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Alibaba founder eyes US listing - and next challenge
May 07, 2014 (AFP)
The outspoken founder of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba, Jack Ma, threw down a challenge to the world's global Internet giants as his firm moves towards a h...
Google Chromebooks get boost from chip-computer giants
May 06, 2014 (AFP)
Google's drive to put the future of personal computing firmly in the Internet "cloud" got a boost on Tuesday from chip titan Intel and hardware giants including...
Twitter sinks to new low as 'lockup' expires
May 06, 2014 (AFP)
Twitter shares plunged to new lows Tuesday, under pressure after the expiration of the so-called lockup period, which banned sales by company insiders after its...
Alibaba files documents for US stock offering
May 06, 2014 (AFP)
Alibaba -- often described as a Chinese version of Amazon or eBay -- filed documents Tuesday for its US stock listing, widely expected to be one of the largest ...
Jury holds line on damages in Apple patent case
May 05, 2014 (AFP)
Jurors on Monday held the line on its $119.6 million damages award to Apple in its latest patent battle with smartphone rival Samsung in Silicon Valley. Jury me...
Acer founder Shih set to retire six months after returning to lead reforms
May 04, 2014 (AFP)
Stan Shih, founder of Taiwan's struggling personal computer maker Acer, said Sunday that he plans to retire as the chairman next month, six months after he retu...
Mixed verdict in Samsung-Apple patent trial
May 03, 2014 (AFP)
Jurors late Friday ordered Samsung to pay just a fraction of the big-money damages sought by Apple in a high-stakes Silicon Valley case over smartphone patents....
Global tablet sales freeze up, survey shows
May 01, 2014 (AFP)
The global market for tablet computers went into hibernation in early 2014, ending a long run of sizzling growth, a survey showed Thursday. The IDC report said ...
eBay pays $3.75 mn to settle no-poaching case
May 01, 2014 (AFP)
US online giant eBay agreed to pay $3.75 million to settle allegations it colluded with other Silicon Valley technology firms not to "poach" each other's employ...
Many in US believe the were hit by Heartbleed
Apr 30, 2014 (AFP)
Many Americans scrambled to protect their personal information online after learning of the Heartbleed Internet flaw, and some believe their data was stolen, a ...
Facebook adds anonymous login, in move to build trust
Apr 30, 2014 (AFP)
Facebook moved Wednesday to bolster the trust of its more than one billion users by providing new controls on how much information is shared on the world's lead...
Research shows smartphone sensors leave trackable fingerprints
Apr 30, 2014 (SPX)
Fingerprints - those swirling residues left on keyboards and doorknobs - are mostly invisible. They can affirm your onetime presence, but they cannot be used to...
Microsoft sets Xbox launch for China
Apr 30, 2014 (AFP)
Microsoft said Wednesday it would launch the Xbox One in China in September, the first game console to be announced after Beijing lifted a ban on the devices. "...
Samsung on top in growing smartphone market
Apr 30, 2014 (AFP)
South Korea's Samsung remained at the top of the rapidly growing smartphone market in early 2014 as Chinese rivals gained ground, a survey showed Wednesday. The...
Apple, Samsung make final pitches in high-stakes trial
Apr 29, 2014 (AFP)
Apple and Samsung made their final pitches to jurors on Tuesday in a big-money smartphone patent trial playing out in the heart of Silicon Valley. In a new tria...
Jurors deliberating in high-stakes Apple-Samsung trial
Apr 29, 2014 (AFP)
Jurors on Tuesday began deliberations in a big-money smartphone patent trial pitting Apple against Samsung, and by extension Google, in the heart of Silicon Val...
Android surging in global tablet market: survey
Apr 28, 2014 (AFP)
The Google Android platform extended its dominance over Apple in the tablet market in early 2014, a research firm said Monday. Strategy Analytics said Android g...
Your T-shirt's ringing: telecommunications in the spaser age
Apr 28, 2014 (SPX)
A new version of "spaser" technology being investigated could mean that mobile phones become so small, efficient, and flexible they could be printed on clothing...
Carnegie Mellon system lets iPad users explore data with their fingers
Apr 27, 2014 (SPX)
Spreadsheets may have been the original killer app for personal computers, but data tables don't play to the strengths of multi-touch devices such as tablets. S...
New design for mobile phone masts could cut carbon emissions
Apr 25, 2014 (SPX)
A breakthrough in the design of signal amplifiers for mobile phone masts could deliver a massive 200MW cut in the load on UK power stations, reducing CO2 emissi...
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