Cisco to launch $80 million joint venture with TCL
Cisco will invest $16 million in the new firm, holding a 20 percent stake, while TCL will inject $64 million for the rest 80 percent share of the initiative, TCL...
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HTC One (M8 EYE) launches in China
Love the HTC One M8, but aren't quite sold on the company's dedication to UltraPixel technology? Good news, HTC redesigned the M8 just for you! Bad news? It's only available in...
Virtual J-Pop star makes an appearance on the Late Show
Hatsune Miku, also known to some people as Miku Hatsune, is already a sensation in her native Japan. But now she's taking her vocal talents to other parts of the...
Imgur wants to replace the antiquated GIF image
Internet culture is dominated by GIFs, and they just got even better. Photo-sharing site Imgur made a big improvement to the GIFs posted on its site by converting the files...
Cybersecurity startup Zenedge emerges from stealth with $3.5 million
After building cybersecurity startup Zenedge for two years, the serial entrepreneurs behind it are emerging from stealth with funding and expansion plans, Venture Capital Dispatch has learned. Like Akamai’s Prolexic,...
Motorola’s Droid Turbo will come equipped with a 21MP camera
Motorola’s not done with new phones this year, with a beastly-looking Droid Turbo lurking around the corner. MotoFirmware scored a copy of the user manual for the device, which outs...
Amazon is launching its first physical store in Manhattan
Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer, is reportedly about to do the unthinkable: Open a physical store. The first brick-and-mortar store will be located on 34th Street in Manhattan, according...
Ads are coming to Snapchat
Everyone's favorite way to sext is getting ads. Evan Spiegel, the owner of Snapchat, has explained that untargeted ads are coming to the app "soon." The Wall Street Journal reports...
Foxconn hit with strikes following HP cuts
Taiwan's technology giant Foxconn on Thursday (Oct 9) confirmed that about 1,000 workers went on strike at its factory in western China a day earlier, following a report that they...
Twitter’s hea dof news quits after less than a year
Vivian Schiller, the high-profile media executive hired to run Twitter’s news unit, is leaving the company less than a year into the job. Vivian Schiller, a former NBC and NPR...
London-based Move Guides raises $8.2 million in funding
Move Guides, a London startup that helps companies relocate their staff around the world, has raised $8.2m (£5.1m) in Series A funding to help fund its expansion into Asia. The...
UK launches new division to monitor solar storms
Met Office, the UK's weather forecast agency, has just launched a new division that monitors out-of-this-world weather conditions, literally. Thanks to a £4.6 ($7.5) million funding from the government, the...
Product Hunt raises $6.1 million to expand past tech products
Product Hunt, the popular new website that showcases the latest tech products has raised $6.1 million. The Series A funding, led by Andreesen Horowitz with participation from Reddit Founder Alexis...
OnePlus One receives new CyanogenMod update
Say what you will about OnePlus’s sales tactics, but it is tough to deny that the One is a stellar phone for an incredibly low off-contract price. The hardware is...
Tech giants to discuss online extremism with EU officials over dinner
The European Union will ask major US technology companies including Facebook, Google and Twitter to help tackle online extremism at a meeting on Wednesday, officials said. The dinner meeting in...
Azuqua raises $5 million to expands its cloud connectivity platform
With cloud services proliferating, Seattle startup Azuqua has raised $5 million from Ignition Partners to help businesses create processes that integrate multiple software-as-a-service applications. The company says its Web-based software...
Berlin-based Fyber acquired by RNTS Media for $190 million
Another exit for a Berlin tech company, albeit not necessarily a home run. Fyber, the adtech company formerly known as SponsorPay has been acquired by the publicly-listed European media company...
Verizon officially announces the HTC Desire 612
A few days ago, a certain HTC Desire 612 was spotted on Verizon’s website. It wasn’t exactly the most powerful Android handset we’ve seen, but we suppose it would appeal...
US Navy’s autonomous boats can “swarm” enemies
The US Navy has a cool new trick up its sleeve , its unmanned boats can now autonomously swarm enemy targets. The technology is called CARACaS (Control Architecture for Robotic...
Airbnb soon to be legalized in San Francisco
In the city where it all began, Airbnb is now moving toward legalization. San Francisco's Board of Supervisors approved initial legislation on Tuesday that would legalize short-term rentals popularized on...