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Facebook Messenger hits one billion users

Jul 20, 2016 (AFP)

Facebook said Wednesday the number of users of its Messenger application had topped one billion, a key milestone as it seeks to expand the platform to new servi...

Twitter eases process for verified accounts

Jul 19, 2016 (AFP)

Twitter said Tuesday it was streamlining the process for creating verified accounts, a move likely to boost the number of users with a "blue badge" icon. The so...

Netflix plan to conquer world stumbles, for now

Jul 19, 2016 (AFP)

The plan by Netflix to conquer the world with its streaming video service is moving slower than expected. Netflix shares skidded 13 percent to close at $85.84 T...

Yahoo studies bids for assets as losses mount

Jul 18, 2016 (AFP)

Yahoo offered no definitive word Monday on bids for the key assets of the faded Internet star, as it reported widening losses in the past quarter. In its quarte...

Many fitness trackers leak personal data: study

Jul 18, 2016 (AFP)

Security weaknesses on many popular fitness trackers may allow hackers to access or potentially manipulate user data, a study showed Monday. The study of seven ...

Japan messaging app Line set for year's top tech IPO

Jul 11, 2016 (AFP)

Japan-based messaging app Line said Monday it could raise more than $1.0 billion in one of the year's biggest share sales, as it makes its market debut this wee...

Israel ultra-Orthodox women go hi-tech

Jul 11, 2016 (AFP)

Bright and airy, the workspace at Comax is much like other Israeli hi-tech firms, except that a rabbi has carefully vetted its design to allow ultra-Orthodox Je...

SES Confirms Commitment To 5G Development And Manifesto

Jul 11, 2016 (SPX)

SES S.A. has announced its endorsement of the "5G Manifesto for Timely Deployment of 5G in Europe". The document and industry recommendations on 5G will be disc...

From super to ultra-resolution microscopy

Jul 08, 2016 (SPX)

Proteins mostly do not work in isolation but rather make up larger complexes like the molecular machines that enable cells to communicate with each other, move ...

Mobile news surges, newspapers fall further: US poll

Jul 07, 2016 (AFP)

Americans are increasingly turning to their mobile devices for news, with print newspapers losing more ground, a poll showed Thursday. The Pew Research Center s...

BlackBerry kills off its Classic smartphone

Jul 05, 2016 (AFP)

BlackBerry on Tuesday said that it is killing off its Classic smartphone with a physical keyboard as part of an effort to modernize its lineup. "The hardest par...

'YouTubers' outshining old-school television

Jul 03, 2016 (AFP)

A media revolution is taking place, and most people over 35 years of age aren't tuned in. Millennials and their successors are shunning old-school television in...

LED bulbs can both light a room and provide communications link

Jul 01, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers at Disney Research and ETH Zurich have demonstrated that consumer-grade light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs can, with some modifications, do double dut...

Media firms lose control of news as tech platforms rise

Jun 29, 2016 (AFP)

When allegations emerged that Facebook was skewing its trending news stories, many learned about it... on Facebook. That underscored the rapid shift in media --...

Facebook to put friends, family ahead of media

Jun 29, 2016 (AFP)

Facebook said Wednesday it would give friends and family more prominence on user feeds, a move that may hurt media outlets that rely on the network to draw read...

NASA reveals solar system Internet for interplanetary communication

Jun 28, 2016 (UPI)

A new system deployed by NASA is expected to help the development of an interplanatery space communications system that functions much like the Internet does on...

Micro-camera can be injected with a syringe

Jun 27, 2016 (AFP)

German engineers have created a camera no bigger than a grain of salt that could change the future of health imaging -- and clandestine surveillance. Using 3-D ...

Half of US households have streaming TV services: survey

Jun 27, 2016 (AFP)

Streaming television services from companies like Netflix, Amazon and Hulu have reached a key milestone -- half of US households are now subscribing, a survey s...

S. Korea mulls law to keep office out of the home

Jun 24, 2016 (AFP)

Hyper-wired South Korea is considering legislation that would ban bosses from bothering their staff at home, after growing complaints about the country's alread...

Amazon launches upgraded Kindle e-reader

Jun 22, 2016 (AFP)

Amazon on Wednesday unveiled an upgraded Kindle, aiming to boost its e-reader sales with a thinner, lighter device at a low price. The new Kindle will be sold i...