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Samsung removes logo on smartphones in Japan

Apr 18, 2015 (AFP)

Samsung has removed its corporate logo from its new smartphones sold in Japan, a company spokeswoman confirmed Saturday. The name Samsung is missing on both the...

Jawbone banks on smart fashion trend beyond watches

Apr 16, 2015 (AFP)

On the one hand, or wrist, there may be an eye-catching Apple Watch, while the other will sport with more discreet jewelry packed with Internet Age smarts. Jawb...

Twitter out to crack down on abusive tweets

Apr 16, 2015 (AFP)

Twitter said Thursday that it is cracking down on mean, hateful or menacing tweets that cross the red line from free speech into abuse. Twitter is overhauling i...

Netflix membership surges past 60 million

Apr 15, 2015 (AFP)

Netflix on Wednesday reported an unprecedented jump in subscribers in the first quarter of this year, pushing the streaming television service membership above ...

Culture clash as hip online firm Etsy hits Wall Street

Apr 15, 2015 (AFP)

Cultures will clash this week as Etsy, the online marketplace known for artisan goods and strong social values, makes its Wall Street debut. Etsy is expected to...

Suit filed as US 'open Internet' rule becomes official

Apr 13, 2015 (AFP)

A telecom industry group Monday challenged "open Internet" regulations barring US broadband providers from separating online traffic into slow and fast lanes, h...

'Great Cannon' widens China censorship: researchers

Apr 10, 2015 (AFP)

China has expanded its Internet censorship efforts beyond its borders with a new strategy that attacks websites across the globe, researchers said Friday. The n...

Samsung, Apple clash with rollout of new products

Apr 10, 2015 (AFP)

Apple gave consumers their first hands-on look at its smartwatch Friday pushing into wearable tech just as rival Samsung rolled out its new flagship smartphones...

Smartphones boost US teen connections: survey

Apr 09, 2015 (AFP)

It's not just your imagination: most American teenagers are online or on their smartphones every day, and many are almost continually connected. A Pew Research ...

LinkedIn buys education site lynda.com for $1.5 bn

Apr 09, 2015 (AFP)

The career social network LinkedIn said Thursday it was buying the online learning site lynda.com in a cash-stock deal valued at $1.5 billion. The deal ties the...

PC sales resume slide in 2015: surveys

Apr 09, 2015 (AFP)

Global sales of personal computers resumed their downward trajectory in early 2015 after a modest uptick late last year, surveys showed Thursday. A survey by Ga...

Silicon Valley mulls invasion of 'unicorns'

Apr 08, 2015 (AFP)

When social media software firm Sprinklr unveiled its latest funding last month, it vaulted into the club of "unicorns," or tech startups worth at least $1 bill...

Where no smartphone has gone before

Apr 02, 2015 (SPX)

For the crew of the Starship Enterprise, Star Trek's "Tricorder" was an essential tool, a multifunctional hand-held device used to sense, compute, and record da...

Smartphones a lifeline for many Americans: study

Apr 01, 2015 (AFP)

Americans love their smartphones and rely on them as a key way to go online, but many find the cost too steep, a survey showed Wednesday. The Pew Research Cente...

GoDaddy revs up tech sector with Wall Street offering

Apr 01, 2015 (AFP)

GoDaddy, which has built its reputation trying to make Web hosting sexy, storms into Wall Street with a stock offering Wednesday aiming to revive the public mar...

Roll up your screen and stow it away

Mar 31, 2015 (SPX)

From smartphones and tablets to computer monitors and interactive TV screens, electronic displays are everywhere. As the demand for instant, constant communicat...

IBM to invest $3 bn in 'Internet of Things'

Mar 31, 2015 (AFP)

IBM announced Tuesday it was pumping $3 billion into a new division focusing on the growing market for connected devices, or the "Internet of Things." The move ...

Apple Watch to spark wearable tech growth: IDC

Mar 30, 2015 (AFP)

Wearable technology devices are seeing a growth surge that is likely to continue over the next few years, helped by the soon-to-be-released Apple Watch, a marke...

New streaming apps could boost citizen journalism

Mar 29, 2015 (AFP)

When three buildings collapsed and ignited a blaze in New York on Thursday, a smartphone app brought the live video feed to anyone online wanting to watch. The ...

Taiwan's Acer swings to profit after three years of losses

Mar 25, 2015 (AFP)

Taiwan's struggling personal computer maker Acer said Wednesday it turned a profit in 2014 following three successive years of net losses. The company recorded ...