Wearing a virtual-reality headset is a new experience for soldiers The virtual-reality Oculus Rift headset has been put to a novel use by the Norwegian army – helping soldiers to…
Online retailer Amazon has announced a partnership with Twitter that allows users to add products to their shopping carts by tweeting a special hashtag. They can do so by replying…
Taiwan’s HTC Corp is stepping up advertising to ensure sales of the One M8 smartphone live up to the new flagship’s critical acclaim, and win the vendor a bigger share…
People using file storage services, such as Dropbox and Box, are being warned that they are at risk of inadvertently leaking their own files. Intralinks – which is a competitor…
Nokia has said mapping service is one of the three key business it will focus on Nokia has launched a $100m (£59m) fund which will invest in firms specialising in…
Toss your cap. Turn your tassel. Just don’t snap that selfie. Graduates at the University of South Florida and Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I., have been asked to refrain from…
The smaller the screen the cheaper the cost to watch a movie in future, Mr Katzenberg suggested The cost of watching a newly released film will depend upon the size…
Google promotes its web apps as an easy way for students to collaborate on projects Google has stopped scanning millions of Gmail accounts linked to an educational scheme, after it…
Mark Zuckerberg, like Facebook, is maturing. The soon-to-be 30-year-old CEO of the decade-old social networking company grew reflective as he stood before hundreds of app developers to announce a host…
Yahoo has become the latest tech firm to eye the growing digital video market Yahoo has announced two original TV series that will be shown on its website and mobile…
The director of Google’s self-driving car project wrote in a blog post Monday that development of the technology has entered a new stage: trying to master driving on city streets….
Netflix’s Internet video service is about to join the programming line-up of three small cable-TV providers in the U.S. The agreements with Atlantic Broadband, RCN and Grande Communications gives Netflix’s…
Google’s top social networking executive is leaving the Internet company after a nearly eight-year stint highlighted by an audacious challenge to Facebook. Vic Gundotra fittingly announced his departure in a…
Facebook has acquired the maker of a mobile app that can track the distance consumers walk or run and measure the calories burned, giving the social networking company an entree into…
Facebook’s earnings nearly tripled and revenue grew sharply in the first quarter, surpassing Wall Street’s expectations thanks to an 82 percent increase in advertising revenue. It was the fourth quarter…
