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More 4K TVs were shipped last quarter than all of 2013
Second quarter global shipments of 4K Ultra HD (UHD) TV sets surpassed all UHD shipments for full year 2013, according to findings released by NPD DisplaySearch. The market research firm...
Intel is working on new headphones in partnership with 50 Cent
Intel and SMS Audio have teamed up to create a new category of “fitness wearables,” or smart headphones with sensors that can measure your heart rate. The audio headphones will...
Yahoo wants to help small businesses sell things online with Yahoo Stores
Yahoo Inc. is relaunching its small business e-commerce product with Yahoo Stores, which aims to help anyone sell anything online. The offering comes as other digital marketplace companies also jockey...
Rick Perry weighs the pros and cons of letting Tesla sell direct
It took the hope of Tesla Motors building a manufacturing plant in Texas to get Governor Rick Perry on board with the electric car company’s effort to sell its product directly to...
Instagram inks $100 million ad deal with Omnicom
Instagram has inked its first major ad deal with an agency, and it's big. The photo- and video-sharing site is rolling out a paid advertising program with a year-long commitment from...
Google begins testing its own private ferry for employees
Google workers who live in the East Bay can now make the commute to the company's Silicon Valley campus by sea. For a week, anyway. Starting Monday, the agency that operates San...
Former Pearson CEO first woman appointed to Twitter board
Ever since Twitter first announced its intent to go public and subsequently filed an S-1 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, one sticking point has been increasingly controversial. That is the...
Google and KKR invest $400 million into six solar plants
Google is once again investing in renewable sources, having already invested over $1 billion in renewable energy. The company has joined forces with KKR, a global investment firm, to acquired six solar...
Solar power plants introduce dust-cleaning robots to protect solar panels
Deserts are obviously an excellent place to build a solar power plant. The only issue is that the abundant dust can severely damage the solar panels. Dust-cleaning robots may be the solution....
Everybody wants to build self-driving cars
It's an interesting notion. What if cars could drive themselves, leaving the occupants of the vehicle to do whatever they want to do in transit? The notion is turning into...