Parmy Olson's Blog, page 43

Apple Halts Online Sales In Russia As The Ruble Collapses

Extreme fluctuations in the currency had seen the price of an iPhone in Russia drop from around $847 to $585.

Meet Kanahei, One Of The World's Top Digital Sticker Entrepreneurs

She’s on track to pull in more than $300,000 a year from drawing cute characters on the Asian messaging app, with plans for international merchandise and TV deals.

It May Be Crushing Samsung In China, But Xiaomi Barely Makes A Profit

The fast-growing Chinese smartphone maker earned just $56 million last year, for a razor-thin margin of 1.8%.

Jawbone Jumps Into Employee Monitoring

Selling its tracking software to employers is the next step in packaging and selling Jawbone's Big Data and behavioral expertise.

Why Facebook's New Search Tool Could Ding Yelp

New search feature serves as a handy recommendation engine for places to go and things to do, if Facebook can fine tune the new service.

Why Facebook Still Wins When We Use Facebook Less

Research shows we’re using way more apps than Facebook, yet its grip on digital identity means it’s now more valuable than ever to advertisers. Split loyalties have never been so lucrative.

Gadgets We Love: LEGO Mindstorms EV3

Anyone older than 10 can build their own robot using this kit: a collection of LEGO Technic pieces and a robot brain you can easily program.

Meet Regin, The Sophisticated Malware That Spies On Telco Networks

Security researchers say a Trojan tool kit as complicated as Stuxnet has been used to hack cellular networks in the Middle East and other targets in Russia.

Report: Anonymous Messaging App YikYak Raises $65 Million

After sweeping through hundreds of college campuses in the U.S., YikYak secures money from the same financiers behind WhatsApp and Whisper.

The Largest Cyber Attack In History Has Been Hitting Hong Kong Sites

Unprecedented in its scale, the attack prompted several ISPs to block access to independent media and raised new fears of a more balkanized Internet.