GE announces $15 connected LED light bulb controlled by Wink app
The “Internet of things,” the “Connected Home,” the “Smart Home,” whatever you want to call it, it's just a fancy way of turning your stuff on and off with your smartphone. Now GE has introduced a ch...
GoPro continues rise on day two of trading, now up nearly 50% from IPO price, as NASDAQ surges to highest point since spring of 2000
Wall Street Beat: GoPro continues to soar after IPO as Nasdaq surges — Shares of action-camera maker GoPro shot up again Friday, a day after its IPO …
Video Hangouts No Longer Require A Plugin On Desktop - If You're Running Chrome Dev Or Canary Channel
If you're a regular user of Google's video Hangouts service, you'll be glad to know that the experience on desktop for this service is about to get a little more stable (we hope).
Xbox One achievements and game clips coming to Xbox.com next week
It's been more than six months since Microsoft launched its Xbox One console, and the company is now planning to refresh its Xbox.com service to bring some much needed features to the web.
Expedia Acquires European Car-Rental Site Auto Escape Group
Expedia Inc. agreed to acquire European-based Auto Escape Group from a private equity fund. / Auto Escape Group — The travel industry's merger and acquisition spree revved up a bit as Expedia Inc. ...
Independent music labels want EU to intervene in YouTube row
(Reuters) - Music trade association Impala has asked European Union antitrust regulators to intervene in a row with Google Inc's YouTube over its paid streaming music service, saying some conditions d...
Line's DIY sticker store now goes live in the US, UK, and 7 more countries
Early last month popular Japanese messaging app Line officially opened up its Creators Market in Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Indonesia, letting graphic designers sell their own graphics to users whil...
Companies using Google Glass in UK for business should comply with UK Data Protection Act
Wearable technology - the future of privacy — By Andrew Paterson, Senior Technology Officer — Not so long ago, the collection of personal information by body worn devices was limited to trials …
Facebook introduces more than 70 new gender options to the UK: ‘We want to reflect society’
Custom options added specifically for the UK market include intersex man, asexual, and hermaphrodite — From today, Facebook users in the UK will be able to choose from more than 70 new gender option...
Japan's Moi Corporation raises $5M to expand its live streaming app TwitCasting globally
Japan's Moi Corporation Raises $5M For Mobile Live Streaming App TwitCasting — Once upon a time, say about three or four years ago, there were all sorts of companies trying to help users live stream...
Micro-VC pioneer SoftTech VC announces $85M fourth fund, points to changing market conditions for increasing size
SoftTech VC has raised a new $85 million early stage fund, founding partner Jeff Clavier just announced from stage at the PreMoney conference.
Apple's ‘Podcasts’ App Crashing on Launch
Apple's Podcasts app appears to be malfunctioning for many users, crashing directly after being launched on both devices running iOS 7.1.1 and devices running iOS 8 beta 2. Multiple reports of the cr...