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Google Glass available in US as of April 15

Apr 10, 2014 (AFP)

Google will makes it controversial Internet-linked Glass eyewear available for purchase for a limited time in the United States beginning on April 15. Anyone in...

Lights, action: tech giants rush into original TV

Apr 09, 2014 (AFP)

The battle of the tech giants is now moving into television. Following the success of Netflix and a fresh push by Amazon in online video, the latest players loo...

PC sales see modest drop amid Windows XP replacements

Apr 09, 2014 (AFP)

Global personal computer sales saw a modest dip in the first quarter of 2014, as the pace of decline was eased by replacements of older PCs using Windows XP. Fi...

Sparks fly over US plan to shift Internet role

Apr 06, 2014 (AFP)

It could be a difficult breakup between the US government and the Internet. A plan unveiled last month would see the US relinquish its key oversight role for th...

Windows XP diehards to fend off hackers on their own

Apr 06, 2014 (AFP)

People clinging to Microsoft's aging Windows XP operating system will be left to fend off cyber criminals by themselves come Tuesday. On April 8, the US softwar...

Microsoft launches 'Cortana' smartphone assistant

Apr 02, 2014 (AFP)

Microsoft on Wednesday took on Apple's Siri and Google Now with a smartphone personal assistant dubbed "Cortana," gleaned from a character in the hit Xbox video...

Amazon launches new device for streaming video

Apr 02, 2014 (AFP)

Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a new media streaming device, ramping up its challenge for the living room against rivals such as Netflix. The Amazon Fire TV devic...

T-Mobile to stop selling BlackBerrys in US

Apr 02, 2014 (AFP)

Struggling Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry said it will not renew an accord allowing wireless carrier T-Mobile to sell its smartphones in the United States...

Apple, Samsung trade barbs as new patent trial opens

Apr 01, 2014 (AFP)

Lawyers for Apple and Samsung exchanged barbs as a major new patent trial opened Tuesday, debating the role of a company not even part of the case -- Google. Ap...

Zuckerberg 'likes' lower salary

Apr 01, 2014 (AFP)

Facebook CEO and cofounder Mark Zuckerberg's salary was down last year, but don't cry for him. He'll be OK. In fact, the megawealthy Facebook boss was just foll...

Microsoft's Nadella names leadership team

Mar 31, 2014 (AFP)

Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella on Monday unveiled a leadership shakeup at the technology giant, including a new head for the Xbox division. In an email...

In new social networks, anonymity is all the rage

Mar 30, 2014 (AFP)

When mobile social app Yik Yak swept into Auburn University, some of the coolest kids were quick to start posting on it. But no one knows who is saying what bec...

Connected watches, virtually absent but still creating buzz at Baselworld

Mar 30, 2014 (AFP)

Watches that connect to your smartphone or even a satellite to ensure perfect time, regardless of where you are in the world, or alert you if you leave your pho...

Apple and Samsung to renew patent battle in US court

Mar 30, 2014 (AFP)

Apple and Samsung will return to federal court in the heart of Silicon Valley on Monday for a new round in their seemingly perpetual patent war. The case concer...

New iPhone by September: iPad Office soars

Mar 28, 2014 (AFP)

Apple is to release its newest iPhone in September, with higher resolution and bigger screens, a report said Friday, its latest salvo in the smartphone wars whe...

Facebook wants to beam the Internet from the sky

Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)

Facebook revealed Thursday it has a lab working on using drones, satellites and solar-powered planes to provide web access around the world. "We've been working...

Global support for reduction in govt control of web domain names

Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)

A plan to give control of the Internet's technical operations to a diverse range of groups, including governments and businesses, instead allowing the state sol...

Microsoft delivers Office for rival Apple's iPad as PCs lose ground

Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)

Microsoft unveiled a version of its popular Office software suite for iPad tablets Thursday as the company's new chief moved to expand its "Internet cloud" foot...

Hackers Increasingly Sophisticated, Specialized and Maturing

Mar 26, 2014 (SPX)

Black and gray markets for computer hacking tools, services and byproducts such as stolen credit card numbers continue to expand, creating an increasing threat ...

Digital ventures boost ailing news media, study shows

Mar 26, 2014 (AFP)

Online news ventures have added nearly 5,000 US media jobs in the past few years, boosting an industry that is still reeling from technology changes, a study sh...