BlackBerry CEO Questions Future of Tablets  —  BlackBerry Focused on ‘Crazy Multi-Taskers’: Heins  —  BlackBerry (BBRY) Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins said he sees a limited future for tablet computers, an indication he may shelve plans to build a follow- up to the smartphone maker's ill-fated PlayBook device.

In iOS 7, Apple wants to own your car's console with Maps and Siri integration  —  Apple plans to move aggressively into the in-car integration space later this year, according to multiple people familiar with the initiative.  Apple is working with car makers to deeply embed iOS's Maps …

Twitter Ads now generally available for U.S. users  —  When we built our self-service ad platform last March, our goal was to create an experience that would be powerful and also extremely easy for anybody to use.  Whether you're an individual looking to grow your personal brand …

Cern re-creating first web page to revere early ideals  —  A team at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) has launched a project to re-create the first web page.

Jawbone Acquires BodyMedia for More Than $100 Million, as Wearable Tech Gets More Intense  —  Looking to gain even more traction in the wearable health and fitness market, Jawbone is snapping up another health product company.  —  The Bay Area-based private company has acquired BodyMedia …

Nokia Invests in High-Resolution Cameras to Woo Apple Customers  —  Nokia Growth Partners, the venture- capital arm of Nokia (NOK1V) Oyj, plans to invest in California startup Pelican Imaging as the phonemaker seeks to win back customers from Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Android devices with cameras …

Fab's 3rd pivot takes on Amazon with physical stores, exclusive products, redesigns, EU expansion  —  Back in December, Fab CEO Jason Goldberg detailed his company's plans to pivot “towards a new model that [it is] not yet ready to reveal publicly.”  Now, following various predictions …

Introducing Airbnb Verified ID  —  Trust is the key to our community.  —  There is no place for anonymity in a trusted community.  That's why we're dedicated to providing our users with the best decision-making tools possible.  —  We believe that the right technology can help lay the foundation for trust in other people.

Jack Dorsey Talks Square and Wearable Devices  —  Many technology enthusiasts have had their eye on Glass, Google's monocle that looks like something out of Star Trek.  But the Internet-connected eyewear doesn't really pique the interest of Jack Dorsey, chief executive of the mobile payment system Square and a co-founder of Twitter.

Twitter Warns Journalists: “We Believe That These Attacks Will Continue”  —  “Please help us keep your accounts secure,” the urgent memo says.  —  In a memo sent to news organizations, Twitter warns that it expects high profile account hijackings — like the one that took down the AP's Twitter account last week — to continue.

Google Announces App Activities Coming To Search, Showing You Information Based On Usage By Other Google+ Users  —  Google's No. 1 strength is its search product, so it makes sense that all of their products feed back into it somehow.  Today, the company announced the introduction of “App Activities” into Search.

ClickTale raises $17m to take its advanced Web analytics software to the masses  —  ClickTale, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of deep website analytics software, has secured $17 million in Series B funding from Amadeus Capital Partners, Goldrock Capital and Viola Credit.

Skype video calling launches for Outlook.com, available in UK today and US in ‘coming weeks’  —  When Microsoft first unveiled its Outlook.com webmail service in July, the software maker promised Skype video calling from the web.  While Outlook.com has seen a number of updates over the months …

Apple prevailed over Samsung on post-trial procedures: limited retrial in November  —  Based on current schedules, there will be two Apple v. Samsung trials in the Northern District of Calfornia over the next 12 months: a smaller one in November and another big one starting in March.

Twitter Is Testing Out Its Official Google Glass App In The Wild  —  It's only a matter of time before Twitter releases its own Google Glass app, as Kleiner Perkins' John Doerr dropped the hint that the company was looking into building one during this month's Glass Collective announcement.

Nielsen Gets Digital to Track Online TV Viewers  —  Nielsen is expected to announce Tuesday that it is testing a tool to measure online viewing of TV shows, the latest step in the company's efforts to improve how it tracks digital audiences.  —  Broadcast and cable networks, including NBC …

Silicon Valley learning the D.C. art of secret money  —  Google, Microsoft, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and other digital heavyweights increasingly are borrowing a favorite technique from the world of politics: secret money.  —  These top tech executives and their companies are embracing stealth …

Former Groupon President and COO Solomon Joins Accel Partners  —  Accel Partners has added longtime tech exec Rob Solomon — who was most recently president and CEO of Groupon — as a venture partner.  The high-profile Silicon Valley venture firm said Solomon will focus on early stage …

SoftBank digs in on Sprint bid, rules out sweeteners  —  (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp President Masayoshi Son came out swinging on Tuesday against a counteroffer for Sprint Nextel Corp, saying rival bidder Dish Network Corp was ill-prepared to run the wireless carrier and refusing to raise his own $20.1 billion bid.

AMD's “heterogeneous Uniform Memory Access” coming this year in Kaveri  —  AMD wants to talk about HSA, Heterogeneous Systems Architecture (HSA), its vision for the future of system architectures.  To that end, it held a press conference last week to discuss what it's calling “heterogeneous Uniform Memory Access” (hUMA).

The irony of the French government's intervention in the Yahoo! - Dailymotion deal...  Last week, my cofounder wrote about how the French government's may potentially be slowing the deal for Yahoo to acquire 75% of Dailymotion (currently 100% owned by Orange).

Intel Capital, Samsung Ventures, And Telefonica Digital Become Expect Labs' Newest Strategic Investors  —  Expect Labs has already received funding from the likes of Google Ventures and Greylock Partners, but the San Francisco-based startup (and TechCrunch Disrupt alum) announced this morning …