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Yahoo dives deeper into media with online magazines
Jan 08, 2014 (AFP)
Yahoo on Tuesday dove deeper into being an Internet Age media company, bringing in news, music and television stars for the launch of online magazines focused o...
Twitter co-founder launches app for asking about what you see
Jan 07, 2014 (AFP)
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone on Tuesday took the wraps off a smartphone application that invites people to tap into their online social networks for answers abo...
'Ultra HD' takes center stage but skepticism remains
Jan 07, 2014 (AFP)
Television giants at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas are touting the wonders of ultra high-definition screens despite doubts by analysts that people ...
Intel takes leap into wearable computing
Jan 07, 2014 (AFP)
Computer chip giant Intel unveiled a major new push Monday into wearables and connecting everyday devices as it seeks to leapfrog the competition in mobile comp...
Motorola eyes 'aggressive' moves in smartphones: CEO
Jan 07, 2014 (AFP)
Motorola is pushing all the buttons to regain prominence in the smartphone market, including aggressive pricing, chief executive Dennis Woodside says. Woodside,...
CES stage set for new wave of gadgets
Jan 06, 2014 (AFP)
As spending on gadgets flattens in a world obsessed with smartphones and tablets, the Consumer Electronics Show here hopes to be a launch pad for a new must-hav...
Netflix to stream ultra high-def shows to LG televisions
Jan 06, 2014 (AFP)
LG on Monday announced an alliance with Netflix to stream "ultra high-definition" shows to new televisions being released by the South Korean consumer electroni...
Huawei aims to sell 80 mn smartphones in 2014
Jan 06, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei said Monday it aims to sell 80 million smartphones in 2014, as it boosts its brand name worldwide and makes a new push for US cons...
'Internet of Things' to take CES center stage
Jan 04, 2014 (AFP)
From drones and smart cars to remote-controlled door locks and eyewear, the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show promises to showcase the "Internet of Things," along ...
Facebook faces suit for data mining 'private' messages
Jan 03, 2014 (AFP)
Facebook has been hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging the social networking behemoth gleans data from purportedly private messages, in violation of users' ...
Murdoch's Fox sells Star China TV stake
Jan 02, 2014 (AFP)
Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox said Thursday it was selling its 47 percent stake in Star China TV, which operates three Mandarin-language television stations...
Bump, Flock apps to be discontinued
Jan 02, 2014 (AFP)
Smartphone file-sharing apps Bump and Flock have announced that they will be discontinued at the end of January. US Internet giant Google bought the Bump Techno...
Snapchat hackers post phone numbers of 4.6 million users online
Jan 02, 2014 (AFP)
Hackers broke into Snapchat, the hugely popular mobile app, accessing the phone numbers and usernames of 4.6 million users and publishing them online, tech news...
Facebook dominates in US rush to social networking
Dec 30, 2013 (AFP)
The surge into social networks is gaining pace among Americans, with Facebook dominating but with many people using multiple platforms, a study showed Monday. A...
Authors Guild appeals ruling in Google Books case
Dec 30, 2013 (AFP)
The Authors Guild is appealing a US judge's decision in a long-running case that cleared legal obstacles for Google's massive book-scanning project, court docum...
More Americans shopped on their phones on Christmas
Dec 27, 2013 (AFP)
Most stores were closed but Americans still managed to shop on Christmas Day -- increasingly on their smartphones. An IBM survey showed Christmas Day online sal...
Target says 'strongly encrypted' data taken in breach
Dec 27, 2013 (AFP)
US retailer Target said Friday that hackers obtained "strongly encrypted" data in a recent security breach, but that customer debit cards do not appear to have ...
Study: Teens abandoning Facebook, leaving it 'dead and buried'
Dec 27, 2013 (UPI)
Teenagers are abandoning Facebook in large numbers, citing their parents as the biggest deterrent to their using the service, a European study found. "Facebook ...
Mumbai's last generation of letter writers signs out
Dec 27, 2013 (AFP)
Letter writer Shakil Ahmed is a proud keeper of secrets. For decades he penned the missives of Mumbai's illiterate workers, whether lovers pledging devotion to ...
Blast from the past: 1970s games revived on Internet
Dec 27, 2013 (AFP)
For those old enough to remember console games like "Asteroids" or "Red Baron," from the 1970s and 1980s: the games are back. The Internet Archive this week lau...
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