Apps coming at 70 percent the speed of light
No Google Fiber? No problem -- at least not for developers, some of whom are already writing apps for the coming gigabit Ethernet world. [Read more]Uncategorized
Dish needs spectrum to fuel wireless broadband biz
Dish Network has ambitions to become a challenger in the home broadband market, but it needs valuable spectrum from Clearwire, Sprint, and LightSquared. [Read more]Uncategorized
Nvidia’s graphics brawn powers supercomputing brains
The company's graphics chips are finding a foothold in neural networks, a biology-inspired form of computing that is moving from research to commercial tasks like Google's photo recognition. [Read more]Uncategorized
Google settles shareholder lawsuit over company control
Settlement should clear the way for the Web giant to issue a new class of nonvoting shares, ensuring that the founders' majority control isn't diluted. [Read more]Uncategorized
North Korea says surveillance leaks prove U.S. is "kingpin" of rights abuse
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea rushed to the defense of American civil liberties on Tuesday, saying revelations of mass surveillance operations showed the United States was the "kingpin" of rights abuse.Uncategorized
Third Point ups Sony stake, calls for independent entertainment board
TOKYO (Reuters) - New York-based hedge fund Third Point said it has raised its stake in Sony Corp and urged the Japanese company to create an independent board to run a partially spun-off entertainment arm with Sony's CEO, Kazuo Hirai, as its chairman.Uncategorized
Batteries hold key to wearable device revolution
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Longer-lasting batteries are crucial for a new crop of wearable computers whose rise may upend Apple and Google's dominance of mobile devices, two of the field's pioneers say.Uncategorized
Bits Blog: The Latest to Disclose Government Requests, Yahoo Reveals the Least
The Internet giant said it had received 12,000 to 13,000 requests for data from American law enforcement authorities from December through May. Unlike other technology companies making similar disclosures, Yahoo did not say how many users were affected.Uncategorized
Ready or not, compulsory Creative Cloud cometh
Adobe's controversial all-Creative Cloud transition for its Creative Suite applications is now available to subscribers. [Read more]Uncategorized
Yahoo reveals U.S. government requests for user data
Web pioneer says it received more than 12,000 requests in the past six months for user information, most of which were related to criminal investigations such as fraud and homicide. [Read more]Uncategorized
AT&T reportedly begins wide cellular support for FaceTime
The wireless carrier appears to have quietly begun nationwide support for the videoconferencing app on its cellular network in various states across the country. [Read more]Uncategorized
Solar-Powered Plane Faces the Human Factor
The designers of the Solar Impulse are tackling the challenge of accommodating the pilot of the electric-powered craft.Uncategorized







