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Facebook vows aggressive investment as earnings surge

Feb 02, 2017 (AFP)

Facebook shares bounced Wednesday with word that profit more than doubled in the final quarter of last year, coming back down after a vow to spend heavily on th...

Facebook beats earnings forecast as user base grows

Feb 02, 2017 (AFP)

Facebook's profits more than doubled in the final three months of 2016, as the social media platform saw its audience grow and head towards the two billion mark...

iPhone sales lift Apple to record quarter

Feb 01, 2017 (AFP)

Apple on Tuesday reported a rebound in iPhone sales to lift the tech giant to record revenue in the past quarter in quarterly results that eased concerns of slo...

Infrared links could simplify data center communications

Feb 01, 2017 (SPX)

Data centers are the central point of many, if not most, information systems today, but the masses of wires interconnecting the servers and piled high on racks ...

New liquid crystal could make TVs three times sharper

Feb 01, 2017 (UPI)

A novel blue-phase liquid crystal could bolster the resolution and energy efficiency of TVs and computer displays. Researchers designed the new crystal for use ...

New 'needle-pulse' beam pattern packs a punch

Jan 31, 2017 (SPX)

A new beam pattern devised by University of Rochester researchers could bring unprecedented sharpness to ultrasound and radar images, burn precise holes in manu...

Finnish defense forces order Bittium Tough Mobile LTE smartphones

Jan 31, 2017 (UPI)

Bittium has received a contract from the Finnish defense forces to provide Tough Mobile LTE smartphones. According to Bittium, the company's smartphones are des...

An iPhone made in America? Not that simple

Jan 29, 2017 (AFP)

As US President Donald Trump pushes hard for goods to be "made in America," how realistic is it to expect Apple to stop manufacturing its iconic devices in Chin...

Alphabet profit up as 'big bets' show promise

Jan 27, 2017 (AFP)

Google parent Alphabet on Thursday reported that its profit in the final three months of last year climbed on growth in mobile search and video-sharing service ...

Smart glasses can automatically focus on what wearer sees

Jan 27, 2017 (SPX)

The days of wearing bifocals or constantly swapping out reading glasses might soon come to an end. A team led by University of Utah electrical and computer engi...

Facebook gets ex-Xiaomi executive Barra as new VR head

Jan 26, 2017 (AFP)

Social media giant Facebook announced late Wednesday it had recruited Hugo Barra, who recently quit a top position with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, as its ...

Yahoo delays sale of core business to Verizon

Jan 23, 2017 (AFP)

Yahoo said Monday its $4.8 billion deal to sell its core internet assets to US telecom titan Verizon has been delayed several months. The closing originally set...

Audiobooks see boom in digital, multitasking age

Jan 18, 2017 (AFP)

Curling up with a paperback may be a forgotten luxury for many thanks to today's busy lifestyles, but listening to a book on the go, while shopping or jogging, ...

NATO nation buys Elbit's multi-spectral vision system

Jan 17, 2017 (UPI)

An unidentified NATO country has ordered a multi-spectral vision system for helicopter pilots from Israel's Elbit Systems. The BrightNite systems are worth $17 ...

Airbus launches Enter the SpaceDataHighway challenge

Jan 13, 2017 (SPX)

Transmitting large volumes of data in near real time through space at a rate of 1.8 gigabytes per second based on laser technology since November 23rd, the "Spa...

Smartphone, internet use at record high in US: survey

Jan 12, 2017 (AFP)

More than three-fourths of American adults now use a smartphone, helping to boost internet adoption to a record level, a survey showed Thursday. The Pew Researc...

Indonesian islands pay price for global smartphone rush

Jan 11, 2017 (AFP)

Deep beneath the murky ocean, Paci breathes through a thin plastic tube as he dredges the seabed for tin, a vital component inside smartphones and tablets that'...

Personal computer sales fall for fifth year in a row

Jan 11, 2017 (AFP)

Sales of desk and laptop computers declined last year, extending a slide started in 2012, according to figures released on Wednesday by two market trackers. Pre...

Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer to leave company board after Verizon sale

Jan 10, 2017 (AFP)

Yahoo confirmed on Monday that chief executive Marissa Mayer will quit the company's board after its merger with Verizon. Mayer is expected to remain with Yahoo...

Palomar contracted for M1 Abrams tank display systems

Jan 10, 2017 (UPI)

Palomar Display Products has received $4.2 million in contracts to provide display systems for the U.S. military's M1A battle tank. The agreement includes two s...