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Apple to probe Chinese claim of iPhone death

Jul 15, 2013 (AFP)

Apple said Monday it would investigate claims that an iPhone electrocuted a Chinese woman who was making a call while charging the device. The case drew attenti...

Microsoft slashes price on Surface tablet

Jul 15, 2013 (AFP)

Microsoft has quietly cut the price of its entry-level Surface tablet computer by some 30 percent, after surveys indicating sluggish sales. The Surface RT table...

SciTechTalk: The wristwatch, version 2.0, as desirable tech

Jul 13, 2013 (UPI)

It seems like no one less than 30 years of age wears a wristwatch any more. Why? Because they carry smartphones. In the near future, however, lots of under-30s ...

Icahn boosts offer for Dell

Jul 12, 2013 (AFP)

Corporate raider Carl Icahn and his allies boosted their offer for troubled US computer giant Dell, and repeated their call for shareholders to reject a $24.4 b...

Study urges public access to Internet in low-income countries

Jul 11, 2013 (UPI)

Despite the global rise of mobile phones and home computers, public Internet access should be maintained as a resource for millions, a U.S. study says. Millions...

New Nokia smartphone has monster camera

Jul 11, 2013 (AFP)

Finland's Nokia unveiled its latest smartphone Thursday with a powerful 41-megapixel camera touted as offering "more detail than the eye can see." In unveiling ...

Tablet wars intensify as prices tumble

Jul 11, 2013 (AFP)

Tablet prices are plunging amid a flood of new devices and cutthroat competition for market share. Amazon has slashed prices of its Kindle HD tablets to as low ...

Microsoft unveils 'far-reaching realignment'

Jul 11, 2013 (AFP)

Microsoft announced a sweeping reorganization of the company Thursday to "enable us to innovate with greater speed, efficiency and capability in a fast changing...

Apple case cracks open e-books, digital goods pricing

Jul 11, 2013 (AFP)

A ruling by an American judge that Apple illegally conspired to fix e-book prices could boost competition in the market for all kinds of digital goods, includin...

PC sales slide again, Lenovo takes top spot: survey

Jul 10, 2013 (AFP)

Worldwide sales of personal computers dropped for a fifth consecutive quarter in the April-June period, the longest decline in the PC market's history, a resear...

Apple guilty in e-book conspiracy case, vows appeal

Jul 10, 2013 (AFP)

A US judge ruled Wednesday that Apple violated antitrust law in a price-fixing case, saying the company "conspired to restrain trade" with publishers to boost t...

Technology turns almost any surface into a touchscreen

Jul 10, 2013 (UPI)

Scientists in Singapore say they've come up with a way to turn almost any surface, such as a whiteboard, a window or even a wooden tabletop, into a touchscreen....

Kongsberg tapped for display systems

Jul 10, 2013 (UPI)

Kongsberg Integrated Tactical Systems is supplying smart displays for U.S. Army Stryker vehicles under a contract awarded by General Dynamics Land Systems. The ...

World Bank invests in online education

Jul 10, 2013 (AFP)

Online education service Coursera on Wednesday announced a fresh round of funding from the investment arm of the World Bank and other backers. The Silicon Valle...

Surge in growth for online mobile ads: survey

Jul 09, 2013 (AFP)

Global spending on mobile Internet ads surged 82.8 percent to $8.9 billion in 2012, an industry survey showed Tuesday. The Internet Advertising Bureau said the ...

Amazon, Apple, end dispute over 'Appstore' name

Jul 09, 2013 (AFP)

Apple dropped its lawsuit Tuesday against rival Amazon for using the term "Appstore" for its online shop for mobile gadget applications. "With more than 900,000...

Dell panel warns of 'risk' if buyout plan fails

Jul 05, 2013 (AFP)

The special committee set up by Dell to evaluate options for the troubled computer giant warned Friday of "substantial downside risk" if shareholders reject a b...

Apple seeking 'next big direction': co-founder

Jul 04, 2013 (AFP)

Apple is in a waiting period with the US gadget giant seeking the "next big direction" almost two years after the death of its groundbreaking boss Steve Jobs, t...

Twitter tunes ad targeting system

Jul 03, 2013 (AFP)

Twitter on Wednesday said it will begin letting businesses target marketing messages to people who have shown interests in what they have to offer. "Users won't...

China court hears claim Apple's 'Siri' is a copycat

Jul 03, 2013 (AFP)

A case against US technology giant Apple brought by a Chinese firm for alleged patent infringement in its digital personal assistant "Siri" has begun in a Shang...