Merkel urges closer tech ties with rising IT giant ChinaGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel urged closer high-tech cooperation with China as she opened a major IT business fair where the Asian giant is the official partner country.
16 March 2015
Twitter buys livestream app maker PeriscopeTwitter said it had purchased the maker of the video streaming app Periscope, amid what seems to be surging interest in live video sharing.
Kazakh Senate passes anti-gay draft lawKazakhstan's Senate has approved a draft law protecting children from harmful information. One of its provisions bans 'promotion of non-traditional sexual orientation'.
When YouTube stars go offline and meet up 'live'If you thought today's young YouTube celebrities have only virtual contact with their fans, think again. They have taken on something new: real life.
Google free mapping service adds local guidesAn update to Google's free online map service let users become local guides who post reviews of businesses and venues in a challenge to Yelp.
Microsoft profit dips as revenue risesMicrosoft reported that its quarterly profit dipped but revenue increased in a sign that it is adapting to lifestyles centered on mobile devices and cloud services.
YouTube stars quiz ObamaA bubbly shopping guide, a comedian who wears green lipstick and eats ladles of cinnamon quizzed US Presiden in a series of unorthodox YouTube presidential interviews.