Top Stories of the Day // May 23, 2013

Thursday, May 23, 2013 Posted by bloggerdaddy
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Today's Top Stories // May 23, 2013

Darrell Etherington

Microsoft's Cheap Shot At The iPad Actually Points Out Exactly Why Windows 8 Tabs Suck

Being behind in a market sucks, and it's understandable to want to lash out at the top dog, as Microsoft has shown it's willing to do with Google in search and... read more

Greg Kumparak

Kim Dotcom Claims He Invented Two-Factor Authentication, Has A Patent To Prove It

Oh, Kim Dotcom. You just never stop surprising us.... read more

MG Siegler

Why Does Hollywood Hate The Future?

A few weeks ago, Chris Dixon tweeted something thought-provoking:... read more

Colleen Taylor

Yahoo Acquires Gaming Infrastructure Startup PlayerScale

Another day, another acquisition by Yahoo.... read more

Catherine Shu

Samsung Galaxy S4 Shipments Hit 10 Million One Month After Release

Samsung's Galaxy S4 has hit 10 million channel sales one month after its release. The company announced its latest milestone today just eight days after... read more

Ingrid Lunden

Amazon Takes Kindle Fire HD Tablets To 170 Countries As It Ramps Up Its Appstore To Nearly 200 Markets

No, we still don't have any word from Amazon on where it stands with a smartphone, but it's definitely making its mobile ambitions clear anyway. Today, the... read more

Ryan Lawler

Two Months After Acquisition, Mailbox Launches Its Email Management App For The iPad

Sometimes, when a truly innovative startup is acquired by a larger company, innovation slows to a crawl. And other times, when an acquisition happens, a... read more

Catherine Shu

Square Starts Mobile Payments In Japan, Its First Country Outside Of North America, In Partnership With Visa's Ally

Mobile payment platform Square has announced that it is now publicly available in Japan, its first country outside of North America. The iPhone is very popular... read more

Catherine Shu

OtterBox Acquires Rival Protective Case Maker LifeProof After Settling Patent Lawsuit

OtterBox, which makes the top-selling protective case for smartphones, has announced the acquisition of LifeProof for an undisclosed amount. News of the... read more

Darrell Etherington

Facebook Home Hits The Rocks In Europe, With UK And France Launch Of HTC First Delayed Indefinitely

More signs today the HTC First might also be the last smartphone to ship with Facebook Home pre-installed: UK carrier EE confirmed today that the first Facebook... read more
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