Technology: Microsoft CEO signals new course with Office for iPad
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp’s new Chief Executive Officer, Satya Nadella, finally unveiled Office for Apple Inc’s iPad in a polished debut that set him apart...
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Technology: Facebook buying virtual-reality company for $2B
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is buying virtual reality company Oculus, betting $2 billion that its technology will become a new way for people to...
Technology: HTC updates One phone, emphasizes metal design
NEW YORK (AP) — HTC is updating its flagship HTC One smartphone by giving it a larger screen, better software and more camera features. The...
Technology: Testers say federal health care website runs slow
WASHINGTON (AP) — If you’re waiting until the last minute to sign up for coverage under President Barack Obama’s health care law, a little extra...
Technology: Disney to buy YouTube network Maker Studios for $500 million
(Reuters) – The Walt Disney Co has agreed to buy Maker Studios, one of YouTube’s largest networks, for $500 million, a deal that makes Disney...
Technology: Apple in talks with Comcast for streaming-TV service: WSJ
(Reuters) – 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...
How Business Start-Ups Might Benefit from Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is one of those phrases that most people have heard of. Those who have heard of it tend to fall into one of...
Technology: Google takes consumers’ wrists to next frontier with Android watch
(Reuters) – Voice-controlled smartwatches that track heart rates and connect to phones and tablets will debut later this year as Google Inc partners with electronics,...
Technology: Mt. Gox updates website, allows customers to check bitcoin balances
(Reuters) – Mt. Gox, a leading bitcoin exchange that late last month filed for bankruptcy protection, updated its website on Tuesday to allow customers to...
Technology: Impoverished Haiti manufacturing its own Android tablet
(Reuters) – Better known for producing third-world poverty and political mayhem – as well as a world-class rum – the Western Hemisphere’s least developed country...