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USB Type-C cable plugs to be reversible

YoopyaDec 5, 2013January 31, 20240

USB cable developers have announced that a forthcoming version of the connector’s plug is to be reversible. It means users of the Universal Serial Bus

Phone with e-ink second screen launched

YoopyaDec 5, 2013January 31, 20240

A smartphone with two screens – one of which uses e-ink technology and is always on – has been launched. The Russian company Yota said

Netflix meets with officials on French launch

YoopyaDec 5, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Online video company Netflix met with the French president’s staff on Tuesday to discuss a possible launch of its streaming service in Europe’s

Russian double-sided smartphone has global ambitions

YoopyaDec 5, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Russian modem developer Yota Devices has launched its first smartphone, hoping its novel double-sided screen will allow it to break into foreign markets

Facebook phases in ‘Unfollow’ button

YoopyaDec 4, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc has replaced its “Hide All” button with the more succinct Unfollow, letting users block all messages and posts from selected friends.

Tumblr brings hipster twist to year-end lists

YoopyaDec 3, 2013February 14, 20240

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tumblr is where the Internet’s cool kids hang out. That’s why Yahoo paid $1.1 billion to buy the blogging site in

Amazon testing drones for deliveries

YoopyaDec 2, 2013June 30, 20230

Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, is testing unmanned drones to deliver goods to customers, Chief Executive Jeff Bezos says. The drones, called Octocopters, could

Did Comet ISON survive? Scientists see tiny hope

YoopyaNov 30, 2013December 31, 20230

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A comet that gained an earthly following because of its bright tail visible from space was initially declared dead after grazing the

Dutch privacy watchdog says Google breaks data law

YoopyaNov 29, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Google’s practice of combining personal data from its many different online services violates Dutch data protection law, the country’s privacy watchdog said on

Bitcoin price zooms through $1,000 as enthusiasm grows

YoopyaNov 28, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – The price of the digital currency bitcoin soared above $1,000 for the first time on Wednesday, extending a 400 percent surge in less