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Media reaping profits from Internet: study

Sep 16, 2014 (AFP)

The Internet is no longer draining profits from media and entertainment companies, which have learned to make online services pay, a new study shows. The study ...

Advanced Light Source Sets Microscopy Record

Sep 15, 2014 (SPX)

A record-setting X-ray microscopy experiment may have ushered in a new era for nanoscale imaging. Working at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berk...

Al-Jazeera's AJ+ eyes young viewers on 'social stream'

Sep 15, 2014 (AFP)

Al-Jazeera launches its AJ+ online video service Monday, aiming to connect with young people who want to keep up with news without watching television or readin...

Apple a decade behind Japan mobile payment curve

Sep 14, 2014 (AFP)

Apple's proud announcement that its new iPhone could be used to buy goods in a single swipe left customers non-plussed in Japan, where mobile contactless paymen...

Alibaba: China's giant online shopping 'crocodile'

Sep 14, 2014 (AFP)

Alibaba has become by far the dominant e-commerce company in China, a country with the world's greatest number of Internet users, in only 15 years. The Hangzhou...

Alibaba IPO gives fresh life to Yahoo

Sep 14, 2014 (AFP)

China's Alibaba will star on Wall Street with its upcoming stock offering, but US-based Yahoo also gets a windfall, which may help the turnaround efforts of the...

The NSA will now map out the entire Internet

Sep 14, 2014 (UPI)

Even though the New York Times revealed last year that the NSA had a plan to map the Internet, under the code name "Treasure Map," new reports now show the proj...

China demand to fuel Hong Kong iPhone grey market

Sep 13, 2014 (AFP)

Wealthy mainland Chinese looking to buy the new iPhone 6 next week could expect to pay an eye-watering US$2,500 for the handsets in Hong Kong, following Apple's...

Apple hopes secret sauce can reshape markets

Sep 10, 2014 (AFP)

It's not the first with a smartwatch or mobile payments system, but Apple is likely to use its market muscle and sense of style and innovation to redefine those...

Amazon launches 'Fire' smartphone in Germany, Britain

Sep 08, 2014 (AFP)

US online giant Amazon said Monday it was selling its "Fire" 3D smartphone in Germany and Britain as it cut the price of the handset for US customers. Amazon re...

Apple feeds frenzy with selective silence

Sep 08, 2014 (AFP)

It is a marketing strategy that few experts would recommend and even fewer companies can pull off. But the less Apple says about its eagerly anticipated event o...

Apple: watching for new directions

Sep 07, 2014 (AFP)

Apple's mystery unveiling on Tuesday is expected to be a watershed moment for the California giant -- and the entire tech industry. Here are key things to watch...

Motorola puts smartwatch on sale, upgrades phones

Sep 05, 2014 (AFP)

Motorola kicked off sales of its new smartwatch Friday, in a series of product launches which could be the last before the Google-owned electronics firm is sold...

Apple supplier in China accused of abuses

Sep 05, 2014 (AFP)

A Chinese factory that supplies Apple with parts has been operating with violations of basic standards for health, safety and environmental protection, an inves...

Apple says celebs hacked in 'targeted attack'

Sep 02, 2014 (AFP)

Apple said Tuesday a "targeted attack" led to the release of nude photos of celebrities including Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence but insisted there was no breac...

Apple's shadow looms large at Berlin electronics show

Sep 02, 2014 (AFP)

Berlin's gigantic IFA consumer electronics fair opens this week, with the shadow of Apple looming large even if the iconic US brand traditionally snubs the even...

Sony founder nephew starts as head of PlayStation unit

Sep 01, 2014 (AFP)

The nephew of a Sony founder on Monday started as head of a regional gaming unit, after the Japanese electronics giant sailed past the 10 million mark in sales ...

Tablet sales slow as PCs find footing: IDC

Aug 29, 2014 (AFP)

Tablets won't eclipse personal computers as fast as once thought, according to studies by market tracker International Data Corporation (IDC). IDC on Friday cut...

Eyes on Apple for 'next big thing' on Sept. 9

Aug 28, 2014 (AFP)

Apple gadget lovers hungered for the "next big thing" on Thursday after the iconic company fired off invites to a mystery unveiling on Sept. 9. Fueling rampant ...

Enabling a new future for cloud computing

Aug 28, 2014 (SPX)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced two $10 million projects to create cloud computing testbeds--to be called "Chameleon" and "CloudLab"--that w...