Business News Good Marketing Move: Apple to Offer Trade-In Discount for Third-Party Chargers The offer comes after faulty chargers were blamed for one death and one hospitalization in China.
Building a Business Dell Founder’s New Buyout Bid Wins Initial Shareholder Approval The official vote on the bid from Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners has been pushed back to September 12.
Online Presence Yelp Posts Massive Earnings Increase But Still Hasn’t Turned a Profit The social-review site's massive growth can be attributed to an influx of advertisers, an analyst says.
Tech Yahoo Acquires Lexity, An Ecommerce Service for Small Businesses Founded by a former Yahoo search and advertising executive, the startup is Marissa Mayer's 19th purchase for the tech giant.
Tech Online Startup Fab Sued for Copyright Infringement, ‘Unfair’ Competition The suit comes on the heels of a $150 million fundraising round and coincides with layoffs.
Building a Business Hiring Spree: Amazon to Add 7,000 New Employees The internet retailer is expanding its fulfillment and customer service networks in an effort to offer more customers speedier delivery options.
Tech Mobile App Basics: 3 Ways to Make User Security a Priority After one popular app's privacy snafu, here's a look at what you should consider when developing your own mobile apps.
Building a Business Dell Founder Sweetens Offer to Take the PC Maker Private New offer adds $150 million and calls for a decision to be made by simple majority of shareholders.
Online Presence Facebook Is Testing a Feature That Can Track Customers’ Physical Movements at Businesses The social network encourages users to check in for free Wi-Fi, but the routers can monitor your movements.
Tech Struggling Deals Site LivingSocial Kills Events Group, Closes New York Office The move eliminates 30 full-time positions and will have remaining staffers working remotely.
Online Presence Angry Business Owners Appeal Yelp Ruling Over Alleged Extortion Appeal drudges up accusations of review rigging, tilting the site's rating system.
Online Presence Report: Email is Better Than Facebook or Twitter for Acquiring New Customers Here are three tips for turning email recipients into paying customers.
Online Presence Social Media May Soon Drive More Traffic to Your Website Than Search Engines A new report suggests internet users in the U.S. are looking to sites like Facebook and Twitter to find what they're looking for online.
Tech Google Updates an App That Allows You to Search With the Swipe of a Finger Ever heard of Gesture Search? It can help save time and offer a less distracting way for business users to search their Android devices.
Building a Business Google to Buy Social Mapping Startup Waze Acquiring the real-time traffic and navigation app to help Google stay competitive in mobile mapping.
Online Presence New Google+ Dashboard Lets Businesses Manage Multiple Tasks in One Place Marketers can use the new tool to update and monitor information across tools such as Google+, Google AdWords and Maps.
Building a Business Report: Wearable Devices Could Revolutionize the Way We Do Business Mary Meeker's 'Internet Trends' report heralds hands-free tech as the next big thing.
Building a Business Angel Investors Form Group to Fund Bitcoin Startups After a tumultuous couple of months, the digital currency is turning investors' heads.