Alibaba buys $804 million stake in ChinaVision
Alibaba has agreed to pay $804 million for a majority stake in ChinaVision Media Group, a Hong Kong firm specializing in TV and film production. This could very possibly mean that Alibaba may soon...
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HTC Desire 816 receives 450,000 pre-orders in China in under three days
It looks like the Chinese really love what HTC has done with the Desire 816. That’s because the new midrange phablet has already seen 450,000 pre-orders in China in just three...
Amazon rumored to be working on music-streaming service
Amazon’s oft-rumored music streaming service will apparently limit how much a subscriber listens to a given song. The online retailer “is hoping” to offer an on-demand service as a perk for...
Chinese protests over IBM-Lenovo server deal continue to escalate
Hundreds of striking workers at an IBM server factory in China have decided to leave their jobs, disappointed with the U.S. company and the wages they will get once Lenovo...
German crowdfunding platform Companisto us expanding across Europe
Companisto, a German equity-based crowdfunding platform, has so far raised €4.5 million for the 25 startups it’s chosen to take on. Now it’s expanding with an English-language version that will...
British mobile payments app Flypay raises £1 million in funding
Early-stage mobile payments app Flypay has announced it has closed £1m from venture capital firm Entreé Capital to support its roll out across the UK. London-based Flypay is a free-to-use app...
Raspberry Pi now comes with a Wolfson audio card
The Raspberry Pi developer board has turned out to be a very popular device for DIY users. The Pi can be used for just about any project that the user can think...
Zotac announces new line of Zbox mini-PCs
Zotac recently launched two new uber-mini gaming machines: the ZBOX EI730 and EI750. Despite their small size, each system is a full-fledged PC packed with Intel Haswell processors, Intel Iris Pro graphics and support...
New Intel cable can move data at 800Gbps
Intel could soon bring to market a faster version of its Thunderbolt connector technology with a throughput of 50Gbps, but the company is biding its time until there is a...
Privacy group doesn’t want the NSA to destroy phone records
A US judge has temporarily stopped the National Security Agency from destroying phone metadata it collected, thanks to an intervention by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The privacy watchdog argued that...
Samsung claims factory fire won’t delay Galaxy S5 production
A large fire at a key South Korean factory is feared to put a dent on the production quantity and schedule of the Galaxy S5. The fire, which lasted six hours and...
Pebble announces $5,000 grand prize for upcoming app contest
The Pebble Appstore recently launched on both Android and iOS, and smartwatch fans rocking the crowd-sourced device now have access to more than 1,000 apps and watch faces. Now the company is encouraging...
Audi releases details for America’s first in-vehicle 4G LTE connection
With our smartphones in tow, we usually have access to data, whether it be 3G or 4G LTE, while we drive. It’s probably not the best idea to be using...
Arizona toddler uses FaceTime to save his mother after dog attack
Detailed by ABC News recently, 2-year-old Bentley Toone of Tucson, Arizona came to the aid of his mother last week after she was seriously injured during an animal attack. While attempting to break...
Samsung to offer a $600 gift package with the Galaxy S5
Samsung is partnering with a number of services to provide free trials and subscriptions to owners of its latest Galaxy S5 flagship. While the usual 50GB of Dropbox storage is included, Samsung is...
Down app helps people at SXSW hook up with each other
It’s a new year, and a whole new SXSW, but some things don’t change. Thanks to an endless stream of parties with open bars, the warm nights, and a large...
Samsung wants to add gesture-based smart home control to your TV
Samsung is reportedly preparing for a smart home control interface that uses your smart TV to recognize basic hand gestures, directed at the objects you actually want to control. So, for...
Xen Project Hypervisor update comes with enhanced ARM support
The Xen Project community, a Collaborative Project hosted at The Linux Foundation, today announced availability of the Xen Project Hypervisor version 4.4 with enhanced ARM support. The latest release also...
Court rules that the NSA cannot store phone data for more than five years
A U.S. secret surveillance court has denied a bid by the U.S. government to hold onto phone records for more than five years, handing a rare win for civil liberties and privacy...
European Commissioner says the Snowden leaks are a wake-up call
European Commissioner Neelie Kroes has called for individuals and businesses to have more control and awareness of data privacy and security measures, referring to Edward Snowden’s revelations about wide scale NSA and GCHQ snooping...