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Apple Patent Shows Future iPads, iPhones Could be More Touch Sensitive

Apple has applied for a patent that describes a method the Cupertino company could use to improve the accuracy of the touchscreen on its iPad and iPhone devices. The patent,…

Beats Music Proves it Has Some Heart

There’s no shortage of music subscription services that offer unlimited streaming for a monthly fee. The conceit of the latest offering, Beats Music, is that its playlists and other recommendations…

Google’s Motorola Misstep Could be Lenovo’s Boon

An expensive mistake by Google could turn into a golden opportunity for China’s Lenovo Group as it expands beyond its success in the personal computer industry. Google is ridding itself…

Use the Internet to Get off the Internet

Humans spend a lot of time interacting with, well, nonhumans these days. Just how much time? About five hours a day, says a recent study by eMarketer. That’s 35 hours…

2.9 Billion! Google Selling Motorola Phone Business to Lenovo

Google is selling Motorola Mobility’s smartphone business to Lenovo Group for $2.9 billion! The deal announced Wednesday will rid Google Inc. of a financial headache that has plagued the company…

Gmail Bug Caused Service to Incorrectly Categorize Some Messages

Google has sent a notice to some users of its Gmail service letting them know a recent bug may have caused some of their messages to be incorrectly categorized. The…

Apple TV Not Just a Hobby Anymore, Get its Own Section on Web Store

Changes to the Apple Store website appear to indicate that the Cupertino tech giant is now placing more importance on Apple TV, a product Chief Executive Tim Cook has referred…

Yahoo’s 4Q Results Dragged Down by Revenue Drop

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer insists the long-stumbling Internet company has finally regained its stride, even though its revenue is still stuck in reverse. The latest evidence of the challenges facing…

Super Bowl Circus Takes Center Stage

Internet star Lil Terrio danced with cheerleaders, an Austrian man dressed as Mozart, another guy wore a Waldo costume and Nickelodeon’s Pick Boy was in the house. Welcome to Media…

Record Revenue in 1st Quarter

Apple Inc.’s experiment with rolling out two new iPhones at the same time backfired as weak demand for the cheaper version with a plastic case led the company to sell…

Twitter Stock May Not Fly so High for Long

Shares of Twitter have rocketed from their November 2013 IPO and enjoyed a breathless run for months. Shares of the online service for small messages were initially sold to investors…

Hotel Chain Testing Program of Using Smartphones as Room Keys

Hotel guests may soon be able to bypass the check-in counter and unlock their rooms with digital keys sent to an app on their iPhones, one hotel chain says. The…

Apple’s 1Q Disappoints Wall Street, Stock Falls

SAN FRANCISCO – Apple’s holiday season proved to be a letdown, even though the company sold a record number of iPhones and iPads during its latest quarter. The results released…

After Loss, LG Sees Lower Profit, Currency Risks

LG Electronics Inc. is forecasting lower earnings from its mobile business this quarter and risks from swings in Latin American currencies after posting an unexpected loss in the final three…

Samsung, Google Sign Patent Agreement

SEOUL, South Korea – Samsung Electronics Co. has signed an agreement with Google Inc. to cross-license their patents, reducing the risk of costly legal disputes over intellectual property and likely…