Microsoft Raced to $7.2 Billion Deal With Soul-Searching Nokia  —  Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s agreement to buy Nokia Oyj (NOK1V)'s handset business, codenamed Project Gold Medal, was more of a sprint than a marathon.  —  Talks between the two companies began in February after both sides agreed …

Android KitKat unveiled in Google surprise move  —  Nestle plans to sell more than 50 million chocolate bars featuring the Android mascot  —  Google is calling the next version of its mobile operating system Android KitKat.  —  The news comes as a surprise as the firm had previously indicated version 4.4 …

New version of Apple TV likely on its way for a September 10 launch  —  Apple is planning a big event on September 10, 2013, and there has been a lot of speculation on what could be on the menu.  While the exact lineup of products is subject of debate, almost everyone agrees that newer models …

An Oral History Of Apple Design: 1992  —  “This is our signature,” Apple's gauzy television ads proclaim, referring to the familiar words that the company stamps on the undersides of its products: designed by apple in California.  The ads fall in the grand Apple tradition—beginning with the …

Google Glass App Store Coming In 2014  —  Google Glass users and developers will have to wait until next year for Google to launch a dedicated app store for the device.  —  A Google spokesperson confirmed that plan for us today, after it was reported over the weekend in a lengthy first-person Glass user essay in the New York Times.

Kim Dotcom Resigns as Mega Director to Focus on Music Venture  —  On January 20, a year after Megaupload was raided in 2012, Kim Dotcom launched his new file-storage service Mega.  —  In a matter of days the site's membership went from zero to more than a million and in the weeks that followed …

Google Authenticator for iOS updated, requires a fresh setup afterwards  —  Two factor authentication is becoming an increasingly common part of keeping one's accounts secure online, and Google has just updated its Authenticator app for iOS.  Outwardly, version 2. brings a new look that matches …

Introducing the All-New Kindle Paperwhite—The 6th Generation of Kindle  —  World's best-selling e-reader now even better—new display technology with higher contrast, next generation built-in light, faster processor, plus all-new reading features like Kindle Page Flip, Goodreads, Kindle FreeTime …

Microsoft to Build $250 Million Data Center in Finland  —  A Microsoft data center module packed with servers is installed in the company's facility in Quincy, Washington.  Microsoft is building a $250 million data center in Finland.  (Photo: Microsoft)  —  Accelerating its global data …

Bionym Launches Biometric Wristband Nymi That Unlocks Smart Things With Your Heart  —  Think fingerprints, iris scans and facial recognition is the future of passwords and security?  Think again.  Although much harder to crack than the usual four-numbered pin, these methods pale in comparison …

Twitter Taps Google Ad Director Christian Oestlien to Lead Growth  —  Twitter has hired away Google display advertising product management director Christian Oestlien, according to sources, in an attempt to kickstart Twitter's international growth efforts.  —  He'll move into the position …

Mobile Security Firm Lookout Partners With Samsung, Plans to Attack Corporate Market Later This Year  —  After spending its first two years trying to keep consumer phones secure, Lookout is taking aim at the corporate market.  —  The San Francisco startup, which focuses on securing mobile devices …