Disney partners with Google to bring its cloud movie locker to Android and Google Play Movies
Disney would like consumers to continue to buy its movies. That's why the company now struck an alliance with Google to add its cloud locker to Android. — Disney took the next step …
Alibaba revenue $2.74B vs $2.61B estimate
Alibaba Group reported quarterly earnings that were in line with analysts' expectations on Tuesday, but revenue came in stronger than expected. — Following the report, Alibaba's shares rose in prema...
Sean Rad to step down as Tinder CEO, will become president and remain on board
Exclusive: Sean Rad Out As Tinder CEO. Inside The Crazy Saga — Sean Rad, the cofounder and CEO of Tinder, an app that over the past two years has completely reinvented how young people date and mat...
Apple Said to Seek First Bond Offering in Euros
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is gearing up for its first bond offering in euros as the iPhone maker seeks to fund another round of shareholder rewards without tapping overseas cash that would be subject to repat...
iPass report: Public hotspots to grow to 340M worldwide by 2018
Here's your pop quiz for the day: Which country has the most hotspots? — If you guessed France, you'd be right, according to new research released by iPass, which bills itself as the world's largest...
Disqus takes its programmatic ‘Sponsored Comment’ ad platform global
Disqus has announced that it is making its programmatic ‘Sponsored Comment’ ad platform available globally from today, following the introduction of the new product back in April. — In a nutshell, t...
Africa phone tower firm IHS raises $2.6 billion
(Reuters) - Nigerian phone tower group IHS has raised $2 billion in equity and $600 million in debt in what it says is the biggest equity fund raising by an African company this decade. — IHS, the c...
Dropbox and Microsoft partner to let users access Dropbox from Office apps, edit Office files from Dropbox app
Dropbox and Microsoft form surprise partnership for Office integration — Office mobile apps will soon seamlessly sync to Dropbox — Microsoft and Dropbox are teaming …
Amazon Prime customers now get unlimited cloud storage for photos
With so many backup options, losing your photos should be impossible — When it comes to backing up your photo library and life's most precious memories, it's good to have multiple options.
Pirate Bay founder Fredrik Neij arrested in Asia, all three founders now behind bars
Pirate Bay Founder Fredrik Neij Arrested in Asia — Following the criminal convictions of Pirate Bay founders Peter Sunde, Gottfrid Svartholm and Fredrik Neij, each went their separate ways.
Alibaba Posts 54% Revenue Increase, But Net Profit Falls Below Expectations
Alibaba beat already high expectations for revenue growth in its first quarterly earnings report since its record-setting $25 billion initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in Septembe...
Flaw in New ‘Secure’ Credit Cards Would Let Hackers Steal $1M Per Card
Chip-n-PIN cards like the one shown here are going to be widely in use in America by 2015. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images — As U.S. banks and retailers are barreling toward a 2015 deadline to rep...
MCX CEO: CurrentC exclusivity deal blocking Apple Pay at CVS will expire in months, not years
What Are the Anti-Apple Pay Merchants Afraid Of? — I've been a regular customer at CVS/pharmacy, the country's second-largest drugstore chain, for 20 years.
Acer's 12-inch Switch tablet is five devices in one
Thought Acer's Aspire Switch 10 tablet was a true jack-of-all-trades? It's already outclassed. The PC maker has officially revealed the Aspire Switch 12, a 12.5-inch sibling that's a little more fle...
Intel Capital invests $62M in 16 tech startups
Intel Capital, the venture arm of the world's biggest chipmaker, is unveiling it has invested $62 million in 16 tech startups today. The investments show that Intel is still bullish about funding new...
Samsung looking for up to 1M sq. ft. of office space in New York City for US expansion
Samsung Eyes Large New York City Expansion — Electronics Giant Seeks Up to 1 Million Square Feet of Office Space — Technology giant Samsung Electronics Co. is eyeing the creation …
Google Launches Managed Service For Running Docker-Based Applications On Its Cloud Platform
Google today announced the alpha launch the “Google Container Engine” — a new managed service for building and running Docker container-based applications on its cloud platform.
Netflix open sources Dynomite to make any datastore distributed
With Dynomite, Netflix claims it can cut down on performance issues and better handle traffic spikes. — Netflix detailed on Monday a framework it has open sourced, called Dynomite, that can convert ...