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The Yahoo CEO said Tuesday that she was bullish on search, indicated more Asian investments may be on offer, and said one of the most valuable things about the company is the vast amount of information it has about its users. Speaking at a Goldman Sachs technology conference in San Francisco, Mayer
One way of improving an app is by writing a review for it which provides feedback to the developer on what sort of changes should and could be made. However it seems that Samsung could be looking to make that a more automated process, thanks to a report from The Information who claims that Samsung i
A report issued by Netflix earlier this week showed that the video streaming service’s performance on broadband connections provided by Comcast, Verizon and AT&T has decreased in recent months. This drop has led to some speculation about the internet service providers deliberately throttling Net
A year and a half after debuting a massive partnership with Starbucks, payments company Square is announcing its next big, in-store retail deal: Whole Foods. When Square debuted Stand last year, the assumption was that this high-powered hardware and software play would help attract large retailers.
Apparently Klout is popular. The website that provides social media users with a measure of their “influence” is close to being acquired by a social marketing company for US$100 million, according to published reports. The supposed buyer, Lithium Technologies, helps major brands use soci
The U.S. Patent Office today issued to Neurala a patent that covers brain-based computational models, often called Artificial Neural Networks running on graphic processing units. The invention is seen as an important foundation for real-time artificial intelligence and robotics applications. Humans
Another day, another Samsung Galaxy S5 rumor makes an appearance, although this time around, it would not be the handset that appears, but rather, what is allegedly the back of the Samsung Galaxy S5’s box. The photo above is touted to be one of the bottom side of a retail Samsung Galaxy S5, where it
Most of the recent talk about Big Brother-style aerial surveillance of civilians tends to focus on drones, but while we weren’t paying attention, a company called Persistent Surveillance Systems has developed a camera system for light aircraft with truly scary snooping capabilities. The system
T-Mobile isn’t the only carrier adding customers. Surprisingly, Sprint too just laid down positive results, adding 58,000 new subscribers during the fourth quarter. Analysts had expected a loss of about 83,000 subscribers, according to Reuters. In total, the company, which sold an 80 percent stake t
Broadcom is developing chipsets that officials said will make it easier for device makers to bring 4G connectivity to low-cost smartphones. Company officials said the new reference platform, which supports Google’s Android 4.4 “KitKat” mobile operating system, is in development now
Groupon product chief Jeffrey Holden is leaving the daily deals site effective March 18, according to a SEC filing posted today. No reasons were given on why the former Amazon exec is stepping down from the role. Crain’s reports that Holden is leaving for an undisclosed company, one of which is not
A computer security software firm has uncovered what it calls the first cyber espionage campaign believed to be started by a Spanish-speaking country, targeting government agencies, energy companies and activists in 31 countries. Dubbed “The Mask,” the campaign had operated undetected si
