Cyber crime: New Malware Drains Your Phone’s Battery in Search of Digital Currency
Somewhere, there’s a criminal genius who has cooked up a nasty way to enslave your Android phone as his personal money-making machine. Over the past...
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Technology: Amazon aims for TV business with free video streaming: WSJ
(Reuters) – Online retailer Amazon.com Inc plans to enter the battle for living-room viewership in the coming months, launching a free, ad-supported streaming TV service,...
Technology: Facebook to use satellites, drones to spread the Internet
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc is harnessing satellite, drone and other technology as part of an ambitious and costly effort to beam Internet connectivity to people...
Technology: Microsoft CEO signals new course with Office for iPad
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp’s new Chief Executive Officer, Satya Nadella, finally unveiled Office for Apple Inc’s iPad in a polished debut that set him apart...
Science: Scientists say destructive solar blasts narrowly missed Earth in 2012
(Reuters) – Fierce solar blasts that could have badly damaged electrical grids and disabled satellites in space narrowly missed Earth in 2012, U.S. researchers said...
Science: Leaving politics behind, Russian-U.S. crew blasts off for space
(Reuters) – Two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut blasted off for six-month stay aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday, a partnership unaffected by...
Technology: Facebook buying virtual-reality company for $2B
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is buying virtual reality company Oculus, betting $2 billion that its technology will become a new way for people to...
Technology: HTC updates One phone, emphasizes metal design
NEW YORK (AP) — HTC is updating its flagship HTC One smartphone by giving it a larger screen, better software and more camera features. The...
Technology: Testers say federal health care website runs slow
WASHINGTON (AP) — If you’re waiting until the last minute to sign up for coverage under President Barack Obama’s health care law, a little extra...
Technology: Disney to buy YouTube network Maker Studios for $500 million
(Reuters) – The Walt Disney Co has agreed to buy Maker Studios, one of YouTube’s largest networks, for $500 million, a deal that makes Disney...