Google to Spend Up to $500 Million Marketing ‘Moto X’ Phone
All Four Major US Wireless Carriers Expected to Sell Device This Fall — As Motorola Mobility prepares to unveil its first flagship smartphone since being acquired by Google Inc. last year, new detai...
Judge says Apple conspired to raise prices on e-books
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Apple Inc (AAPL.O) conspired to raise the retail prices of e-books, and said a trial for damages will follow. — The decision by U.S. District Judg...
A new Google Maps app for smartphone and tablets
Today we're introducing a new Google Maps app for Android smartphones and tablets, also coming soon to iPhone and iPad. It's a new mapping experience that makes exploring the world and getting to the...
Coursera nabs $43M to bring online education to emerging markets
Coursera today raised $43 million in funding, which it will use to market online education to millions of students globally. — In the new wave of education technology, online education providers lik...
Movidius gets $16M for a chip that gives your device always-on vision
What if your cell phone camera was always on? If something like constantly capturing images didn't suck both battery and processing power on a mobile device? Augmented reality might become predictiv...
Following Poor Sales Of Its New Smartphones, BlackBerry Fires Its Head Of US Sales
BlackBerry quietly fired its head of US Sales, Richard Piasentin, last month. — The Wall Street Journal confirmed Piasentin's ouster following BlackBerry's shareholder's meeting yesterday.
YouTube Network Fullscreen Launches Platform To Help Creators Track And Grow Their Audiences
Some YouTube networks are designed to provide production help to their creators or connect them to others that they can collaborate with on videos. Then there's Fullscreen …
iOS 7 Leverages Retina iPhone App Assets to Improve ‘2x’ Mode on Non-Retina iPads
One of the more subtle changes surfacing in Apple's iOS 7 beta 3 released to developers yesterday is a move to leverage the Retina assets included in iPhone-only apps to improve the viewing experience...
Netflix to Host Video Chat in Lieu of Earnings Call
LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — Netflix already streams movies and TV shows. On July 22, it will also stream a live video discussing its earnings results. — Netflix Inc. said late Monday that instead of i...