HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang takes over CEO role from Peter Chou who will head HTC Future Development Lab
HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang Takes Over CEO Role From Peter Chou — (Bloomberg) — HTC Corp. Chairwoman Cher Wang took the role of chief executive officer, replacing Peter Chou after three years …
Apple to launch new Apple TV set top box at WWDC with A8 chip, increased storage, enabling App Store, Siri, and HomeKit integration
New Apple TV Set Top Will Debut This Summer With App Store, Siri — Apple intends to show the device off at its annual World Wide Developers Conference in June
FTC Report: Google Purposely Demoted Competing Shopping Sites
Details from an FTC investigation into Google on anti-trust accusations have emerged, suggesting the search giant specifically worked to keep competitors out of its top results. — Google deliberatel...
GreatFire experiencing severe DDoS attacks, with 2.6B requests/hour, 2,500 times normal levels, affecting all mirror sites
We are under attack — We are under attack and we need help. Likely in response to a recent story in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), we've experienced …
Microsoft launches Lumia 430 Dual SIM smartphone, its cheapest Lumia to date with 4-inch display, 2MP camera, 8GB upgradable storage, 1.2GHz processor
Hello, Lumia 430 Dual SIM — Making it even easier to own your first Windows Phone, today Microsoft is proud to announce the Lumia 430 Dual SIM.
FTC report from 2012 reveals key staff recommended filing lawsuit against Google for anticompetitive tactics
so FTC did NOTHING Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Roundtable : Does WSJ's U.S. Antitrust Probe of Google Article Show Google Is Evil? Rich Edmonds / Android Central : FTC report recommended suing Goog...
Tesla's self-driving cars coming to US within 3 months, with autopilot enabled only on major roads; regulatory questions remain
Elon Musk Says Self-Driving Tesla Cars Will Be in the U.S. by Summer — Self-driving Tesla cars are coming to American roads by this summer, Elon Musk …
Samsung introduces 128GB 3-bit NAND flash memory chip aimed at middle to low-end smartphones
Samsung chip could bring 128GB storage to cheaper phones — The flash storage module is aimed at mass market devices — Samsung Electronics has developed flash memory storage …
US cloud services caught in the middle, as activists use them to route around China's Great Firewall
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Apple opens iTunes Radio inventory to automated ad buying through iAd, includes granular targeting but emphasizes customer privacy
Apple Opens Up iTunes Radio Inventory to Automated Buying Through iAd — Advertisers Can Target Apple Listeners With Phone, Email Identifiers
The Acer C910 Chromebook gets faster with an Intel Core i5 processor
The previously-launched Acer C910 Chromebook is getting a hardware upgrade with a faster 5th generation Intel Core i5 processor being put inside. — The previous versions of the 15.6-inch Chromebook ...
Facebook plans to turn Messenger into a developer platform, eyeing pioneers Line and WeChat
Facebook Plans To Turn Messenger Into A Platform — Next week at its F8 developer conference, Facebook will announce new ways for third parties to offer experiences through its Messenger app, accordi...
LinkedIn launches a dedicated job search app for Android
Remember the job search app LinkedIn introduced for iOS last year? Well, now Android has a counterpart. — The company says the app brings all the same features seen on iOS, but was built from scrat...
FAA gives Amazon permission to start outdoor research and testing of Prime Air delivery drones in US
But Only for Testing Rebecca Borison / TheStreet.com : Amazon Moves One Step Closer to Drone Delivery Chris Davies / SlashGear : Amazon drones get FAA test approval (but don't get excited) Dustin Volz...
Pew: Users in 32 emerging nations deem Internet a positive influence for education but negative for morality
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Data visualisation company Quid raises $39M Series D led by Liberty Interactive Corporation
Quid Raises $39M More To Visualize Complex Ideas — Quid just announced that it has raised $39 million Series D. — Quid describes itself as “the artificial intelligence company …
Android Device Manager now lets you find your lost phone using your Android Wear watch
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Medium's iOS app now lets you write and publish directly from your iPhone and iPad
US government launches open-source dashboard built on Google Analytics and AWS that allows anyone to view government website traffic
The U.S. federal government … Brian Fung / Washington Post : The most popular government Web sites, ranked Thanks: @gregotto
Magic Leap demos its augmented reality tech in YouTube video showing in-office gameplay experience
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Exclusive: Facebook Engineering Director Is Headed to the White House
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RIAA finds streaming services made $1.87B in 2014, eclipsing US CD sales for the first time
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Fundbox Raises $40 Million To Pay Invoices On Demand
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GIF search engine Giphy acquires Nutmeg, a GIF messaging app, as part of focus on mobile; app will remain alive
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Deezer's high-quality ‘Elite’ streaming service is now available worldwide - but still only on Sonos
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