leaving the Silicon Valley social networking giant later this summer, with future plans to work on an undetermined start-up.  —  The move is likely to be of concern …

Apple Gives Podcasts a Gentle Push Out of iTunes  —  Podcasts were supposed to be a big deal several years ago, but that boom never happened.  Now there's at least anecdotal evidence that the format is actually picking up steam, as creators, listeners and advertisers warm to the format.

SEC Pressed Facebook For Details On Mobile Revenue Before IPO  —  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pressed Facebook Inc. (FB) executives to explain in more detail how a user shift to mobile devices could impact the company's profits, according to documents made public today.

Apple charges 54% more to replace Retina MacBook Pro's battery  —  Nonupgradeable battery, other ‘Air-izing’ traits of new notebook prompts repair expert to say, ‘We have to draw a line in the sand’  —  Apple customers who purchase the company's new Retina MacBook Pro will pay more to replace …

Apple 1 computer and Steve Jobs Atari memo sold at auction  —  A rare functioning Apple 1 computer - the company's first product - has been sold at an auction for $374,500 (£240,929).  The price was more than double Sotheby's high estimate and sets a new record for the collector's item.

Why Apple Is Going “Containment” Not “Thermonuclear” Against Google In iOS 6  —  I keep hearing people talking about Apple finally going “thermonuclear” on Google with the forthcoming iOS 6 mobile operating system.  No, it hasn't.  In fact, there are good reasons why it can't …

What if the rumored ‘Microsoft tablet’ isn't a Windows tablet?  —  Summary: Rumors around Microsoft's June 18 announcement are taking a new turn towards some kind of Microsoft-branded tablet.  Could this be an Amazon Kindle Fire competitor?  —  The guesses on Microsoft's June 18 announcement …

Samsung, Apple Walk Away With 90 Percent Of Smartphone Profits In Q1 2012, Says ABI Research  —  Despite the rapid growth of the smartphone market (41 percent YOY, to be exact), Samsung and Apple are the only smartphone makers really enjoying this growth.  Combined, they took home 55 percent …

AOL Announces Close of $1.056 Billion Patent Transaction with Microsoft  —  Reaffirms Commitment to Return 100% of Proceeds to Stockholders  —  NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), today announced that it has completed the previously announced $1.056 billion patent transaction …

Download Site Founder Receives 4.5 Year Jail Sentence, Forfeits $4.7m  —  In June 2011, the biggest ever operation aimed at tackling online movie piracy took place in Europe.  The target for police in Germany, Spain, France, and the Netherlands was movie-streaming portal Kino.to and its affiliates.

iOS 6 3D maps hacked for iPhone 4 [Video]  —  Apple may not be officially rolling out the 3D mapping in iOS 6 to iPhone 4 users, but that hasn't stopped hackers figuring out a way to switch on the functionality for the older smartphone.  Anton Titkov has come up with 3DEnabler …

Dropbox killing public folders, makes sharing both more and less convenient  —  In April we brought you news that Dropbox was introducing the ability to create public links for any files in your Dropbox folder.  Now, German site Mobiflip is reporting that, from July 31st …

Woot Founder And Daily Deals Pioneer Matt Rutledge Leaves Amazon  —  Matt Rutledge, founder and CEO of Woot, and the grandfather of the daily deal, is stepping down from his position, two years after the website sold to Amazon.com.  In an email sent to staffers, and subsequently posted …

Tumblr will be launching a brand new iOS app next week, says David Karp  —  Tumblr CEO David Karp has just announced that it will launch a brand new iOS app next week.  This announcement was made just now at F.ounders, the highly prestigious event we called the Rolls Royce of technology events.

Moody's cuts Nokia to “junk” on fears of cash burn  —  (Reuters) - Moody's slashed Nokia's credit rating to “junk” on Friday after the Finnish cellphone maker cut 10,000 more jobs and forecast a wider-than-expected loss, citing worries about its cash position and slow sales of new Windows phones.

YouTube automatic captions now available in Spanish  —  Cross posted from the Blog de YouTube en Español  —  Last year, YouTube had more than 1 trillion views, or about 140 views for every person on earth.  As the world tunes in to YouTube, we want everyone, in every language, to have the same opportunity to enjoy YouTube.

The Slow Web  —  Timely not real-time.  Rhythm not random.  Moderation not excess.  Knowledge not information.  These are a few of the many characteristics of the Slow Web.  It's not so much a checklist as a feeling, one of being at greater ease for the web-enabled products and services in our lives.

Aaron Sorkin on Jobs Movie, Zuckerberg as Antihero and More: The Full D10 Interview (Video)  —  One of the most engaging interviews at the 10th D: All Things Digital conference was with well-known Hollywood screenwriter Aaron Sorkin.  —  Best known for television hits such as “The West Wing” …

FBI told to copy seized Dotcom data  —  The FBI has been ordered to start copying 150 terabytes of data - including 10 million emails - contained on the seized computers belonging to internet mogul Kim Dotcom.  —  In her ruling released today, chief High Court judge Justice Helen Winkelmann ordered …