Technology Report: FireEye buys cyber forensics firm Mandiant for about $1 billion

	Click to View in Browser 01/2/2014 FireEye buys cyber forensics firm Mandiant for about $1 billion BOSTON (Reuters) - Cybersecurity company FireEye Inc, one of last year's hottest IPOs, has acquired Mandiant Corp, the computer forensics specialist best known for unveiling a secretive Chinese military unit believed to be behind a series of hacking attacks on U.S. companies. Ride service Uber, brash darling of Silicon Valley, stalks new markets SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Chief Executive Travis Kalanick knows the value of a good controversy. China's Xiaomi says to more than double smartphone sales in 2014 BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese budget smartphone maker Xiaomi plans to sell 40 million handsets in 2014, more than double the number it sold in 2013, its chairman said on Thursday, reinforcing the company's ambitions to outsell more expensive offerings from Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. AllThingsD editors launch "Re/code" venture with NBCUniversal backing SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Veteran technology journalists Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher have unveiled "Re/code," a technology news site and conference business to succeed AllThingsD which they founded and built into a premier tech media brand within News Corp. Hackers post account info of 4.6 million Snapchat users: report (Reuters) - Computer hackers posted online usernames and partial phone numbers of 4.6 million users of mobile photo-sharing service Snapchat, media reports said on Wednesday. BlackBerry and singer Alicia Keys to part ways TORONTO (Reuters) - Alicia Keys and BlackBerry Ltd will cut ties at the end of January, just one year after the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter was hired as a "global creative director" for the struggling smartphone maker. Samsung Electronics drops 5 percent on weak earnings outlook, soaring won SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd fell more than 5 percent on Thursday to its lowest in over four months, weighed down by analysts' forecasts of lower quarterly earnings due to the strong won currency and weaker margins at its display business. Perion eyes $1 billion in revenue, more acquisitions in next five years JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Perion Network Ltd said it was targeting annual revenue of $1 billion in the next five years following the acquisition of Conduit Ltd's ClientConnect business. Syrian Electronic Army says hacked into Skype's social media accounts LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Syrian Electronic Army, an amorphous hacker collective that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, claimed credit on Wednesday for hacking into the social media accounts of Internet calling service Skype. Apple says never worked with NSA on iPhone hacks SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc has never worked with the U.S. National Security Agency and is unaware of efforts to target its smartphones, the company said in response to reports that the spy agency had developed a system to hack into and monitor iPhones. Related Video A sense of touch makes robots more 'human' Knee ligament discovery could bring new twist to ACL treatment Mediafile A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend