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Gannett to split newspapers, television in spin-off

Aug 05, 2014 (AFP)

US media giant Gannett announced plans Tuesday to split into two separate firms, one for broadcast and digital, and the other for newspapers including its natio...

Malware sneaks into online ads: researchers

Aug 05, 2014 (AFP)

Hackers are increasingly slipping malicious software into online advertising, creating risks for the Internet economic model, security researchers said Tuesday....

From tsunami lifeline to listing, Line sends message to chat rivals

Aug 03, 2014 (AFP)

A messaging app launched in the aftermath of Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Line is moving towards a possible dual listing in Tokyo and New York as it jos...

Microsoft sues Samsung in US, alleging contract breach

Aug 02, 2014 (AFP)

Microsoft on Friday fired a legal salvo at longtime partner Samsung, accusing the South Korean giant of breaching a contract over licensing of technology used i...

US warns retailers on data-stealing malware

Jul 31, 2014 (AFP)

US government cybersecurity watchdogs warned retailers Thursday about malware being circulated that allows hackers to get into computer networks and steal custo...

France's Iliad bids for T-Mobile controlling stake

Jul 31, 2014 (AFP)

French upstart telecom operator Iliad said Thursday it has bid for a controlling stake in US carrier T-Mobile, offering an alternative to a potential tie-up wit...

Vision-correcting display makes reading glasses so yesterday

Jul 31, 2014 (SPX)

What if computer screens had glasses instead of the people staring at the monitors? That concept is not too far afield from technology being developed by UC Ber...

New gadget helps the vision impaired to read graphs

Jul 31, 2014 (SPX)

Opening up new career paths and educational opportunities for people with vision impairment, the system combines a number of pattern recognition technologies in...

Microsoft unveils Xbox in China as it faces probe

Jul 30, 2014 (AFP)

Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled its Xbox game console in China, the first to enter the market after an official ban 14 years ago, even as it faces a Chinese gov...

Twitter flies on surprisingly strong numbers

Jul 30, 2014 (AFP)

Twitter shares shot higher by some 30 percent Tuesday after its quarterly report showed surprisingly strong revenue and user growth, despite a widening loss. Th...

Amazon plays to book buyer wallets in Hachette battle

Jul 30, 2014 (AFP)

Amazon on Tuesday played to book lovers' budgets by putting out word that its battle with publishing giant Hachette is about making sure they pay less for digit...

Pinterest buys startup with image organizing skills

Jul 30, 2014 (AFP)

Online bulletin-board service Pinterest on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Spanish startup Icebergs, specializing in helping creative people collaborate ...

Chinese smartphone makers win as market swells

Jul 29, 2014 (AFP)

Chinese smartphone makers racked up big gains as the global market for Internet-linked handsets grew to record levels in the second quarter, International Data ...

Connected devices have huge security holes: study

Jul 29, 2014 (AFP)

The surge Web-connected devices -- TVs, refrigerators, thermostats, door locks and more -- has opened up huge opportunities for cyberattacks because of weak sec...

Samsung delays Tizen smartphone sales launch

Jul 28, 2014 (AFP)

Samsung Electronics said Monday it would postpone the roll-out of its new smartphone based on Tizen, a home-grown operating system aimed at breaking away from G...

Playstation and Xbox butt heads at Hong Kong games fair

Jul 25, 2014 (AFP)

Fans dressed as Transformers, Iron Man and Jedi knights were among thousands at the first day of Hong Kong's comic and games expo Friday, where Xbox and Playsta...

Amazon loss widens despite climbing sales

Jul 24, 2014 (AFP)

Internet retail titan Amazon on Thursday reported a money-losing quarter despite impressive growth in sales, sending shares diving. The Seattle-based firm said ...

Facebook profit story pushes shares to new high

Jul 24, 2014 (AFP)

Facebook shares on Wednesday soared to a new high on word that the social network's quarterly profit and user numbers jumped as it thrives in a world gone mobil...

Facebook shares profit growth story

Jul 23, 2014 (AFP)

Facebook on Wednesday reported that is quarterly profit more than doubled amid big gains in ad revenues and a jump in users. Net income leapt to $791 million du...

An anti-glare, anti-reflective display for mobile devices?

Jul 22, 2014 (SPX)

If you've ever tried to watch a video on a tablet on a sunny day, you know you have to tilt it at just the right angle to get rid of glare or invest in a specia...