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Apple to open second research centre in China

Oct 12, 2016 (AFP)

Apple will open its second research and development centre in China in the southern city of Shenzhen, the US technology giant said Wednesday, as it seeks to imp...

Apple, Samsung in epic patent clash in top US court

Oct 11, 2016 (AFP)

The epic patent clash between Apple and Samsung went before the Supreme Court Tuesday, as the smartphone giants debated the value of design in a case that could...

Solving the problem of glare

Oct 10, 2016 (SPX)

If you have ever turned on your car's high beams while driving through fog, you've seen glare in action. As the extra light reflects off the fog, it becomes eve...

Sky Muster satellite performing post-launch maneuvers according to plan

Oct 10, 2016 (SPX)

Space Systems Loral (SSL), a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, has announced that its second high throughput satellite designed ...

Thomson Reuters to open tech hub in Canada, add 400 jobs

Oct 07, 2016 (AFP)

The Thomson Reuters news agency and financial information group will open a technology center in Toronto, adding 400 jobs over the next two years, the company a...

Japan's Fujitsu eyeing PC merger with China's Lenovo

Oct 06, 2016 (AFP)

Shares in Japanese IT giant Fujitsu soared Thursday on news it is considering merging its struggling personal computer division with China's Lenovo, the world's...

Samsung to 'review' split plan, shares hit record high

Oct 06, 2016 (AFP)

Samsung Electronics responded warily Thursday to a proposal by US hedge fund Elliott Management to split the South Korean tech giant into two companies but mark...

Amazon launches 'unlimited' reading for Prime members

Oct 05, 2016 (AFP)

US online giant Amazon on Wednesday launched a new "Prime Reading" program for US members of its subscription program, allowing unlimited reading of a rotating ...

Google takes on rivals with Pixel phone, new hardware

Oct 05, 2016 (AFP)

Google took on rivals Apple, Samsung and Amazon in a new push into hardware Tuesday, launching premium-priced Pixel smartphones and a slew of other devices show...

Apple still a star without Steve Jobs, but doubts linger

Oct 04, 2016 (AFP)

Five years after the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, the Silicon Valley tech giant is bigger and stronger, despite lingering doubts over its future withou...

Facebook expands reach with buy-and-sell 'Marketplace'

Oct 03, 2016 (AFP)

Facebook launched Monday a "Marketplace" trading platform that lets users of the vast social network buy and sell goods with each other in a mighty challenge to...

US government cuts cord on internet oversight

Oct 01, 2016 (AFP)

The US government on Saturday ended its formal oversight role over the internet, handing over management of the online address system to a global non-profit ent...

New York police to buy 1,000 body cameras

Sep 30, 2016 (AFP)

The New York Police Department, the largest city police force in the United States, has agreed to buy 1,000 body cameras, officials confirmed Friday. The move i...

BlackBerry lesson: adapt or die in the internet Age

Sep 29, 2016 (AFP)

BlackBerry has joined Yahoo, Nokia and other technology industry stars felled by an internet age in which companies are forced to evolve quickly or perish. Cana...

US prepares to cede key role for internet

Sep 29, 2016 (AFP)

The US government is set to cut the final thread of its oversight of the internet, yielding a largely symbolic but nevertheless significant role over the online...

BlackBerry to outsource handsets, will halt production

Sep 28, 2016 (AFP)

BlackBerry announced Wednesday it would halt in-house production of smartphones, marking the end of an era for the once-dominant Canadian tech firm. Ontario-bas...

Chinese user says new Samsung Note 7 exploded

Sep 27, 2016 (AFP)

A Chinese user of the Samsung Note 7 said Tuesday his device exploded while charging, raising fears of fresh battery issues hitting the South Korean company's p...

China's Wanda in talks to buy Golden Globes producer

Sep 27, 2016 (AFP)

Chinese conglomerate Wanda is considering ramping up its push into Hollywood with the acquisition of the production company behind the Golden Globes, the US fir...

Intensified talks on Twitter sale lift shares

Sep 23, 2016 (AFP)

Chatter about a sale of Twitter is intensifying amid sputtering efforts to transform the one-to-many messaging platform into a profitable business. Twitter shar...

Massive hack is yet another blow for ailing Yahoo

Sep 23, 2016 (AFP)

The huge Yahoo hack deals a fresh blow to the internet pioneer which has been struggling to reinvent itself, potentially impacting the pending sale aiming at gi...