Microsoft acquires SwiftKey, promises to continue developing its Android and iOS apps
Microsoft acquires SwiftKey in support of re-inventing productivity ambition — I'm pleased to announce that Microsoft has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SwiftKey, whose highly rated ...
Amazon plans to open “300 to 400” brick-and-mortar bookstores, according to CEO of mall operator General Growth Properties
Amazon Plans Hundreds of Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores, Mall CEO Says — The Seattle company plans as many as 400 bookstores, according to the chief executive of General Growth Properties
Fitbit launches Alta, a fashionable bracelet-like activity tracker, for $130, shipping in March
Fitbit puts fashion first with Alta, its newest activity tracker — Fitbit's unveiling of the new, not-exactly-attractive Blaze fitness watch last month was met with mixed reactions and a sinking sto...
Source: iPhone 7 will be similar in design to iPhone 6, but will have a flush rear camera, and no antenna bands on back
First Details on iPhone 7 Design: Flush Rear Camera, No Antenna Bands Across the Back — Apple's iPhone 7 isn't expected to launch until the usual September timeframe …
Sources: Microsoft paid $250M for SwiftKey, maker of an AI-powered predictive keyboard for smartphones and tablets
Microsoft in $250m artificial intelligence keyboards deal — Microsoft is paying around $250m to acquire London-based Swiftkey, maker of a predictive keyboard powered …
Comcast says gigabit cable Internet service launching in Atlanta, Nashville early this year, with Chicago, Detroit, and Miami in following months
Comcast 2Gbps fiber available to 18M homes; gigabit cable coming soon — Atlanta and Nashville get gigabit cable first; Chicago, Detroit, and Miami next.
Yahoo is exploring “strategic alternatives”, says its chairman; CEO Marissa Mayer outlines plans for $400M in cost cuts and asset sales that could bring in $1B+
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Yahoo announces 15% staff cut, will close 5 overseas offices as part of “aggressive strategic plan”, $1.27B in quarterly revenue, up 1.5% YoY, beating estimates
Yahoo to lay off 15% of its workforce as part of ‘aggressive strategic plan’ — Yahoo (YHOO) announced plans today …
Yahoo writes down Tumblr's value by $230M after paying $1.1B for the blogging service in 2013
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Torrents Time lets anyone launch their own web version of Popcorn Time
Popcorn Time, an app for streaming video torrents, just got a new web version: Popcorn Time Online. Unlike other attempts to bring Popcorn Time into the browser, this one is powered by a tool called ...
Twitter now lets logged out mobile visitors see full conversations, not just individual tweets, brings the redesigned homepage to 23 new countries
Twitter Starts Taking Its Logged-Out Users Seriously — Twitter announced two updates today that should make it easier to use for logged-out users …
Apple Acquired Firmware Security Company LegbaCore Last November
Apple acquired firmware security company LegbaCore in November 2015, according to security researcher Trammell Hudson, who revealed the acquisition in his presentation at the 32C3 conference in Decemb...
Amazon is adding Alexa to the original Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
Amazon brought Alexa to the TV with its second-generation Fire TV set-top box, and now, a few months later, the company is also doing the same for owners of its original box. Starting today and conti...
A look at the $1M motivational guidebook commissioned by Marissa Mayer for all Yahoo employees
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Anonymous messaging app After School raises $16.4M led by Accomplice one year after it was banned from the App Store
Anonymous App After School Raises $16.4 Million One Year After App Store Ban — What a difference a year can make. One year ago, anonymous messaging app After School …
Lenovo Q3: revenue falls 8% to $12.9B, net profits rise to $300M, beating estimates
Lenovo's disappointing quarterly revenue knocks shares down 11 percent — China's Lenovo Group Ltd (0992.HK) reported a forecast-beating third-quarter net profit on Wednesday, but a disappointing dro...
HTC Cards $101M Loss In Q4 2015, Its Third Successive Quarter In The Red
HTC's (financial) struggle is real. The Taiwanese tech firm endured another rough quarter of business after it posted a NT$3.4 billion ($101 million) net loss for Q4 2015. Total revenue came in at N...
Microsoft recalls AC power cords for Surface Pro devices sold before March 15, 2015
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Uber announces major rebranding with icons designed to reflect regional colors and patterns, as well as a new logotype
Apparently at the end of a teleology that began … Devin Kate Pope / TechSpot : Uber's rebrand tries to be ‘substantial,’ ends up closer to ‘confusing’ Stacy Liberatore For / Daily Mail : What on Earth...
International Trade Commission finds Arista infringed three Cisco switching patents in initial determination, final determination expected in July
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Sources: YouTube working toward live 360-degree video broadcasting, meeting with camera manufacturers
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InFocus launches its second pocket-sized PC, Kangaroo Plus, with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, available for $169
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Kik adds branded GIFs to its messaging app, partners with Paramount and WWF initially, expects to add other brands within months
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Nintendo quarterly profit down 36% as Wii U and 3DS sales drop; first smartphone game on track for March release
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Deep linking firm URX launches option to match mobile web content with promo cards to related merchandise or content
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UC Berkeley professors push back against surveillance software installed in datacenters across the University of California system after last year's UCLA breach
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Accessory maker Zagg acquires iPhone battery case maker Mophie for $100M
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Sources: NSA plans major reorg to merge cyber offense and defense divisions amid internal concerns that the change could undermine private sector partnerships
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Google's Project Zero details security flaws in Malwarebytes software 90 days after privately disclosing; fix could take three weeks
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Goldman Sachs and IBM join investment in blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings to bring total raised to $60M
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SoundCloud Gets Its Own Radio Feature With Launch Of “Stations” On iOS And Android
Sit back, tune in and discover. Owen Williams / The Next Web : SoundCloud gets serious about music discovery with new non-stop stations JC Torres / SlashGear : Soundcloud Stations music discovery teet...
GitHub VP of Engineering Susan Lally has left the company and is the ninth executive to leave in past few months
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Sources: Twitter's branded custom emojis come in packaged deals costing around $1M
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