Industry

Yahoo buys Flurry to make more money from mobile apps

The deal could help Yahoo better target ads on mobile devices

EFF releases Chrome, Firefox plug-in to block third-party tracking

One feature of Privacy Badger aims to stop tracking tied to clicking the Facebook 'like' on outside sites

What you need to know about using Bluetooth beacons

Apple's iBeacons technology is merely the start of a new approach to location-aware apps

The making of a Microsoft CEO: Layoffs and lip service

Satya Nadella steps up his game with textbook MBA moves and massive layoffs, but the benefit to Microsoft remains to be seen

VolksPC will run Debian and Android in one ARM-based computer

In today's open source roundup: A new distro will run Debian and Android. Plus: Android vampire apps, and take the Linux.com open source cloud project survey

iOS devices are still safe — from everybody except Apple and the NSA

Security researcher says undocumented services allow Apple and law enforcement to access the contents of any iOS device

VMware dangles dollars for mobile, apps, and virtualization migration

Safe Passage migrates users from Citrix XenApp and MobileIron to VMware, with financial incentives as part of the package

10 things you should know about Apple’s Swift

10 things you should know about Apple’s Swift

Apps built using Swift won't be accepted to the iOS or Mac App Store until the fall, so there's still time to learn the ins and outs of this new programming language

US court says warrant for access to all content of email account is justified

The government was granted a warrant to obtain emails and other information from a Gmail account