Apple's Tim Cook: The Full D11 Interview (Video)  —  There was a lot to talk about as Apple CEO Tim Cook made his second appearance on the D: All Things Digital stage.  —  Cook declined many, many opportunities to talk about new products.  —  But he did give his view on taxes …

Facebook Acquisition Talks With Waze Fall Apart  —  After months of negotiations, Facebook is no longer in talks to acquire Waze, the Israel-based social mapping and navigation startup, according to sources familiar with the matter.  —  The two companies had been in discussion for a potential acquisition …

2013 Internet Trends  —  The latest edition of the annual Internet Trends report finds continued robust online growth.  There are now 2.4 billion Internet users around the world, and the total continues to grow apace.  Mobile usage is expanding rapidly, while the mobile advertising opportunity remains largely untapped.

Gmail wages war on inbox clutter with new design for mobile and desktop  —  Three years after Priority Inbox, Google tries another approach at managing email overload  —  Google begins rolling out a redesigned Gmail today with an eye on removing inbox clutter, separating bulk emails …

Marco Arment Sells “The Magazine” to Its Editor, Glenn Fleishman  —  The Magazine, a popular electronic magazine, has been sold by founder Marco Arment to Aperiodical LLC, a company owned by Glenn Fleishman , the publication's current editor.  Fleishman plans to continue to operate …

WWDC Expectations  —  Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is only a couple of weeks away and everyone is wondering what the company will unveil during the keynote address.  As much as we all have long wish lists for what we would like to see, I think it's important to balance …

Americans spend 58 minutes a day on their smartphones  —  New data from Experian Marketing Services' Simmons® ConnectSM mobile and digital panel sheds light on the way smartphone users spend time using their phone, with the average adult clocking 58 minutes daily on their device.

256GB Surface Pro appears in Japan complete with Office 2013 and new Touch Covers  —  While Surface Pro is making its way to additional markets this month, a new variant has arrived in Japan.  Microsoft previously launched a region-specific Surface Pro in China, complete with a full copy of Office 2013 …

Sheryl Sandberg on Facebook's mobile focus, Google Glass, and being ‘bossy’  —  RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Sheryl Sandberg thinks women still need to step up and take charge — even if people call them “bossy” or “aggressive.”  —  “I wrote ‘Lean In’ because, it turns out, men still run this world.

Spotify launches Discover, a news feed of recommendations from people you follow  —  30 million monthly users strong, Spotify finally gets serious about social  —  Nearly six months ago, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek took the stage and admitted that the service's discovery features were lacking.

Facebook Unveils Verified Pages And Profiles, Takes A Page From Twitter's Playbook  —  Facebook has just announced a new verified feature for pages and profiles, designed to give high-profile accounts an added level of authenticity.  This is clearly a straightforward copy of Twitter's own verified accounts …

Critical Ruby on Rails bug exploited in wild, hacked servers join botnet  —  Attackers are exploiting an extremely critical vulnerability in the Ruby on Rails framework to commandeer servers and make them part of a malicious network of hacked machines, a security researcher said.

Marissa Mayer Is Bringing Back the Internet Portal.  Here's Why  —  Since Marissa Mayer took over as CEO of Yahoo last year, there's been a lot of talk about how the famously detail-oriented ex-Googler will “refocus” the company.  But it's becoming increasingly clear that Mayer is broadening …

HTC One, BlackBerry Q10 Launching Nationwide On Wednesday, June 5th  —  A bit of good news this morning as word just arrived that T-Mobile is planning to release the HTC One nationwide on June 5th.  That's very welcome news considering the original retail/branded launch took place …

Amazon spreads net wider by federating Facebook and Google (and AWS) identities  —  Good news for developers who use Amazon Web Services and want to make those apps available to millions of Facebook and Google users: Amazon Web Services Identity Access Management (IAM) can now “federate” Google and Facebook user identities.

AMD bridges road to ARM with new low-power x86 server chips  —  Advanced Micro Devices had no plans to release low-power x86 server chips until the release of its ARM-based servers in 2014, but sagging server fortunes have changed the company's direction.  —  The company is introducing …

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini to rock a Snapdragon 400, 1080p front facing camera  —  My good friend Lars from the German website All About Samsung has quite a scoop on his hands.  One of his sources has somehow managed to score a Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, and of course the first he did was install AnTuTu …

Samsung readies first R&D center in Finland as it outsells Nokia in its home market for first time  —  Samsung is going all out to best Nokia in its home market of Finland.  Fresh from an IDC report claiming that Samsung outsold Nokia in Finland during Q1 2013 — a notable first …

Sony's Bread and Butter?  It's Not Electronics  —  TOKYO — Sony is best known as a consumer electronics company, making PlayStation game consoles and televisions.  And it loses money on almost every gadget it sells.  —  Sony has made money making Hollywood movies and selling music.