So long, Firefox phone—we hardly knew ye.


Netflix Releases Open-Source Spinnaker For AWS And Other Clouds
New platform can hook into clouds from Google, Amazon and Cloud Foundry.

Node.js Drama Continues: Project Lead TJ Fontaine Is Out
New developments are unfolding for the Web development framework.

Tales From The Grumpy Programmer: Moore’s Law In Action
“The one thing you can count on is that everything will change.”

The Apple Watch Is Coming In April
Get your wrists ready for spring.

iOS 8.1.3 Shrinks Free Space Needed For iPhone Updates
Apple iPhone software updates, now less irritating!

Tales From The Grumpy Programmer: Before Computing Was Cool
“A CS degree and 50 cents will get you a cup of coffee …”

ReadWrite’s Best Stories Of 2014
From building silly Twitter bots to skewering the NSA.

Tales From The Grumpy Programmer: What Old Farts Can Teach You
For instance, how not to fall into a hole.

Selfie Hat Smackdown! Which Side Are You On?
Would you wear it?

Google Strikes The Next Blow In The Cloud-Storage Wars: Unlimited Space
The company’s Google Drive for Work offers all the storage you want for $10 a user per month.

What Google Announced At I/O 2014
The biggest event of the year in Google-land is over. Here’s what the company brought to the stage.

Dropcam Lands In Google’s Nest
The smart home-monitoring camera company expands Nest’s portfolio.

Apple Settles Ebooks Lawsuit, Although The Terms Aren’t Clear
Apple, earlier found guilty of conspiring to fix ebook prices, has settled a related case that could have cost it as much as $840 million.

Google Set To Buy Satellite Builder Skybox for $500M
Looks like everything from Google Maps to Project Loon might benefit in the not-too-distant future.

What Apple Announced At WWDC 2014: iOS 8, Mac OS X Yosemite, HealthKit And More
It was a big day for Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS, as well as Mac OS X. Here’s your scorecard for the event.

Attention eBay Users: You Need To Change Your Passwords
eBay suffered a security breach that puts customer data at risk.

Apple And Google Agree To Stop Suing Each Other Over Smartphone Patents
The tech giants (finally) bury the hatchet and join forces on patent reform.

Google Promises To Stop Trawling Student Gmail For Ads
The search giant promises to stop scanning Gmail messages for education, business and government users to target advertising.

FCC Expands Wi-Fi Spectrum To Ease The Local-Data Crunch
Sorry, satellite phones. Your airwaves are belong to us. XO, Wi-Fi.