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SoftBank chief woos US, with T-Mobile in view

Mar 11, 2014 (AFP)

SoftBank, eyeing a tie-up of its US wireless unit Sprint with T-Mobile, stepped up its campaign Thursday, claiming it could boost competition for Americans as i...

Cybercriminals entrenched in 'Dark Web': researchers

Mar 10, 2014 (AFP)

Cybercriminals are settling into a comfortable place in the "Dark Web" where they test, refine and distribute malware for online thievery. That's the conclusion...

World Wide Web turns 25 years old

Mar 09, 2014 (AFP)

Twenty-five years ago, the World Wide Web was just an idea in a technical paper from an obscure, young computer scientist at a European physics lab. That idea f...

New research could help make 'roll-up' digital screens a reality for all

Mar 08, 2014 (SPX)

Researchers from the University of Surrey worked together with scientists from Philips to further develop the 'Source-Gated-Transistor' (SGT) - a simple circuit...

IT security for the daily life: Withdrawing money at cash machines with 'Google Glass'

Mar 08, 2014 (SPX)

Taking photos with a wink, checking one's calendar with a glance of the right eye, reading text messages - the multinational cooperation Google wants to make it...

@GSElevator on way down after losing book deal

Mar 07, 2014 (AFP)

The man behind a popular Twitter account that appeared to provide a rare insider look at Goldman Sachs has lost his book deal after revelations the former banke...

Apps thrill toddlers as Swedish schools go digital

Mar 06, 2014 (AFP)

Two-year-old Mia traces out a letter on the screen with her forefinger, then claps with joy when the computer chants "wonderful!" and emits a slightly metallic ...

Target tech executive resigns after giant data breach

Mar 05, 2014 (AFP)

Target's chief information officer has resigned as the retailer overhauls its information security practices in the wake of a giant customer data breach, the co...

Yahoo spurns Facebook and Google sign-in credentials

Mar 05, 2014 (AFP)

Yahoo on Wednesday confirmed that it will stop letting people sign into its online services using credentials from rival Internet titans Facebook or Google. The...

Yahoo buying binge continues with Vizify takeover

Mar 05, 2014 (AFP)

Yahoo on Wednesday added Vizify to the long list of startups it has bought since former Google executive Marissa Mayer took the helm less than two years ago. Th...

Scientists demonstrate first contagious airborne WiFi virus

Mar 03, 2014 (SPX)

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have shown for the first time that WiFi networks can be infected with a virus that can move through densely populated...

Android tops as tablets go mainstream: report

Mar 03, 2014 (AFP)

Tablet computer sales soared last year with Android-powered devices dethroning iPads atop a booming global market, according to figures released Monday by Gartn...

Wifi in the sky looks set for takeoff

Mar 02, 2014 (AFP)

Wifi in aircraft, hobbled in the past by slow speeds, could soon take off as new technology enables passengers to surf the web as if they were in a coffee shop,...

Cisco cleared in rights case, as tech sector watches

Mar 01, 2014 (AFP)

A US court has cleared Cisco Systems over liability for human rights abuses in China, in a case closely watched by the global technology sector and activists. T...

Japan researchers testing tiny ear computer

Mar 01, 2014 (AFP)

A tiny personal computer that is worn on the ear and can be controlled with the blink of an eye or the click of a tongue is being tested in Japan. The 17-gram (...

Boeing self-destructing smartphone: do not try to open

Feb 27, 2014 (AFP)

Boeing is launching a self-destructing smartphone to help spies, diplomats and others keep secrets secure. Don't even think about trying to open or tamper with ...

Apple asks Chinese court to overturn patent ruling

Feb 27, 2014 (AFP)

US technology giant Apple on Thursday asked a Beijing court to strike down a patent ruling by state authorities, as it fights an intellectual property battle wi...

Americans would give up TV before Internet: survey

Feb 27, 2014 (AFP)

Americans have become so enamored of the Internet, they would more readily forgo television than online access, a survey showed Thursday. The Pew Research Cente...

Prices under pressure as global smartphone sales slow

Feb 26, 2014 (AFP)

Growth in global smartphone sales is slowing, pressuring manufacturers to bring down prices to win customers in new markets, a research firm said Wednesday. Mar...

In appeal, Apple says judge 'wrong' in e-books case

Feb 26, 2014 (AFP)

Apple has appealed the verdict in its e-books price-fixing case, saying a US federal judge was "wrong" in ruling that the tech giant stifled competition. "Apple...