This Beautiful, Twisting Glass Building Could Be Google Australia's Next HQ
This stunning building proposed for Sydney’s Darling Harbour precinct is being flagged as a possible future home for Google Australia.The concept for “The Ribbon” takes advantage of cutting-edge...
View ArticleThe Current YouTube Economy And 'New Hollywood' Are In Peril
When you ask the average net citizen what they think will happen to YouTube in the next couple of years, the response is optimistic. And why wouldn't it be?At face value, the YouTube ecosphere—with its...
View ArticleApple, Google, And Yahoo Should All Be Clamoring To Buy Foursquare
In January 2013, PrivCo, the research firm, said Foursquare would fail by the end of the year. Granted, the year isn't over -- but it's pretty clear PrivCo was wrong. On Thursday, Bloomberg reported...
View ArticleI Spent Four Hours Looking For Casual Sex With Women My Age Without Even...
On Sunday, I spent four hours looking for casual sex with women my age without even putting any trousers on.It’s all thanks to an app called Tinder, which is taking over the world by promising the holy...
View ArticleHere Are Microsoft Insiders Who Could Become The Next CEO
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has a stable of senior executives who could be contenders to succeed Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, even though outsiders have sparked the most discussion so...
View ArticleMicrosoft And Nokia's Problems Explained In Three Graphs
The takeover by Microsoft of Nokia's handset division, along with a licence for its patents, leaves behind two divisions that apparently the Redmond-based software company doesn't want: Location &...
View ArticleWindows Is Dead, Google Killed It
Windows is dead. Let’s all salute it — pour out a glass for it, burn a CD for it, reboot your PC one last time.Windows had a good run. For a time, it powered the world. But that era is over.It was...
View ArticleWhy Nokia Chief Stephen Elop Is A Favorite To Be Microsoft's Next CEO
SEATTLE/HELSINKI (Reuters) - When a British bookmaker installed Stephen Elop as favorite to take over the soon-to-be-vacant CEO slot at Microsoft Corp last week, most tech observers laughed it off as a...
View Article15 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Google On Its 15th Birthday
Google is 15 years old today. To celebrate, here are 15 facts you probably didn't know about them.1. Google was originally called BackRub. The homepage read: "BackRub is a 'web crawler' which is...
View Article7 Ways Companies Deter Women In Tech Jobs
I’ve been asked “How can I hire more women at my startup?” a number of times and while I’ve always had concrete thoughts, I’ve generally wavered on the topic. Most people understand why it’s important...
View ArticleThe 13 Biggest Failures From Famous Entrepreneurs And What They've Learned...
One of the great things about our focus on transparency at Buffer is that we get to help other people learn from our experiences.We love learning from others as well, and since we got so much out of...
View ArticleMicrosoft Cannot Ignore Nokia Phones That Dominate In Emerging Markets
SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's acquisition of Nokia's handset business gives the software behemoth control of its main Windows smartphone partner, but leaves a question mark over the...
View ArticleUS Intercepts Iranian Order For Attack On American Interests In Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has intercepted an order from an Iranian official instructing militants inIraq to attack U.S. interestsin Baghdad in the event the Obama administration launches...
View ArticleHere's How Internet Encryption Works
Don't be fooled by the suggestion that only terrorists, pedophiles and those with "something to hide" use encryption on the Internet.Anyone who shops online uses it – though probably without realizing...
View ArticleHow Much Will Apple's New 'Cheap' iPhone Cost?
Apple’s 2013 iPhone event is here. At the end of the day, everything comes down to expectations. If reality is unable to meet expectations, disappointment is not far behind. If expectations are kept...
View ArticleThat's It — I'm Finished Defending Sexism In Tech
I thought that we didn't need more women in tech. I was wrong. What's troubling is that I should have known better. I spent the last year building female-centric dating apps. In March I was awarded...
View ArticleMicrosoft Investors Want The Company To Hire A Turnaround Expert Like Ford...
(Reuters) - At least three of the top 20 investors in Microsoft Corp want a turnaround expert to succeed Steve Ballmer as chief executive and have urged the technology giant's board to consider Ford...
View ArticleApple Changes Its Marketing Strategy For The Better With The 5S And 5C...
Today Apple simultaneously announced two new versions of its iPhone product line – the 5S and the 5C. As with previous versions, the 5S targets the high-end of the smartphone market whereas the 5C aims...
View ArticleAn iPad May Be The Key In The Latest George Zimmerman Case
LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — Police in central Florida have been focusing on a broken iPad in their investigation of a domestic dispute between George Zimmerman and his estranged wife this week.Without video...
View ArticleMotorola Says It's Shipping 100,000 Moto X Phones Per Week
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - Motorola is shipping 100,000 of its new Moto X phones weekly from a manufacturing facility near Dallas, a modest start for a made-in-the-USA phone that marks the most...
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