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Twitpic to shutter service after all Twitpic put out word that the service is shutting down after all, apologizing for a "false alarm" that a merger would be its salvation.

18 October 2014

Travel ban may not help prevent Ebola spread: Obama US President Barack Obama said that closing US borders to citizens of three West African countries hardest hit by the Ebola epidemic would be counter-productive.

17 October 2014

Twitter tweets start to sing Twitter began letting people instantly listen to music and other audio by clicking on tweets from the popular messaging service.

17 October 2014

Apple starts iPhone 6 sales in key China market Apple began selling its latest iPhone in China Friday, nearly a month after other major territories due to a licence delay by regulators.

17 October 2014

Smartphones cut into Google profit and share price The rise of smartphone use to access the Internet, and slowing clicks on ads, cut into profits by Google in the third quarter, the company has revealed.

17 October 2014

Google shares hit as profit dips Google said its profit in the past quarter dipped slightly from a year earlier, even as revenues for the technology giant showed a sharp increase.

17 October 2014

HBO predicts dynamite fight between Golovkin and Rubio Predictions on the upcoming Golovkin-Rubio fights vary, but one thing is clear, it will be an explosive clash of two hard punchers on October 18 in California.

17 October 2014

Golovkin could replace Mayweather as boxing's pound-for-pound king: Macklin Matthew Macklin has expressed his wish to face Gennady Golovkin again.

17 October 2014

Visa free entrance will not be extended: Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not planning to extend the visa free entrance regime for 10 countries.

16 October 2014

Cost of cyber atacks jumps for US firms: study Cybercrime costs are escalating for US companies and attacks are becoming more complicated to resolve.

16 October 2014

Putin accuses Obama of hostility, meddling President Vladimir Putin accused US counterpart Barack Obama of a hostile attitude towards Russia, warning against "attempts to blackmail" Moscow.

16 October 2014

As Hillary Clinton stumps for Democrats, 2016 looms large Hillary Clinton hits the campaign trail to support a Democratic Senate hopeful, one of several events that could offer sneak peeks at her 2016 presidential aspirations.

16 October 2014

Ebola 'most serious' health emergency in years: leaders The Ebola epidemic is "the most serious international public health emergency in recent years," British, US, French, German and Italian leaders agreed.

16 October 2014

Wal-Mart trims full-year sales forecast Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, cut its sales forecast for its next fiscal year and projected a drop in capital spending.

16 October 2014

Netflix hammered by weak subscriber growth Netflix shares plunged after its quarterly report showing disappointing subscriber growth for the streaming video group which has been expanding globally.

16 October 2014

HBO stand-alone streaming service coming in 2015 US media giant Time Warner said Wednesday it would launch a stand-alone HBO streaming service next year.

16 October 2014

Neil Patrick Harris to host 2015 Oscars Award-winning US stage and screen actor Neil Patrick Harris will host the next Oscars show, organizers announced Wednesday.

16 October 2014

Kerry seeks elusive breakthough in Iran nuclear talks US Secretary of State John Kerry was due back in Vienna for a fresh push with his Iranian counterpart to jumpstart stalled talks over Tehran's nuclear programme.

15 October 2014

New iPads aim to boost Apple in premium tablet market With the global tablet computer market showing signs of cooling, Apple's expected unveiling of its new iPads looks to shore up its position at the high end.

15 October 2014

Facebook challenging Google in online ad market For years, Google has been the undisputed leader in online advertising, but Facebook is gaining quickly in the fast-evolving market.

15 October 2014

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