3241-3270 (out of 3726)
Articles by Staff Writer
BlackBerry appoints Cisco’s warhorse Carl Wiese as its new global chief of sales
Blackberry Ltd. appointed Cisco’s veteran Carl Wiese to lead its global sales operations and drive the company’s go-to market approach.
Jul 14, 2015 11:29 AM EDT
Linux Mint 17.2 release with updates for Cinnamon and Mate
Linux Mint 17.2 release is the same desktop with better features, options and bug fixes. The update comes with new Cinnamon and Mate as well.
Jul 14, 2015 11:16 AM EDT
Taylor Swift donates $50K to a sick fan with leukemia; crowdfunding site GoFundMe changes rules
GoFundMe had raised their limit to $50, 000 when Taylor Swift donated to an 11-year-old fan, Naomi, who is suffering from a leukemia.
Jul 14, 2015 4:41 AM EDT
Uber announces cashless payments in India, to accept payments via credit card again
U.S. based taxi hailing service Uber Technologies announced it will accept payments via credit card in India again.
Jul 14, 2015 3:52 AM EDT
From 'Minions' to millions: the animated film beats Toy Story 3 for biggest opening weekend
The sequel of the Universal and Illumination Entertainment's Minion movie has made it as the second biggest animated film in the history as it debuted on July 12 earning around $115. 2 million, beating Toy Story 3 in 2010 and next to Shrek the Third in 2007.
Jul 14, 2015 1:57 AM EDT
First big performance update for Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3 is on its way
Alcatel OneTouch will be rolling out the first big performance update for its new flagship Idol 3 soon. The brand is expecting the update to be a game changer.
Jul 13, 2015 12:11 PM EDT
New android wear update moves with wrist gestures
The new android wear update takes smart watches moving up the value chain. It's available with smart watches from Moto 360, LG Samsung, Sony, etc.
Jul 13, 2015 12:02 PM EDT
J. Crew Group Inc. Will Open Low-Priced Chain J. Crew Mercantile
J. Crew Group Inc. will open its first low-priced chain at the Shops at the Parklane, Dallas. This is due to the company's lost in a few months prior to company's fashion misses.
Jul 13, 2015 11:55 AM EDT
NASA New Horizon to reveal Pluto's mysterious shapes
NASA's New Horizon fly-by expedition to Pluto may reveal the mystery behinds its four dark spots and a white heart image on its surface. It's also expected to get a closer look at Charon.
Jul 13, 2015 11:25 AM EDT
Facebook is getting more personal with its latest News Feed update
Facebook updated its news feed allowing users to pick and rank feeds that they want to see first from closest or favorite friends or pages that they follow.
Jul 13, 2015 5:14 AM EDT
Pope Francis Protested Against Unbridled Capitalism
Pope Francis opposed unbridled capitalism and the worship of money. Correspondingly, Bolivian President Evo Morales said the Pope is preaching socialism as the "first and the best politician in the world".
Jul 13, 2015 5:00 AM EDT
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata Dies At 55; Analysts Say This Is A Big Lost For Nintendo
At 55, Satoru Iwata, chief executive officer of Nintendo Co. Ltd. had died due to bile duct growth. Analysts say this is such a big lost for Nintendo as the company had just teamed up with Dana, an online gaming maker.
Jul 13, 2015 2:50 AM EDT
OPM data breaches started in 2013; director resigns
OPM cyber attack affects millions of individuals directly and indirectly connected to the government. Some 21.5 million social security numbers, 1.1 million filed fingerprints and 19.7 million filled out goverment forms containing sensitive information such as health backgrounds were all stolen by hackers.
Jul 13, 2015 2:32 AM EDT
Under Armour's MyFitnessPal and Endomondo apps now run in tandem
MyFitnessPal users can now access information from Endomondo after both apps were acquired by Under Armour.
Jul 13, 2015 2:19 AM EDT
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 Now Available On Best Buy; 8-inch model available at $199.99
As the Taiwanese OEM, Asus, has introduced Asus ZenPad S 8.0 last month, the new tablet series is now available at Best Buy. The 8-inch model costs $199.99 with 32GB and the 7-inch model costs $99.99 with 16GB.
Jul 12, 2015 7:14 AM EDT
Apple Extends iCloud Service Subscription For 30 Days Free To Greek Customers Due To Monetary Crisis
To avoid interruption of service, Apple has extended its iCloud service storage subscription to its Greek customers for 30 days without charging them any fee. This is because of financial crisis that is occurring in Greece as the government restricts the people to deal with credit card transactions outside the country.
Jul 12, 2015 6:53 AM EDT
Steve Huffman Takes Over As The Returning CEO Of Reddit; Ellen Pao Resigned Under A Mutual Agreement?
On July 10, Ellen Pao, Reddit's CEO has just resigned and is immediately replaced by Steve Huffman, the company's co-founder and former CEO.
Jul 12, 2015 3:02 AM EDT
Greece submits new proposals but creditors remain skeptic
Greece submitted new proposals that promise an overhaul to create additional revenue. The new proposal set could be ideal and more aligned to the creditors' earlier demands yet uncertainty remains.
Jul 12, 2015 2:45 AM EDT
Motorola Droid Turbo Rolls Out the 5.1 Lollipop Update; Battery Issues Hound Users
After the much-awaited 5.1 Lollipop is made available to the public, many users have found that their Droid Turbo phones have just gotten worse.
Jul 12, 2015 2:33 AM EDT
NYSE Stopped trading, United Airlines grounded flights worldwide, WSJ website inaccessible - all in one day
The simultaneous events that halted operations in NYSE, United Airlines and Wall Street Journal caused concerns among the public. Homeland Security alerted the president but says there's no cyber attack links.
Jul 10, 2015 3:52 AM EDT
Google treats Project Fi Nexus 6 users with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop Update
Motorola-made and Google-branded Nexus 6, the only handset that can be used by subscribers to Project Fi will receive Android 5.5.1 update in the coming days.
Jul 10, 2015 2:56 AM EDT
Price War: Amazon Cloud Drive comes cheaper than rivals Google and Dropbox
Amazon offers cheap cloud-based file storage compared to Google Drive and Dropbox in its recently-released mobile app. Although files can be accessed as read-only, future updates may make Amazon Cloud Drive the most-preferred app for file-sharing and storage.
Jul 10, 2015 2:18 AM EDT
ClipMine raises $2.6 million in funding to kickoff world’s first video annotation and crowdsourced indexing service
ClipMine raises a staggering $2.6 million in funding for changing the entire video consumption experience. The company rolled out world’s first crowdsourced online video indexing and annotation service.
Jul 09, 2015 11:59 PM EDT
Fujifilm touts the new anti-smartphone camera X-T10 as a treat for purist photographers
Unlike Fujifilm’s previous offerings, the multinational leader in imaging and photography devices is boasting its latest kid on the block X-T10 as an anti-smartphone camera.
Jul 09, 2015 10:59 AM EDT
Yahoo unleashes all-new daily fantasy sports league, expects it to be a game changer
Yahoo on July 8 formally rolled out its daily fantasy sports league allowing tons of its fantasy league fanatics to gamble and win in daily fantasy sports league contests.
Jul 09, 2015 10:53 AM EDT
Microsoft restructures phone business; cuts 7,800 jobs
Microsoft is laying off 7,800 positions globally and writing off about $7.6 billion in impairment charge related to its Nokia business.
Jul 09, 2015 10:45 AM EDT
Barclays New Chairman McFarlane Fires CEO Anthony Jenkins due to poor performance and organizational rift
Barclays Chairman McFarlane who joined the company in April announced the canning of CEO Jenkins. The decision was reportedly due to bank's performance under Anthony Jenkins.
Jul 09, 2015 10:20 AM EDT
Citibank Is Working On Its Own Digital Currency, Citicoin Proposing U.K. Government To Run Its Own Digital Cash
Citibank is currently working out on a new digital currency called Citicoin which is also similar to Bitcoin. Though the company is proposing countries, U.K. in particular to provide its own digital cash.
Jul 09, 2015 9:34 AM EDT
HTC posts losses for 2nd Quarter 2015; Company stock drops to lowest point as it competes in mid-tier smartphones race
HTC predicts losses of $166 million for the second quarter of 2015, after several months of positive gains. Mid-tier smartphone competiton is considered a major factor in the upcoming loss.
Jul 09, 2015 9:01 AM EDT
Amazon introduces Cloud Drive app for iOS devices, iPhone and iPad users gets limited access to hosting serivce
Amazon has introduced an app for their Cloud Drive online storage service for iOS devices. iPhone and iPad users gets access to service file hosting service with limited function.
Jul 09, 2015 8:36 AM EDT