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Google Reportedly Testing Major Redesign to Gmail

Google is reportedly testing the biggest redesign to its email service Gmail, which will see new navigation, incorporation of Hangouts and new mobility features. Screenshots of the redesign have been posted…

Japan’s Sharp Sees Lower Operating Profit this Year

Japanese display maker Sharp Corp expects its operating profit to fall this year as the benefits of a weaker yen recede, taking some of the shine off its recent return…

IBM Facing ‘Rocky Time’, But Poised for Change

IBM Corp is facing a “rocky time,” Chief Executive Virginia Rometty told the New York Times, but said she and the company now have a clear vision on how to…

Mozilla to Test Sponsored Tabs on Firefox

Mozilla has said it will test a plan that puts ads and sponsored content on the boxes that appear when Firefox users launch a new tab on the browser. Firefox…

Netflix Raises Subscription Prices by an Extra $1 a Month

Netflix said that it will raise subscription rates for its video streaming service by $1 to $8.99 per month, with the new rates affecting only new subscribers. The new rates…

Alcatel Focused on Revamp, CEO Says of Nokia Tie-Up Talk

Alcatel Lucent is focused on its cost saving and repositioning plan and not on industry consolidation, its chief executive said in a newspaper interview after rumors this week of a…

Japan Man Held Over ‘3D-Printed Guns’

The world’s first 3D-printed gun A 27-year-old man from near Tokyo has been arrested for allegedly possessing guns made with a 3D printer, according to the Japan Broadcasting Corporation. Five guns,…

Apple Close to Buying Beats for $3.2 Billion

Apple is close to buying headphone maker BeatsElectronics for $3.2 billion, the Financial Times reported. The purchase of Beats, which also runs a streaming music service, would be Apple’s largest ever acquisition,…

FTC Says Snapchat Deceived Customers

Snapchat has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that it deceived customers about the disappearing nature of messages sent through its service and that it collected…

Wiretap Claims Fail Against Facebook, Zynga in Disclosure Lawsuit

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday dismissed federal wiretap claims against Facebook Inc and Zynga Inc in a civil lawsuit over disclosure of user information to advertisers. In a separate ruling, the…

Tech Giants Urge Rethink of Net Neutrality Changes

People are protesting over the proposed changes More than 100 technology companies have written to the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC), opposing potential changes to net neutrality rules. The FCC…

Mobile Internet Shakes Up Stodgy China Industries

Alibaba, the e-commerce giant planning a blockbuster share sale in the U.S., shook up China’s vast but sleepy retailing industry by popularizing online shopping. Now it and China’s other Internet…

‘Candy Crush’ Maker King Serves Up Bittersweet Results, Shares Fall

King Digital Entertainment Plc’s stock plummeted more than 13 percent on Wednesday as signs that the company may be losing steam overshadowed better-than-expected quarterly results from the maker of hit…

Easyjet Develops Flying Robots to Inspect Aircraft

Easyjet is developing drones to inspect its fleet of Airbus aircraft, and may introduce the flying maintenance robots as early as next year. The drones will be used to scan…

AOL First-Quarter Revenue Rises on Surge in Ad Sales

AOL Inc reported a rise in first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, boosted by a surge in advertising sales through its automated electronic exchange. The digital media and entertainment company said revenue from ads bought…