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Apple and Google Settle Patent Row

Mobile phone industry giants Apple and Google have agreed to dismiss lawsuits they had brought against each other over technology patents. In a joint statement, the companies said they would…

AT&T Makes Bet on Video with $48.5 Billion DirecTV Bid

Telecommunications giant AT&T is proposing a $48.5 billion merger with satellite TV provider DirecTV. If the deal goes through, here’s what customers can expect: WHAT CHANGES? – At the moment,…

Google Play Store to Accept PayPal Payments

In a major embarrassment for Google, the company has said it will accept PayPal payments in their online Google Play Store. Google competes with Ebay’s PayPal to be a user’s online…

Fox to Merge Shine with Endemol, ‘Idol’ Maker Core

Media giant 21st Century Fox said Thursday that it has agreed preliminarily to merge its TV production company Shine, maker of “The Biggest Loser,” with Apollo Management’s Endemol and Core…

Adobe Apologizes for Global Creative Cloud Failure

Adobe has apologized for a system failure that knocked its Creative Cloud service offline for users around the world. Creative Cloud is the firm’s subscription model for businesses or individuals…

Pinterest Wins New Funding, Raising Valuation to $5 Billion

Pinterest has raised a new $200 million round of funding that gives it a valuation of $5 billion, the photo pin-up site said on Thursday. Pinterest, which allows users to…

Google to Release Diversity Data About Workforce

Google is planning to release statistics documenting the diversity of its workforce for the first time amid escalating pressure on the technology industry to hire more minorities and women. The…

Smithsonian to Fly Drones for ‘Future’ Festival

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is getting some competition from the Smithsonian Institution in testing personal delivery drones for the future. Smithsonian magazine is hosting its second “The Future is Here”…

Sony Music Invests $3 Million in Shazam

Sony Music Entertainment, a unit of Sony Corp, has invested $3 million in music-recognition application maker Shazam Entertainment, a source familiar with the matter said. A Wall Street Journal blog…

Google Opens Up Sale of Glass to Everyone

Google said Tuesday night it is opening its Explorer Program to the public, allowing anyone who has $1,500 to buy Glass. The announcement follows a one-day sale last month and the…

Yahoo Buys Mobile ‘Self-Destruct’ Messaging App Blink

Yahoo has bought Blink, a mobile messaging startup whose app lets users send messages that will self-destruct at a time set by the sender. The deal, which Blink announced on…

New Sunglasses Let You See the World Through Instagram Filters

New sunglasses created by the start-up company Tens, allows wearers to see the world through Instagram photo filters. Marty Bell, Kris Reid and Tom Welsh thought of the concept while…

Motorola Announces $129 Moto E Smartphone

Motorola pushes down the cost of smartphones by announcing the Moto E that will cost only $129 without a service contract. The device announced Tuesday morning will be available in…

AT&T in Talks to Buy DirecTV for Nearly $50 Billion

AT&T is in active talks to buy satellite TV provider DirecTV and may complete a deal in the next few weeks that could be worth close to $50 billion, two people…

Blackberry Launches New Smartphone for Indonesia

BlackBerry launched a new lower-cost smartphone designed specifically for Indonesia on Tuesday in an attempt to win back market share that has plunged in recent years but remains higher than…