Online retailer Amazon said Thursday its buying digital comics company comiXology for an undisclosed sum. Amazon said the acquisition will help it offer more and better digital comic books and…
The co-founder and former chief executive of Maker Studios, Danny Zappin, filed a lawsuit aimed at preventing a shareholder vote on a takeover offer from Walt Disney Co, the Wall Street Journal…
For the first time, U.S. Internet advertising revenue has surpassed that of broadcast television thanks to sharp growth in mobile and digital video ads. That’s according to a report from…
An alarming lapse in Internet security has exposed millions of passwords, credit card numbers and other sensitive information to potential theft. The breakdown revealed this week affects a widely used…
The actors and producers for HBO’s new sitcom “Silicon Valley” visited the region they will be mocking on national television starting this week. And in a place that only rarely…
Vine is branching out beyond the world of six-second videos by adding a new feature that makes it possible for users to privately message one another. The Twitter-owned social network…
Tech companies have not been shy about spending big bucks on up-and-coming startups in 2014. Facebook in particular has already dolled out more than $20 billion in some big-name acquisitions….
Apple has agreed to settle a year-old patent infringement lawsuit with Intertrust Technologies Corp, a software firm owned by a group that includes Sony Corp and Philips, according to court filings. Terms of the…
Amazon is making a bid to enter living rooms with Amazon Fire TV, a new streaming device that delivers online video, music and other content to televisions. The company says…
A federal judge has officially closed the book on a New York man’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit claiming half-ownership of Facebook. Judge Richard Arcara has granted Facebook and founder Mark Zuckerberg’s motion…
Yahoo Inc is in preliminary talks to acquire online video service News Distribution Network for $300 million, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Monday. The deal could…
Amazon.com has sent out invitations to members of the media for an April 2 event at which the company is expected to unveil a video-streaming device. The online retailer is…
In its continuing quest to make its service more attractive to casual users, Twitter has added the ability for users to post multiple pictures at once as well as tag…
Apple Inc is in talks with Comcast Corp to enter into a deal for a streaming-television service that would allow Apple set-top boxes to bypass congestion on the web, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing…
The crypto-currency craze has had a quick-riches feel of striking gold _ or maybe even has the sound of getting in on the ground floor of the next Google or…
