Russian double-sided smartphone has global ambitions
(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...
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Facebook phases in ‘Unfollow’ button
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc has replaced its “Hide All” button with the more succinct Unfollow, letting users block all messages and posts from selected friends....
Miley Cyrus, Arias murder trial top Yahoo’s 2013 searches
(Reuters) – Pop singer Miley Cyrus and the trial of boyfriend-killer Jodi Arias dominated Yahoo’s online searches in 2013, the web search engine said on...
Tumblr brings hipster twist to year-end lists
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
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...
Dutch privacy watchdog says Google breaks data law
(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
(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...
Samsung’s marketing splurge doesn’t always bring bang-for-buck
(Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co is expected to spend around $14 billion – more than Iceland’s GDP – on advertising and marketing this year, but...
Vietnam announces big fines for social media ‘propaganda’
(Reuters) – Vietnam will hand out fines of 100 million dong ($4,740) to anyone criticizing the government on social media, under a new law announced...