In a Samsung Galaxy far, far away … will Android still rule?
(Reuters) – Samsung Electronics is the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer and biggest user of Google’s Android operating system. And, for some, that’s the problem. Samsung’s...
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Amazon unveils effort to develop original TV shows
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc unveiled a new effort to develop original comedy and children’s TV shows to distribute over the company’s video streaming service. The...
Facebook calls on members to flag organ donor status
(Reuters) – Tired of the long wait for a new kidney, Michael Shelling, a 50-year-old video game marketing consultant based in San Diego, decided to...
Microsoft buys stake in Barnes & Noble’s digital business
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp will invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble Inc’s digital and college businesses, valuing them at $1.7 billion. Shares of Barnes...
Two-thirds of Americans unwilling to spend over $50 on mobile data
A new study from Parks Associates found that two-thirds of U.S. consumers are unwilling to spend more than $50 per month on mobile data plans,...
Apple’s growth hinges on China, new devices
(Reuters) – Sometimes even eye-popping results are not enough. Apple Inc’s shares rallied on Wednesday on the back of another spectacular quarter that included soaring...
Chinese investors scramble for a bite of Apple
(Reuters) – China’s rigid capital rules ban its citizens from investing directly in Apple Inc but that’s not keeping them from seeking a piece of...
Insight: Outsider Ren pits Huawei against the world
(Reuters) – In the 1990s, Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei visited the United States several times, hoping to learn from its leaders of industry about how...
Sex Robots The Future of Prostitution, Researchers Say
In what almost sounds a bit like a Penthouse letter, researchers have predicted that sex robots will be the future of buying sex, and robots. In a...
Analysis: Apple results loom large for tech – and the market
(Reuters) – When Apple’s shares fall, is Wall Street’s entire performance at risk? The outsize influence of Apple on both the technology sector and the...