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Argentine youth long for pricey high-tech gadgets
Feb 13, 2015 (AFP)
Ten-year-old Cloe Barrios spent a year saving for an iPod, a struggle shared by many Argentine youth scrambling to keep up with technology despite economic woes...
Researchers unveil contact lenses with zoom capabilities
Feb 13, 2015 (UPI)
A group of researchers at the American Association of the Advancement of Science conference on Friday unveiled a working contact lens prototype with a built-in ...
Parenting tech keeps tabs on children
Feb 12, 2015 (AFP)
American parents may not have the resources of the National Security Agency, but it's not that hard for them to snoop on their smartphone-addicted kids. A boomi...
Fear of missing out drives net addiction in Japan
Feb 11, 2015 (AFP)
For Japanese teenager Sumire, chatting with friends while she sits in the bath or even on the toilet is nothing out of the ordinary. An ever-present smartphone ...
IBM sues Priceline over patents
Feb 11, 2015 (AFP)
IBM is suing Priceline over a set of patents that the century-old technology firm says have been vital to the relative newcomer's success. A lawsuit filed by Ne...
Smartphone kill switches credited with stifling theft
Feb 11, 2015 (AFP)
Kill switches that render stolen smartphones useless were credited on Wednesday with stifling robberies and thefts in London, New York City, and San Francisco. ...
Smartphone apps as accurate as fitness trackers
Feb 10, 2015 (UPI)
Wearable fitness tracking devices may be more convenient than lugging a smartphone along on a jog or trip to the gym, but new research suggests they aren't more...
Alibaba takes $590m stake in China smartphone maker
Feb 09, 2015 (AFP)
China's Alibaba has agreed to pay $590 million for a minority stake in domestic smartphone maker Meizu, a joint statement said Monday, as the e-commerce giant s...
Change of Internet regulator must happen before US 2016 polls: CEO
Feb 09, 2015 (AFP)
Plans to transfer control of Internet overseer ICANN from US hands to a globally representative body could be jeopardised unless a deal is reached before the 20...
One year on, Nadella shifting focus at Microsoft
Feb 08, 2015 (AFP)
With one year under his belt, Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has made strides in changing the focus of the technology giant that some feared was turnin...
'Dashcams' catching everything from scammers to disasters
Feb 06, 2015 (AFP)
The terrifying footage of a plane clipping a bridge in Taiwan and crashing into a river this week highlighted the popularity of "dashcams" that are capturing ev...
Twitter chief confirms Google 'relationship'
Feb 05, 2015 (AFP)
Twitter chief Dick Costolo said Thursday that "a relationship" with Google has been rekindled, but he was coy on the details. The deal will make Twitter message...
China's Lenovo shares up after 3Q net profit drop
Feb 04, 2015 (AFP)
Shares in Lenovo surged almost six percent Wednesday, a day after it announced a better-than-expected third-quarter net profit, boosted by a strong performance ...
US proposal seeks to head off Internet 'fast lanes'
Feb 04, 2015 (AFP)
The top US telecom regulator proposed Wednesday to regulate broadband Internet service providers as "public utility" carriers, in a renewed effort to enforce "n...
Jack Ma defends Alibaba amid fakes row
Feb 03, 2015 (AFP)
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has defended his company's reputation after authorities accused it of allowing "illegal" actions on its multi-billion-dollar online shop...
Twitter expands ads to outside websites, apps
Feb 03, 2015 (AFP)
Twitter unveiled plans Tuesday to sell ads that run outside its own platform in what could be the start of a broader advertising network. The one-to-many messag...
Tablet sales show more signs of cooling
Feb 02, 2015 (AFP)
Tablet sales cooled dramatically in 2014 from the red-hot growth pace a year earlier, surveys showed Monday. Research firm IDC said global tablet sales for the ...
Panasonic closes TV plant in China, to sell Mexican factory: report
Jan 31, 2015 (AFP)
Panasonic has closed its last remaining TV manufacturing factory in China and is to sell its plant in Mexico as part of a restructuring plan aimed at stemming l...
US reaps $41 bn in wireless spectrum auction
Jan 30, 2015 (AFP)
The US government is getting more than $41 billion from an auction of wireless spectrum, highlighting surging demand for new devices that connect to the Interne...
Google takes hit on slower-than-expected growth
Jan 30, 2015 (AFP)
Google profit jumped in the recently ended quarter, but the leap fell short of market expectations as smartphone-centric lifestyles brought with them a shift to...
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