Microsoft and Google have apparently put their differences aside and are building a compliant YouTube app together for Windows Phone. The app will serve ads and will be out likely next month.
Google is reportedly working on a way to connect more people around the world to the Internet, specifically those in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the search engine company is looking to build wireless networks in emerging networks through TV airwaves, making it possible to connect where wired…
Sony’s next generation video game console, the PlayStation 4, will arrive in the United Kingdom before the year’s end, an advert published today in the Metro newspaper has revealed. The company said it was aiming for a ‘holiday 2013’ launch window when it officially unveiled the system at a New York press conference back in…
DISH Network has secured $9 billion in “committed financing” as part of its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint. The company hopes it will help persuade the telecommunication company to rethink selling 70 percent of itself to Japanese corporation SoftBank. The announcement comes quickly following SoftBank and Sprint completing the US state regulatory review process for a…
Six years ago, Facebook unveiled its Platform service to allow third-party developers to integrate its social graph into their apps. Today, the company has revealed its enormous growth: 550 million people are having social experiences each month and more than 1 billion stories are being shared daily. It also shared insights into Platform’s future and…
Anyone with even the remotest interest in the natural world will know all about the Galapagos Islands – they played a pivotal part in Darwin’s theory of evolution. With that in mind, Google is now bringing panoramic images of the Galapagos Island to Street View, via a partnership with Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) and the…
Los Angeles-based fashion commerce company JustFab (formerly known as JustFabulous) is expanding its operations in Europe by acquiring membership-based shoe shopping site The Fab Shoes. Launched in early 2012, The Fab Shoes is essentially a members-only fashion sales club that targets women interested in buying affordable but trendy shoes and accessories by personalizing style recommendations.…
Shazam, the music discovery and tagging service, has rolled out a major new update to its iOS app, introducing a single universal app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, as well as a slew of other new features specifically for the tablet version. Shazam has become one of the most well-known music-tagging apps, letting users…
Finding a taxi via a smartphone app may be highly convenient, but authorities in the Chinese city of Shenzhen are cracking down on such services, which it accuses of lacking standards and breaching regulations. According to a report on Sina Tech (via Tech in Asia), an internal memo issued by the Transport Commission of Shenzhen Municipality demands…
Today Hewlett-Packard reported its second quarter financial performance for the 2013 fiscal year, including revenue of $27.58 billion and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.87. Analysts had predicted that HP would earn $0.81 per share on revenue of $28 billion. In short, HP missed expectations slightly in terms of revenue, but the market has yet to penalize…
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