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Google changes logo to better suit mobile devices
Google on Tuesday refreshed its logo to better suit mobile devices that are supplanting desktop computers when it comes to modern Internet lifestyles.
02 September 2015
Instagram images no longer just squares
Instagram broke its square mold with an update that adds portrait and landscape formats to the image-sharing smartphone application.
28 August 2015
Windows 10 spreads to more than 75 million devices
Microsoft said that Windows 10 has spread to more than 75 million devices since the new operating system was released less than a month ago.
27 August 2015
Ashley Madison hack strikes fear in outed users
Two years ago, trapped in what he remembers as "a dead marriage," Michael logged on to adulterous dating site Ashley Madison for the first time.
26 August 2015
Russia lifts Wikipedia ban after it edits drugs entry
Russia's media watchdog said it had lifted a short-lived ban on Russian-language Wikipedia over an entry on a form of cannabis.
25 August 2015
Ashley Madison sued over membership data leak
A Can$760 million (US$578 million) class action lawsuit has been launched against the owner of affair-seeking website Ashley Madison.
22 August 2015
BuzzFeed moves to Japan in Yahoo partnership
BuzzFeed announced plans to launch a Japanese news website in a partnership with Yahoo Japan, the latest step in a global expansion push.
18 August 2015
Twitter lifts limits on direct messages between users
Twitter lifted its character limit for direct messages between users, saying it would help make the private side of Twitter "more powerful and fun."
13 August 2015
Google turns a page with Alphabet
Google's reshaping under newly formed parent Alphabet gives the tech giant more ability to focus on its core business.
12 August 2015
Yahoo buys social shopping website Polyvore
Yahoo on Friday said it is adding to its lengthy roster of acquisitions with a deal to buy social shopping website Polyvore.
01 August 2015
Zuckerbergs share news: baby girl on the way
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla, revealed on Friday that their first child is on the way after a series of miscarriages.
01 August 2015
Facebook ready to test Internet-beaming drones
Facebook said it is ready to begin test flights of a high-altitude drone designed to provide Internet access to remote locations of the world
31 July 2015
New facets sparkle in Windows 10
Microsoft's new Windows 10 computer operating system is out to win the love its predecessor never got.
30 July 2015
Google removes Chinese name on map after Philippine furore
Google has quietly removed the Chinese name for a South China Sea shoal bitterly disputed by Beijing and Manila from its maps service, following an outcry from Filipinos.
14 July 2015
Microsoft tweaks streaming music plan for Windows 10
Microsoft has rebranded its subscription-based music services as part of a ramped-up effort to compete with the likes of Apple, Google Spotify and others.
08 July 2015
Facegloria: Facebook for Brazil's Evangelicals
Fluffy clouds waft across a blue sky as you log in and while you chat with friends, Gospel music rings out: welcome to Facegloria, the social network for Brazilian Evangelicals.
04 July 2015
Russian MPs pass 'right to be forgotten' Internet law
Russian lawmakers passed a bill allowing people to force Internet search engines to remove links to data about them.
04 July 2015
Mobile Internet speed in Kazakhstan increases
The average speed of mobile Internet in Kazakhstan has increased to 10.47 megabit per second.
03 July 2015
Facebook's Zuckerberg wants to figure out social equation
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg figures there could be a formula that explains how people think.
01 July 2015
Instagram targets real-time events in Twitter challenge
Instagram began letting users easily tune into hot topics of the moment as the Facebook-owned image sharing service stepped squarely into Twitter's domain.
24 June 2015