Apple Announces Changes to Increase Collaboration Across Hardware, Software & Services  —  Jony Ive, Bob Mansfield, Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi Add Responsibilities to Their Roles  —  Apple® today announced executive management changes that will encourage even more collaboration between …

Ballmer's New Mission for Microsoft  —  Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is betting on one of Microsoft Corp.'s busiest years ever to keep the company relevant in a new age of mobile technology.  —  On Monday, Microsoft formally introduced new smartphones that will use a revamped version of the company's mobile-phone operating software.

Nexus: The best of Google, now in three sizes  —  People increasingly have more than one device, and they switch between them many times a day.  Nexus—Google's hardware line for Android devices—gets rid of the hassle.  Just sign in with your Google Account and everything is there ready to go …

Google Adds Power Outage Information To Its Hurricane Sandy Crisis Map  —  As we brought to your attention last night, Google set up what it calls a “Crisis Map” as we waited for Hurricane Sandy to make land-fall.  It has, and damage has been done, including massive power outages in all affected areas.

Microsoft Renews Relevance With Machine Learning Technology  —  SEATTLE — Eric Horvitz joined Microsoft Research 20 years ago with a medical degree, a Ph.D. in computer science and no plans to stay.  “I thought I'd be here six months,” he said.  —  He remained at M.S.R. …

UK's first 4G mobile service launched in 11 cities by EE  —  4G networks mean far greater internet speeds while on the move  —  The first UK's first fourth generation (4G) mobile service has gone live in 11 cities.  —  London, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds …

Google's Chrome Remote Desktop Screen Sharing Service Comes Out Of Beta, Adds Real-Time Audio For Windows  —  Google just announced that it is taking its Chrome Remote Desktop screen sharing service out of beta.  As the name implies, the Chrome Remote Desktop app runs in Chrome and allows …

Andreessen-Backed Start-Up ItsOn Raises $15 Million to Help Make Mobile Service More Flexible  —  Just recently, major carriers such as Verizon and AT&T started allowing customers to share a pool of data among several devices.  But that's just the start of how flexible cellular options could be.

H-P's New Printers: A Big Launch for the Battered Company  —  Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to unveil a new line of printers for businesses Tuesday, one of the first fruits of Chief Exeucutive Meg Whitman's efforts to invest more in research and development as she tries to turn around the struggling technology company.

After Meeting With Eric Schmidt, France Stands By Threat To Write Law Forcing Google To Pay To Link To News Sites  —  The French government is digging in its heels.  —  After a meeting today with Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, French President Francois Hollande reiterated …

Why The Technology Industry Must Get Involved In Government  —  Editor's note: Ron Conway is an angel investor and chairman of sf.citi.  —  As the tech industry continues to grow its footprint in San Francisco, its leaders have a responsibility to help improve the city for all of its residents.

NYC regulators propose rules for taxi apps  —  The New York Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) is releasing a list of proposed rule changes that would permit the use of smartphone apps to hail and pay for taxicabs, provided they work with the city's own computerized payment and trip data system.