Joint Statement: Mt.Gox's violation of trust doesn't reflect the resilience of the greater Bitcoin industry  —  Joint Statement Regarding MtGox  —  The purpose of this document is to summarize a joint statement to the Bitcoin community regarding Mt.Gox.  —  This tragic violation of the trust …

Apple Releases iBeacon Specification  —  Apple has quietly rolled out its iBeacon specification as it starts to certify devices that carry the Bluetooth LE standard.  —  Under their MFI program, manufacturers can now request that Apple permit them to attach the iBeacon name to their devices so long as they meet certain criteria.

New iOS flaw makes devices susceptible to covert keylogging, researchers say  —  Proof-of-concept app in Apple's App Store sent keystrokes to remote server.  —  Researchers said they have identified a flaw in Apple's iOS that makes it possible for attackers to surreptitiously log every touch a user makes …

Disney Movies Anywhere debuts with tight integration with Apple's iTunes  —  Walt Disney Studios is launching a new movie app called Disney Movies Anywhere that will be tightly integrated with Apple's iTunes store.  —  You can get the app for free on iOS devices and then use …

Exclusive: Sean Parker's Airtime has quietly relaunched as OkHello (and it's actually working)  —  Airtime has hidden its ties to OkHello.  —  FORTUNE — We all remember Airtime, the biggest, flashiest startup launch of 2012.  Napster co-founders Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning had reunited …

It's official: TiVo's co-founders start selling $49 QPlay TV streamer  —  TiVo co-founders Michael Ramsay and Jim Barton are back with a new venture dubbed QPlay that hopes to do for online video what TiVo did for television.  The duo unveiled their new QPlay device and service Tuesday …

For Google Glass, Google lobbying against distracted driving regulation in 3 US states  —  Exclusive: Google sets roadblocks to stop distracted driver legislation  —  (Reuters) - Google is lobbying officials in at least three U.S. states to stop proposed restrictions on driving with headsets …

AT&T announces free, unlimited international text, picture and video messaging for Mobile Share customers  —  Starting February 28th, all AT&T Mobile Share and Mobile Share Value users will be able to send text picture and video messages internationally for free.

BlackBerry Introduces The Z3, It's First Foxconn Phone, And The Q20 QWERTY Handset  —  Bye, Bye Demo Day — Ignite100 Evolves Accelerator Model After Raising £700K To Run Three New Programs  —  BlackBerry has a couple of new smartphones in the offing, including the first sourced from new strategic partner Foxconn.

Proof of concept captures all SSL traffic via Apple's goto fail exploit  —  Summary: A New Zealand security consultant has used a man-in-the-middle proxy to mop up all SSL traffic related to the App store, updates, iCloud data, and traffic from apps that use certificate pining, such as Twitter.

Microsoft devices chief Julie Larson-Green takes on new role, will be replaced by Nokia's Stephen Elop  —  Julie Larson-Green, the former Windows executive who most recently led Microsoft hardware development as the top executive in the company's Devices and Studios Group …

Ex-Googler-Founded Shape Security Picks Up Another $40M To Build Out Its “Botwall” For Businesses  —  Shape Security — the enterprise startup that emerged from stealth last month with an enterprise product that fights automated malware and bots by way of a firewall (or ‘botwall’ in its words) …

Apple Joins Samsung in Telling EU to Cut Patent Trolls' Power  —  Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. (005930), which have sued each other around the globe over patents, joined together to tell the European Union to cut down on the ability of companies that license patents to win court rulings limiting product sales.

Twitch game streaming coming to Xbox One on March 11  —  Twitch Live Game Broadcasting Coming to Xbox One  —  Xbox One will soon be Twitchier than the PlayStation 4.  —  The popular video game broadcasting service Twitch is bringing a slew of fresh features to Microsoft's newest console.

Telegram Saw 8M Downloads After WhatsApp Got Acquired  —  The App Store is a strange and whimsical bedfellow.  It is a kingmaker, but with that comes the tears of the anointed, the displaced and the never-rans.  —  As an example of the store's fickle nature, Flappy Bird held …

SecondMarket to launch first New York-based Bitcoin exchange  —  As Mt. Gox collapses, SecondMarket prepares to launch a Bitcoin exchange in New York.  —  FORTUNE — SecondMarket is spinning out its Bitcoin activities into a stand-alone company that eventually will include a New York-based exchange …

The Unlikely Tale of How ARM Came to Rule the World  —  This is a story about ARM Holdings, the mobile technology company.  But before it gets going, there are a few things you need to know.  —  1. ARM is a company made up mostly of chip engineers.  They design parts of chips …

GoDaddy Will Take On Shopify With A Simpler E-Commerce Storefront Arriving This Spring  —  GoDaddy is launching a Shopify competitor aimed at small business customers, TechCrunch learned and the company has confirmed.  The “GoDaddy Online Store,” as the new product is being called …

Apple releases OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 with SSL fix, FaceTime Audio, contact blocking, Mail fixes  —  Following an extensive developer beta process, Apple has just released OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 to end users.  The update brings a few new features and enhancements, including:

New attack completely bypasses Microsoft zero-day protection app  —  Whitehats' ability to sidestep EMET strongly suggest criminal hackers can, too.  —  Researchers have developed attack code that completely bypasses Microsoft's zero-day prevention software, an impressive feat …

Apple sapphire supplier's projected 2H14 revenues likely indicate fall iPhone launch  —  Apple's new sapphire crystal component producer GT-Advanced announced its Q4 2013 earnings results yesterday, and in addition to talking about the past quarter, the company shared some details about its future …