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Yahoo! chief Mayer wants Bing to deliver
Feb 12, 2013 (AFP)
Google veteran turned Yahoo! chief Marissa Mayer wants Microsoft to deliver when it comes to wresting market share from the Internet company she was part of for...
Big investment fund joins opposition to Dell buyout
Feb 12, 2013 (AFP)
The large investment firm T. Rowe Price said Tuesday it was opposing Dell's proposed $24.4 billion private equity buyout, saying the offer "does not reflect the...
New modeling approach transforms imaging technologies
Feb 12, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers are improving the performance of technologies ranging from medical CT scanners to digital cameras using a system of models to extract specific infor...
Next-gen e-readers: Improved 'peacock' technology could lock in color for high-res displays
Feb 12, 2013 (SPX)
Iridescence, or sheen that shifts color depending on your viewing angle, is pretty in peacock feathers. But it's been a nuisance for engineers trying to mimic t...
Apple eyeing smart watch, reports say
Feb 11, 2013 (AFP)
Apple is testing a watch-like device which could perform some smartphone functions, US media reports said Monday. The New York Times reported that the maker of ...
Dell claims buyout in shareholders' 'best interests'
Feb 11, 2013 (AFP)
Dell said Monday its proposed $24.4 billion private equity buyout plan is "in the best interests of stockholders," brushing aside criticism from a key investor ...
SciTechTalk: Feel secure about your phone?
Feb 10, 2013 (UPI)
You've lost your smartphone. Or more worrying, it may have been stolen. Like most people, you've entrusted it with more and more of your personal data. Your fir...
Dutch cable companies blames 4G Internet for television interference
Feb 10, 2013 (UPI)
Cable companies in the Netherlands say 4G Internet networks can affect television signals, leading to distorted screen images. Some frequencies used by the four...
Sony faces challenge with new PlayStation
Feb 09, 2013 (AFP)
When Sony pulls back the curtain on the next-generation PlayStation videogame console, the world will see how much the Japanese consumer electronics titan has b...
AOL shows signs of revival on advertising growth
Feb 08, 2013 (AFP)
AOL is showing signs of revival with gains in advertising, a key step toward the reinvention of the former Internet star as a media firm. AOL said Friday profit...
Many moving PC tasks to phones, tablets
Feb 07, 2013 (UPI)
One-third of PC users are shifting many of their computing activities to "post-PC" devices like tablets and smartphones, a U.S. market research firm says. PC us...
Tablets gain more ground on PCs: survey
Feb 06, 2013 (AFP)
One-third of computers sold worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2012 was a tablet, according to a survey released Wednesday. The research firm Canalys said that ...
Apple sells 25 billionth song at iTunes store
Feb 06, 2013 (AFP)
Apple on Wednesday announced that the number of digital songs downloaded from its iTunes Store has topped 25 billion. The 25 billionth song bought from the onli...
Microsoft, Huawei team for African smartphone push
Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)
Microsoft on Tuesday announced a partnership with Chinese manufacturer Huawei to offer an affordably priced smartphone in Africa geared toward tapping into the ...
Dell unveils private equity buyout worth $24.4 bn
Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)
Dell unveiled plans to go private Tuesday in a $24.4 billion deal which would give founder Michael Dell a chance to reshape the former number one PC maker away ...
NYPD confirms it is testing Google Glass wearable computers
Feb 05, 2013 (UPI)
Police in New York are evaluating whether Google Glass eyewear could be used in investigating terrorists and preventing crime, a website reports. The New York C...
Dell buyout highlights PC sector woes: analysts
Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)
Dell's plan to take the computer giant private offers an opportunity to return to its start-up roots, but won't solve the fundamental problems facing the compan...
Zynga shares climb as game maker cuts losses
Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)
Zynga, the struggling social games pioneer, showed signs it is getting a grip on spending with an earnings report Tuesday revealing narrowing losses, which spar...
Facebook fatigue prompts breaks from network: study
Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)
More than half of US Facebook members have taken breaks from the leading social network, with the top reason being they are just too busy, according to a study ...
North Korea's computer operating system is Apple OS X lookalike
Feb 05, 2013 (UPI)
North Korea's latest version of its state-mandated computer operating system bears a striking resemblance to Apple's Mac OS X platform, Web watchers say. Red St...
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