Google Extends Free Gmail Voice Calls In The U.S. And Canada Through 2013
This is becoming somewhat of a holiday tradition for Google: the company just announced that it is extending it free domestic calls from Gmail in the U.S. and Canada for yet another year.
Signs of Changes Taking Hold in Electronics Factories in China
CHENGDU, China — One day last summer, Pu Xiaolan was halfway through a shift inspecting iPad cases when she received a beige wooden chair with white stripes and a high, sturdy back. — At first, Ms. ...
Google's music matching reportedly replacing explicit songs with clean versions
Some users of Google Music's new scan-and-match functionality, recently rolled out in the US, are complaining of problems when it comes to explicit content in their library. Explicit songs are report...
Feds Requiring ‘Black Boxes’ in All Motor Vehicles
Federal regulators are proposing that new automobiles sold in the United States after September 2014 come equipped with black boxes, so-called “event data recorders” that chronicle everything from how...
Startups Adjust to Web's Down Cycle
Prominent venture capitalist John Doerr coined the phrase “SoLoMo” in 2010 to describe how three technology trends—social, local and mobile—were fueling a new Internet boom. — But now that Facebook ...
Mark Zuckerberg's Sister Complains Of Facebook Privacy Breach
Randi Zuckerberg, Mark's sister and former marketing director of Facebook, posted a photo to her Facebook. She was less than thrilled when someone reposted it to Twitter. — According to Vox Media's...
Samsung teases ‘whole new Smart Hub’ on Flickr feed, CES launch confirmed
Samsung's HDTV-based Smart Hub is set to land a major refresh at CES, according to a trio of images and a product description that appeared on Flickr this evening. Like previous iterations, the softw...
After opening 51 retail stores in 2012, Microsoft announces locations for the first six in 2013
Microsoft on Wednesday announced the first plans for its retail strategy in 2013. The company says it opened 51 stores this year, and it's already revealed where it will open the first six next year.
China Says It Now Has 1.104B Mobile Users
Statistics released yesterday (link via Google Translate) by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) say that as of the end of November 2012 …
Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain Warrant to Monitor Email
The federal government will continue to access Americans' emails without a warrant, after the U.S. Senate dropped a key amendment to legislation now headed to the White House for approval.
Taking Stock of Internet Stocks in 2012: And the Winner Is ... AOL?
Back at the beginning of 2012, very few people would have picked AOL as the hottest Internet stock of the year. — And yet with only four trading days left, the New York-based portal is up 99.8 perce...