Samsung spinning off LCD business

When the Korea Exchange asked Sammy about rumors of a impending spin-off of its LCD business, the firm said it was a move it was considering — consider it done. Today Samsung announced it would be launching Samsung Display on April 1st, 2012 with $667 million in its coffers.Developing…Samsung spinning

Apple ignoró las advertencia sobre el acceso a la libreta de direcciones

La empresa sabía en 2010 que una aplicación estaba obteniendo la información personal de los usuarios.

MinION USB stick decodes DNA in a matter of seconds

If you happen to be "special," then this $900 USB device is just about the worst thing ever. The aptly named MINion serves its masters by interrogating the cells of living organisms and rooting out their genetic secrets. We won’t pretend to know exactly how it works, but it starts by pulling a strand

Looks Like Freelance Marketplace Solvate is Shutting Down

We’ve gotten a tip that Solvate, a venture-backed marketplace for hiring freelance work, is shutting down. Apparently, the freelancers who do work through Solvate have been told that the service will end effective March 1.

I’ve emailed and called Solvate, and haven’t gotten a response yet. (I will update

How would you change Sony’s Vaio F?

Let’s say you bought Sony’s VAIO F Series laptop at the end of last year. Would it be a stretch to say you liked how cheap it was and that games played well as long as you dialed down those display settings? Were you not too impressed by the battery life or that touch button on the trackpad? Well, at

Walmart Ups Its Investment In Chinese E-Commerce Giant Yihaodian

Walmart is announcing this evening that it has upped its investment in Yihaodian, a massive B2C e-commerce company based in China. Walmart, which originally funded the retail giant last year, has made another undisclosed investment in Yihaodian to bring Walmart’s total ownership stake to approximately

Meizu MX Review

While the Meizu electronics brand isn’t that well known outside of China at the moment, they’re certainly a brand to be reckoned with in the smartphone market, and if the Meizu MX is any indication, they’ll be a whole lot more well known in the very near future. The device you see before

Did the French Govt. Ask Twitter to Suspend Satirical Accounts?

The morning after French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced he will run for a second term, several parodic Twitter accounts have mysteriously been suspended.

@_nicolassarkozy , an account created in September 2010 and clearly labeled as a satirical Sarkozy impersonation, was suspended on Feburary 16th.

Mexico City Boards The StartupBus — But It Still Needs Sponsors

A combined hackathon and roadtrip to South by Southwest, the StartupBus is in its third year and becoming a bit of a tradition — and this time, it won’t be limited to the United States.

That’s because, after doubling the number of buses, the organizers decided to choose participating cities a little

Inhabitat’s Week in Green: ‘Plantscraper’ vertical farm, new wave energy and a battery-powered iPhone case

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. Groundbreaking green architecture burst into life in Sweden this week as Inhabitat reported that Plantagon began construction on the world’s first ‘Plantscraper’