The Redmi 1S has been a hit for Xiaomi. Xiaomi Xiaomi continued its meteoric growth in 2014, more than doubling its revenue from the year before, the CEO of world’s third-largest smartphone maker revealed Sunday. The Chinese handset maker raked in 74.3 billion yuan ($12.1 billion) in pre-tax sales last year, an increase of 135 …

Uber indicted in Seoul, two weeks after its official launch in South Korea’s capital. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Image Uber is facing more heat in Seoul, South Korea, where prosecutors have indicted the car service’s local subsidiary with violating a public transportation law, the South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office also named Uber …

Sony Pictures is going after Twitter to kill tweets that contain embarrassing emails obtained in a massive hack. AFP/Getty Images Seeking to stem the spread of company secrets, Sony Pictures has threatened to sue Twitter if it does not ban accounts that tweet information allegedly leaked in the studio’s massive security breach. The threat was contained in a letter sent …

Uber has agreed to suspend operations in Portland while new taxi rules are created. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images Uber has agreed to suspend its operations in Portland, Ore., for three months while city officials revise rules governing taxis and the use of ride-sharing apps, the company announced Thursday. As part of the agreement, Uber will pause its operations on Sunday …

Snapchat CEO and co-founder Evan Spiegel told employees he was hurt by the revelation of company secrets. Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel said Wednesday he was “angry” and “devastated” that information about his startup’s business plan was revealed as a result of Sony Pictures’ crippling security breach. The information was contained in archived mails …

Uber says it has strict policies protecting customer privacy. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Image Addressing concerns that it didn’t respect the privacy of its customers, Uber said Monday that one of its employees checked a journalist’s ride on the service because she was 30 minutes late to a meeting the two had scheduled. The revelation came in response to a series …

Sony says leaks are intended to pressure the studio to cancel release of a movie, presumably “The Interview.” Sony Sony Pictures issued a warning Sunday to news organizations against use of information leaked after a massive security breach at the studio. In a sternly worded letter first reported by The New York Times, Sony Pictures attorney David Boies referred to …

Canada’s antitrust watchdog is examining Apple Canada’s contracts with wireless carriers. CNET Canada’s Competition Bureau said Thursday that it is investigating whether contracts that Apple’s Canadian unit has with the country’s domestic wireless carriers for iPhones violated antitrust laws. Specifically, the bureau, which acts as the country’s antitrust watchdog, is investigating allegations that Apple Canada included anticompetitive clauses in its …

Google plans to shut down Google News in Spain in response to a new law that requires payment for links to content. CNET Google plans to discontinue offering Google News in Spain in response to newly passed legislation that imposes fees on content aggregators for using local publishers’ content. The search giant announced in a company blog post late Wednesday …

T-Mobile cuts the price of its unlimited shared data plan. T-Mobile USA T-Mobile’s latest salvo in the ongoing price war among US wireless carriers has cut the price of its unlimited shared data plan to $100 a month, a 29 percent reduction. Beginning Wednesday, T-Mobile will offer unlimited talk, text and 4G LTE data for two lines on its new …