AppGratis launches online petition to protest app store ouster, 571K sign in just a few hours

AppGratis, the app-discovery engine Apple banned from the iOS App Store last week, has started an online petition against Apple that has gathered over half a million signatures in just a few short hours.

YouTube adds a ‘crappy VHS’ mode to its video player

YouTube is known for doing quirky things, such as adding a rainbow loading bar to the original Nyan Cat video or making its website do the Harlem Shake. So its latest gimmick isn't a huge surprise.

Dish offers $25.5B for Sprint, outbidding Softbank by $5B to become a wireless player

It's a takeover that would satisfy the satellite TV company's wireless ambitions, while also squashing takeover efforts by Japan's Softbank.

2013 is officially the year of smartwatch rumors as Microsoft chatter begins

We're only four months into 2013, and yet it already seems clear that this is going to be the year of rampant smartwatch speculation.

Screen Media Ventures launches free-to-use movie streaming app with Tapjoy

Free-to-play has created a boom in digital games. Will it work with other entertainment apps?

Following crazy fluctuations, Bitcoin prices on Mt. Gox stabilize at $100

After wild swings during the past week, prices for virtual currency Bitcoin appear to have stabilized at about $100 per Bitcoin on top exchange Mt. Gox.

Don’t trust your lawyer’s billing? Try Viewabill

If you’ve spent any time working with a lawyer lately, you know how difficult it is to track the hours he or she is billing you.

Mark Zuckerberg’s hilarious Facebook Home intro video

Facebook Home is so riveting, even Facebook employees can't pay attention to anything but what their friends are doing. Even when their CEO is giving them a pep talk.

HomeShop18′s $30M investment shows India’s e-commerce market growth

Indian home shopping business Homeshop18 has closed a $30 million funding round as it edges closer to an IPO.

Lyft and SideCar, beware! Uber storms the arena of ride-sharing

Uber founder Travis Kalanick declared his intention to roll out ride-sharing on the existing platform, posing a direct threat to companies like Lyft and SideCar that operate on a community ride-sharing model.

Teen developer funds startup by auctioning 10% of her future income (interview)

Who wants to go to college if you can start earning money right away?

AppGratis speaks out: Apple didn’t talk to us, and Apple won’t talk to us

Since Apple won't talk directly, AppGratis has taken to blogging. Apple did not talk to the French company before pulling its app from the iOS app store, says CEO Simon Dawlat, and won't talk now either.