CNN is the latest victim of Syrian Electronic Army hackers
CNN's social outlets and even one of its blogs were briefly compromised by hacker group the Syrian Electronic Army on Thursday. SEA has performed superficial but highly visible hacks of...
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Qualcomm acquires over 1,400 patents from Hewlett-Packard
Qualcomm announced Thursday the acquisition of 1,400 patents and applications from HP, specifically from the computing giant's failed Palm smartphones and tablets division. Broken down, the total number of patents accounts...
Netatmo Personal Weather Station gets IFTTT support
IFTTT, an internet service that lets you connect various devices and apps together using a set of triggers and actions, has long played nice with home products like the Philips Hue...
Wal-Mart is looking to compete more effectively with Amazon
Retail giant Walmart is attempting to step up the company’s online shopping footprint by increasing the number of online-only, dedicated distribution centers around the country. Looking for ways to compete...
Wearable device could increase mobility for people with injuries
A soft, wearable device that mimics the muscles, tendons and ligaments of the lower leg could aid in the rehabilitation of patients with ankle-foot disorders. This is the claim of Yong-Lae...
Juniper Networks fourth-quarter profit rose 59%
Most tech analysts and investors are likely focused on Microsoft this afternoon, but there are a few other notable fourth quarter reports being piped out after the bell, including Juniper Networks. The networking equipment...
Sprint officially and permanently kills off the Nextel brand
The Nextel brand has been dormant ever since Sprint shut down the iDEN network last year, but in order to put any remaining rumors to rest, the company has made the death of...
T-Mobile will pay you $25 per person to refer friends to UnCarrier
T-Mobile is on a roll lately, paying subscriber’s ETFs with UnCarrier 4.0, and with a new move to pay for referrals to their network. For folks who refer their friends to T-Mo...
University of Coimbra modifies robot to detect landmines
I suppose when you send a robot out to clear mines, it is a whole lot less stressful than being out there in the open field by yourself, taking very...
Twitter is adding detailed analytics to Twitter Cards
Twitter on Thursday launched a new analytics for Cards program, a move that should give publishers, developers, and brands an in-depth look at their tweets' interactions. In a blog post, Twitter said that the...
FBI warns corporations to prepare for wave of cyberattacks
Over the last six months, Target, Neiman Marcus, and at least three other US retailers were the focus of attacks that resulted in millions of credit card details being stolen. Earlier this...
Netflix is planning to overhaul its pricing structure
Netflix is gearing up to overhaul it pricing structure. According to a shareholder letter and interviews with Gigaom, the streaming site will introduce a new three-tiered system for its customers. They added...
Lenovo to buy IBM’s low-end server business for $2.3 billion
Lenovo's much-anticipated deal for IBM's low-end server business was announced Thursday. Lenovo will pay $2 billion in cash and the rest in stock for the IBM x86 server business. IBM will continue...
GoEuro startups hopes to cover seven European markets by summer
Berlin-based travel comparison platform GoEuro today announced a multi-million dollar investment led by Lakestar and including an angel investor from the travel industry. The startup launched in May 2013 after announcing $4 million in...
Earlybird VC raises $130 million for investments in Eastern European startups
Earlybird, the Berlin-based VC that has focused on backing startups in Europe and other ecosystems outside of Silicon Valley, is today announcing its latest fund and geographical target. It is...
Most places don’t even have 4G but South Korea already wants 5G
4G and even LTE-Advanced seem so last generation now that South Korea has revealed plans to build a 5G network. The country’s communications technology ministry will put in 1.6 trillion...
Sony focuses on advancing genetic research in Japan
Search giant Google last year formed a company focused on tackling aging and other associated diseases, and now Sony is upping its commitment to breakthrough medicine after it announced a joint venture focused on advancing...
Malawian call center provides health services to 200,000 people
Malawian mothers and guardians of young children who live in villages far from health facilities are heaving a sigh of relief, after the introduction of a hotline through which they...
Singaporean online grocer raises $5.4 million in funding
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin moved to Singapore in 2009 and renounced his US citizenship in 2011. Now, in one of the few public investments he’s made, Saverin has just led a round...
AT&T expands its 4G LTE service into 20 new markets
AT&T launched a big list of new 4G LTE markets this morning, opening up about 20 new markets across the US, including Puerto Rico. San Bernardino County in So-Cal has a few new...