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Ultra-thin, high-def TVs battle for CES crown
Jan 05, 2016 (AFP)
A battle for the title of best new television opened Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show, with LG unveiling a new model no thicker than four stacked credit...
India hits one billion mobile phone subscribers
Dec 31, 2015 (AFP)
India notched up its billionth mobile phone subscriber in October, the country's telecoms regulator said, underscoring the importance of its fast-growing mobile...
Facebook investor class-action suit to move forward
Dec 30, 2015 (AFP)
A US judge has cleared a class-action suit against Facebook from investors claiming the social network failed to fully disclose its risks at the time of its 201...
US boosting broadband speed, but growth uneven
Dec 30, 2015 (AFP)
Americans are generally getting much faster Internet speeds than a few years ago, but growth is uneven depending on the type of connections, a government report...
Apple wins holiday race as screen size expands: survey
Dec 29, 2015 (AFP)
Apple came away the winner in mobile device holiday sales worldwide amid a shift to bigger screens, a survey showed. The survey by the Yahoo-owned analytics fir...
Hyatt Hotels computers infected with malicious sofware
Dec 24, 2015 (AFP)
Hyatt Hotels on Wednesday revealed that it recently discovered malicious computer code on computers used for processing payments at locations it manages. In a s...
YouTube ramps 360-degree video with 'Spotlight Stories'
Dec 23, 2015 (AFP)
YouTube on Tuesday added interactive, 360-degree animation video to its line-up, with help from the makers of "Wallace and Gromit." Dubbed "Spotlight Stories," ...
US broadband adoption stalls, as more go mobile
Dec 21, 2015 (AFP)
Adoption of home broadband has stalled in the United States, as more Americans opt for Internet on the go with mobile devices, a survey showed Monday. A Pew Res...
New dawn or Wild West? 'Sharing economy' goes global
Dec 20, 2015 (AFP)
It's a new dawn for transport, lodging -- and pretty much every service under the sun -- and it's all about "sharing." The so-called sharing economy gained trac...
Wearable tech market surge led by new gadgets
Dec 17, 2015 (AFP)
The global market for wearable technology is seeing a surge, led by watches, smart clothing and other connected gadgets, a research report said Thursday. IDC sa...
Transparent metal films for smart phone, tablet and TV displays
Dec 16, 2015 (SPX)
A new material that is both highly transparent and electrically conductive could make large screen displays, smart windows and even touch screens and solar cell...
Samsung takes Apple patent case to US Supreme Court
Dec 14, 2015 (AFP)
Samsung, on the losing end of a massive smartphone patent lawsuit, appealed on Monday to the US Supreme Court in hopes of overturning a ruling that it pay $548 ...
Fund argues for Yahoo job cuts, ouster of Mayer
Dec 14, 2015 (AFP)
An investment fund with a stake in Yahoo called Monday for the struggling Internet firm to slash more than 80 percent of its workforce and replace chief executi...
Nanoscale drawbridges open path to color displays
Dec 12, 2015 (SPX)
A new method for building "drawbridges" between metal nanoparticles may allow electronics makers to build full-color displays using light-scattering nanoparticl...
African-Americans less likely to get Airbnb room: study
Dec 12, 2015 (AFP)
People with African-American sounding names are discriminated against when trying to get a room on Airbnb, a Harvard study says, suggesting many who use the web...
Internet giant Alibaba to buy South China Morning Post
Dec 11, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese internet giant Alibaba said Friday it would buy Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, pledging to maintain the newspaper's objectivity in the face of fe...
'Internet economy' is six percent of US GDP: study
Dec 10, 2015 (AFP)
The Internet's economic impact has doubled since 2007 and now fuels at least six percent of the overall US economy, a study showed Thursday. The study for the I...
Yahoo keeps Alibaba, but spins off core business
Dec 09, 2015 (AFP)
Yahoo flipped its reorganization plan Wednesday, announcing it would keep its stake in China's Alibaba but spin off its core Internet business -- creating new u...
Australian identified as possible Bitcoin founder: reports
Dec 09, 2015 (AFP)
Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright has been identified by tech publications as possibly the mysterious founder of online cryptocurrency Bitcoin, shortly befor...
Programmers create unlikely IT boom in Belarus
Dec 09, 2015 (AFP)
Despite its state-controlled economy, Belarus has become an unexpected top performer in information technology, with its programmers developing such worldwide h...
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