An online Magna Carta: Berners-Lee calls for bill of rights for web  —  Exclusive: web's inventor warns neutrality under sustained attack from governments and corporations  —  The inventor of the world wide web believes an online “Magna Carta” is needed to protect and enshrine the independence …

How the NSA Plans to Infect “Millions” of Computers with Malware  —  One presentation outlines how the NSA performs “industrial-scale exploitation” of computer networks across the world.  —  Top-secret documents reveal that the National Security Agency is dramatically expanding its ability …

Google buys the ghost of Green Throttle Games, as TV arms race gathers speed  —  Four months after Santa Clara-based Green Throttle Games slowly shuffled off this mortal coil, PandoDaily has confirmed that its parts and labor have been quietly scooped up by Google as a possible asset …

Web firms face a strict new set of privacy rules in Europe — here's what to expect  —  The European Parliament has overwhelmingly passed a large package of laws intended to strengthen data protection - that's “privacy” in non-legalese - across the European Union.

Amazon's TV streaming box to ship with Netflix and Hulu Plus apps  —  Amazon's Roku competitor, which could be unveiled any day now, won't just peddle the company's own video streaming service: The device will also have apps for direct competitors including Netflix and Hulu Plus on board, according to multiple sources.

With iOS7.1, iBeacon technology will allow apps to search for signals even when closed  —  Apple iOS 7.1 Launches Major iBeacon Improvement  —  iBeacon Now Works When the App Is Closed Apple launched iOS 7.1 today and with it a major, game-changing improvement to iBeacon.

BlackBerry's QNX: Why it's so valuable to Apple, Google, auto industry  —  Summary: For smartphone giants looking to take their experiences to auto dashboards, all roads at least tie into BlackBerry's QNX platform.  Here's why.  —  Apple's CarPlay connects into BlackBerry's QNX platform.

Rdio drops Echo Nest after Spotify acquisition, aims for global growth via mobile  —  Streaming music service Rdio aims for global, and mobile  —  Streaming music: More noise than competition?  —  CNBC.com Technology Reporter Cadie Thompson and Rdio CEO Anthony Bay discuss the trends …

Microsoft will release a new version of Office for Mac this year  —  Microsoft will release a new office suite for the Mac before the end of this year, according to the company's manager for Office products in Germany.  —  The version available today, Office:mac 2011, lags far behind …

Apple Gets Final Okay for New Union Square Store in S.F.  —  Apple has been given the all clear to move ahead with construction on its new flagship store in San Francisco's Union Square.  After months of negotiations, the store's lengthy approval process came to an end Tuesday …

Founder of Exec and Justin.tv explains lessons learned building an “Uber for X” business  —  What I learned about online-to-offline  —  Many new online-to-offline entrepreneurs have asked me about my experience founding Exec. “Uber for X” businesses seem to be the startup of the day …

The hot startup at SXSW this year was plain old television  —  AUSTIN, Texas—There was no breakout mobile app, no hot new startup, no celebrity founder holding court over the conference.  But everywhere one turned at South By Southwest Interactive, people were talking about television.

Indian online classifieds site Quikr raises $90M led by Swedish investment firm Kinnevik  —  Quikr raises Rs 550 crore from group of investors led by Swedish investment company Kinnevik  —  NEW DELHI: Online and mobile classifieds venture Quikr has raised $90 million ( Rs 550 crore) …

Candy Crush Saga maker King seeks $7.56 billion valuation from IPO  —  (Reuters) - King Digital Entertainment Plc, best known for the hit mobile phone game Candy Crush Saga, said it expects to price its U.S. initial public offering at between $21 and $24 per share, valuing the company's equity at about $7.56 billion.

Attackers trick 162,000 WordPress sites into launching DDoS attack  —  Technique allows lone attacker hidden in the shadows to wage crippling attacks.  —  Security researchers have uncovered a recent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that used at least 162,000 WordPress-powered websites to knock another site offline.

An Upcoming Anonymous App Called Cloaq Promises A New Way To Post & Share, No Email Or Phone Number Required  —  A team of engineers, who have asked to not be identified by name, are working to develop a new platform for anonymous posting called Cloaq (pronounced “cloak").

Proof of concept shows it is possible to read WhatsApp chats from any other Android app  —  Hacker Claims This Crucial WhatsApp Flaw Can Expose Your Messages in Minutes  —  WhatsApp users should be careful when downloading Android apps.  If you don't read an app's permissions attentively …