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Sep 30, 2014 (AFP)

US online retail giant eBay unveiled plans Tuesday to spin off PayPal, aiming to help the unit compete better in the fast-moving online payments segment. The pl...

Apple to launch iPhone 6 in China from October 17

Sep 30, 2014 (AFP)

Apple said Tuesday it will begin selling its latest iPhones in China from October 17 after the Chinese regulator pressed the US giant to improve personal data s...

China's Huawei seeks to invest 1.5bn euros in France: report

Sep 29, 2014 (AFP)

The founder of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei announced Monday plans to invest 1.5 billion euros ($1.9 billion) in France to develop smartphones, the o...

Microsoft offers gaming console in China

Sep 29, 2014 (AFP)

US technology giant Microsoft on Monday launched its Xbox One game console in China, the first foreign company to enter the potentially massive market after the...

'Yelp laws' aim to halt online review reprisals

Sep 28, 2014 (AFP)

It's now law in California: consumers have a right to post negative reviews on Yelp and other websites, without fear of reprisals from companies they write abou...

Turkey's Erdogan dismisses new iPhone: 'Same as the last'

Sep 28, 2014 (AFP)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, known for his hostility to social networks and mobile technology, on Sunday brushed off the frenzy surrounding Apple's n...

Writers and readers go mobile and social at Wattpad

Sep 28, 2014 (AFP)

Allen Lau considers himself living proof that love of good writing is alive and well in the age of streaming video and terse text messages. He offers as further...

'Anti-Facebook' social network gets viral surge

Sep 28, 2014 (AFP)

In a matter of days, the new social network Ello, described as the "anti-Facebook" for its stand on privacy and advertising, has become perhaps the hottest tick...

Activist investor urges Yahoo-AOL tie-up

Sep 26, 2014 (AFP)

An activist investment firm Friday urged Yahoo to explore a tie-up with online rival AOL, saying such a deal could help the struggling Internet pioneer "unlock"...

BlackBerry narrows loss, sees turnaround progress

Sep 26, 2014 (AFP)

BlackBerry on Friday reported it narrowed its loss in the latest quarter, and expressed optimism that its major restructuring and new business-friendly devices ...

French telecom titan Orange courts US tech startups

Sep 24, 2014 (AFP)

French telecom powerhouse Orange on Wednesday announced that Visa, LG Electronics and four more industry veterans have become allies in its program to nurture p...

Samsung, BlackBerry speed arrivals of new smartphones

Sep 24, 2014 (AFP)

South Korea's Samsung on Wednesday moved up the release date for it hotly anticipated Galaxy Note 4 big-screen smartphone, hitting the key Chinese market ahead ...

Netflix refuses to give subscriber data to Canada regulator

Sep 24, 2014 (AFP)

Online video streaming service Netflix has refused to turn over subscriber data to the Canada's broadcast regulator, a spokesman for the agency told AFP Tuesday...

PlayStation TV to hit US in October

Sep 23, 2014 (AFP)

PlayStation TV home entertainment system is set to hit North America on October 14 as Sony seeks to improve its financial footing with games, films and music. T...

Record iPhone weekend sales top 10 million: Apple

Sep 22, 2014 (AFP)

Apple broke its sales record for an opening weekend of a new iPhone model, delivering 10 million in three days and boasting it could have sold more if it had th...

Chinese buyers lead charge in iPhone 6 global debut

Sep 19, 2014 (AFP)

Buyers from China, deprived of the latest iPhone launch at home, were Friday among the first in line in Japan to grab the "6" and its new large-screen cousin as...

Google to boost Android encryption, joining Apple

Sep 19, 2014 (AFP)

Google and Apple on Thursday said they are hardening encryption tactics on devices powered by their mobile operating systems and tossing away the keys. The move...

'Squid skin' metamaterials project yields vivid color display

Sep 18, 2014 (SPX)

The quest to create artificial "squid skin" -- camouflaging metamaterials that can "see" colors and automatically blend into the background -- is one step close...

Early reviews heap praise on big-screen iPhones

Sep 17, 2014 (AFP)

Early reviews of Apple iPhone 6 models to be released on Friday sang praises of the large-screen handsets, proclaiming that bigger truly is better. "The public ...

Court tosses $368 mn patent case verdict against Apple

Sep 16, 2014 (AFP)

A federal appeals court on Tuesday tossed out a $368 million verdict against Apple, ruling that jurors were given evidence that may have skewed the sum. "We vac...