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Amazon unveils new Fire tablets and Kindle e-readers
Amazon.com expanded its array of tablets and Kindle e-readers, capping its line-up with a new flagship Fire HDX model boasting 'stunning' display.
18 September 2014
Russia's biggest social network gets new CEO
Russia's biggest social network VKontakte appointed a new chief executive after the removal of its maverick founder Pavel Durov earlier this year.
18 September 2014
'Lather Against Ebola', an 'Ice Bucket' challenge against the virus
Ivorians are raising awareness about the deadly disease outbreak in west Africa with a new "Lather Against Ebola" campaign.
18 September 2014
Amazon launches 'Fire' smartphone in Germany, Britain
US online giant Amazon said it was selling its "Fire" 3D smartphone in Germany and Britain as it cut the price of the handset for US customers.
09 September 2014
Apple feeds frenzy with selective silence
It is a marketing strategy that few experts would recommend and even fewer companies can pull off.
08 September 2014
Facebook rolls out 'privacy checkup'
Facebook began rolling out its "privacy checkup" aimed at helping users of the huge social network better manage sharing their information.
05 September 2014
Photo service Twitpic to shutter, blames Twitter
The photo-sharing service Twitpic announced it was shutting down, saying it faced an ultimatum from Twitter to abandon its trademark.
05 September 2014
Yahoo adds 'Style' to digital magazine line-up
Yahoo on Wednesday hit the Internet catwalk with a digital fashion magazine dubbed 'Style.'
04 September 2014
Google working on super-fast 'quantum' computer chip
Google said it is working on a super-fast "quantum" computer chip as part a vision to one day have machines think like humans.
03 September 2014
Netflix viewers can tip off Facebook friends to shows
Netflix began letting people share shows they love at the online streaming television service with friends from leading social network Facebook.
03 September 2014
Twitter to set up shop in social-media-mad Indonesia
Twitter plans to open an office in Indonesia over the coming months as it seeks to boost revenues in the social-media-addicted nation.
29 August 2014
Google tests using drones to deliver goods
Google on Thursday said it is testing using drones to deliver items bought online, putting its own spin on similar efforts by Amazon.com.
29 August 2014
Millions lose Internet access in US
Time Warner Cable apologized for a "very serious failure" after millions of people across the US were knocked off the Internet because of a fault.
28 August 2014
Snapchat valued at $10 bln: reports
US media reported that Snapchat was valued at $10 billion based on funding pumped into the startup by a Silicon Valley venture capital firm.
27 August 2014
Google buys special effects technology firm Zync
Google announced that it had bought Zync Render, a service that trims costs of special effects by pushing the work into the Internet "cloud."
27 August 2014
Amazon to buy videogame platform Twitch for $970 mn
Amazon said it has agreed to buy the videogame platform Twitch for $970 million.
26 August 2014
Amazon readying an attack on Google's ad business
US giant Amazon is preparing to take on Google in one of its core businesses, Internet advertising, citing sources familiar with the matter.
23 August 2014
Gambling, IT, booze addictions rife in Japan: study
Nearly five percent of Japanese adults are addicted to gambling, a rate up to five times that of most other nations, according to a study.
21 August 2014
Uber pulls into mobile dining and travel apps
Uber teamed up with smartphone applications as the controversial Internet-age car-hailing service moved to park itself in mobile lifestyles.
21 August 2014
Kazakh kawaii Sabina Altynbekova wants no modeling, just sports
Sabina Altynbekova, a kawaii from Kazakhstan, that has won hearts and eyes of the entire South-Eastern Asia is not up for modelling.
20 August 2014