Internet

TiVo Revenue Jumps 30 Percent as Subscriptions Rise

Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc reported a 30 percent rise in quarterly revenue, helped by strong growth in subscriptions through European cable company partners such as Virgin Media and Ono. TiVo’s…

AT&T Makes Bet on Video with $48.5 Billion DirecTV Bid

Telecommunications giant AT&T is proposing a $48.5 billion merger with satellite TV provider DirecTV. If the deal goes through, here’s what customers can expect: WHAT CHANGES? – At the moment,…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

Tunein Adds Way to Hear ‘Recently Started’ Songs

Tired of flipping through the radio dial? Internet radio service TuneIn is offering a way to see which songs have just started on 100,000 radio stations around the world, allowing…

FCC to Propose Pay-For-Priority Internet Standards

The Federal Communications Commission is set to propose new open Internet rules that would allow content companies to pay for faster delivery over the so-called “last mile” connection to people’s…

Fired Yahoo Exec Gets $58M for 15 Months of Work

Yahoo’s recently fired chief operating officer, Henrique de Castro, left the Internet company with a severance package of $58 million even though he lasted just 15 months on the job….

US Internet Ad Revenue Surpasses Broadcast

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…

Steve Jobs Biographer Writing About Digital Age

After writing a best-selling book about a superstar of the digital age, Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson is working on a tribute to teamwork. Isaacson has a book out on Oct….