Two outpost offices of the National Weather Service in Alaska are finally ending what has been a bygone practice for most of the nation for almost two decades – using…
Amazon’s newly announced music streaming service is yet another attempt by the company to move beyond e-commerce and infuse itself into the daily lives of Americans with an increasing number…
A tweet containing computer code has started propagating itself through Twitter by taking advantage of a security flaw in Twitter’s TweetDeck application. In response, Twitter shut down the application’s access…
Web hosting company GoDaddy is filing for an initial public offering. The company known for its racy Super Bowl commercials says it has 12 million customers and is the largest…
A New York federal appeals court says the creation of a full-text searchable database of millions of books is a fair use of copyrighted works. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court…
Yahoo said it will discontinue third party logins, like Facebook and Google, for its photo sharing service Flickr, instead requiring everyone to have a Yahoo ID. Users can expect to…
Tinder launched a new ephemeral photo feature Thursday, similar to Snapchat, called Moments that will help users get to know each other better. Moments is designed to help users who…
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton said that he is still “numb” from the Facebook deal and is trying to come to terms with his new life as a billionaire. Acton, one…
Amazon is holding an event on June 18 where it is rumored that the company may launch its long-awaited smartphone, possibly with a 3D interface. The online retailer released a…
Google launched its Street View map service in Greece on Thursday after winning approval from the country’s privacy authority, which had blocked the ground-level map application five years ago. Company…
This appears to the first time that Netflix is calling out Internet providers for slow downloads speeds, despite signing a deal with Comcast and Verizon to facilitate smooth video streaming….
The photo sharing app Instagram is adding editing tools that go beyond the vintage-looking filters that made it popular. The Facebook-owned app said in a blog post Tuesday that users…
Bids for lunch with Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffet on eBay crossed $350,000 Monday as part of a charity initiative organized by Buffett every year. The online auction, which is in its…
Facebook is acquiring Finnish mobile data company Pryte for an undisclosed amount to help take forward CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Internet.org initiative. Pryte, Helsinki-based company, allows smartphone users to download mobile applications…
Access to video-sharing site YouTube looks set to be restored in Turkey after a ruling by the nation’s highest court. A block was imposed in late March, soon after recordings…
