KickStarter projects looks to transform Android tablets from boring to gorgeous [video]
Google has focused a great deal of effort over the years on making its Android operating system more attractive. Android partners’ first attempts at tablets were lackluster to say the least, and while Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich have revamped the user interface, they still leave much to be desired for many users. Luckily, Android users have the option of completely customizing their devices with... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 2:00pm
Five smart iPhone apps for recent graduates
Congratulations, graduates! You should be proud of your scholastic accomplishments. But just because you graduated from high school or college, does not mean you are done learning. Life is a constant learning adventure. Keep your brain fresh and look sharp at your interviews by keeping up your education with the help of these iPhone apps. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 2:00pm
Viacom increases quarterly dividend 10 percent
Viacom Inc. said Wednesday that it is increasing its quarterly dividend by 10 percent given its solid financial position. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 1:49pm
Morgan Stanley to adjust prices on Facebook trades
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley told brokers on Wednesday it is reviewing every Facebook Inc trade and will make price adjustments for retail customers who paid too much during the social network company's debut last week, according to an internal memo. Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter of Facebook's initial public offering on Friday, in the memo also said "many" of the first-day trades have now been processed and are appearing in client accounts. The company did not specify how much it expected to pay in total price adjustments. ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 1:22pm
Senate Banking panel reviewing Facebook IPO issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is reviewing "issues raised in the news" regarding Facebook's botched initial public offering, a Democratic Senate Banking aide said on Wednesday. The review is not considered a formal investigation at this point, but entails briefings among the committee staff and regulators, Facebook and other stakeholders. The announcement by the committee comes on the heels of reports by Reuters that an analyst for lead underwriter Morgan Stanley cut his revenue forecasts for Facebook in the days before the offering. ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 1:12pm
Facebook, banks sued over pre-IPO analyst calls
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc and Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter of social networking company's IPO, were sued by shareholders who claimed the defendants hid Facebook's weakened growth forecasts ahead of its $16 billion initial public offering. The lawsuit, which also targeted underwriters JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs among others, comes as Facebook and the... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 1:07pm
File-sharing prospers despite increased legislation
Despite numerous attempts to halter file-sharing services such as The Pirate Bay, users continue to download copyrighted files. According to Lund University’s Cybernorms research project, file-sharing levels remain stable because those downloading the files out feel that they are doing nothing wrong, and the introduction of aggressive legislation has done little to reduce the amount of file-sharing carried out by young people, TorrentFreak reported. “In Sweden we saw a moderate drop in file sharing in 2009... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 1:05pm
MIT and Harvard in battle to create life-changing product: Non-stick ketchup bottles
It's the world's biggest non-problemic problem: getting the last bit of ketchup out of the jar. Ketchup is so viscous, and it seems so eager to stick to glass and plastic. But leave it to students at the Massachusetts Institute of … Continue reading → Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 1:01pm
Diablo III sales pass 3.5M copies in 1st day
Activision Blizzard Inc. said Wednesday that it sold more than 3.5 million copies of its "Diablo III" video game in the first 24 hours of its release and 6.3 million copies in its first week on sale. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 12:54pm
How To Find A Lost Cell Phone
We lose our keys, we lose our wallets, but more than anything these days, we lose our cell phones. So in this article we'll tell you the tracking apps to install while you still have your phone. And worst case, we'll tell you how to track a phone after it's lost even if you've done [...] Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 12:42pm
French rights groups want Google to stop suggesting 'Jew'
A French judge on Wednesday asked a mediator to resolve a dispute pitting Internet giant Google against anti-racism groups who object to the search engine suggesting users add "Jew" to name searches. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 12:29pm
Oracle buys cloud marketing platform Vitrue
Just a day after rival SAP AG announced its latest "cloud" deal, software maker Oracle Corp. said Wednesday that it is buying Vitrue, which helps companies manage marketing campaigns on social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 12:22pm
Facebook stock climbs after rocky start
Facebook's stock is climbing higher, a reprieve for shareholders after the stock's rocky inaugural trading day Friday was followed by a two-day decline. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 12:19pm
Mario Bros creator Miyamoto wins top Spanish prize
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong and other hit video games, won a top Spanish prize Wednesday for "revolutionising" the industry. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 12:16pm
Apple and Samsung fail to reach patent settlement during talks
After two days of settlement talks between the chief executives of Samsung and Apple, the two companies failed to reach an agreement that would end their on-going legal battles over mobile patents, The Korea Times reported on Wednesday. According to a Samsung official, the two technology giants could find no clear agreement during the talks. Both companies remained firm with their arguments, with Samsung demanding Apple pay royalties for using its wireless transmission technology and Apple insisting... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 12:00pm
Obama orders agencies to shift services to mobile application
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, hoping to spur U.S. innovation in the explosive field of mobile communications, on Wednesday ordered all major federal agencies to make many more of their services available on mobile telephones within the next year. "Americans deserve a government that works for them anytime, anywhere, and on any device," Obama said in a statement. ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 11:59am
Mario Bros creator Miyamoto wins top Spanish prize
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong and other hit video games, won a top Spanish prize Wednesday for "revolutionising" the industry. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 11:56am
Microsoft set to release Office for iOS and Android tablets in November
BGR has learned from a reliable source that Microsoft is currently planning to release the company’s full Office suite for not only Apple’s iPad, but for Android tablets as well. The company is targeting November of this year for both launches. Additionally, our source has seen Microsoft Office running on an iPad first-hand and has said that it looks almost identical to the previous leak from The Daily a few months back, despite the fact that Microsoft... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 11:05am
Facebook told analysts to cut forecasts before IPO
(Reuters) - As Facebook Inc officials traveled the country to talk up the company's $16 billion initial public offering, the social networking giant advised analysts for underwriters to reduce revenue and earnings forecasts, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. The advice came around May 9, the day the company published an amended prospectus that included a cautionary note about how Facebook's users were increasingly using mobile devices, which generate less advertising revenue for the company. ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 11:02am
News Summary: Lenovo says profit up 59 percent
THE RESULTS: Lenovo Group, the world's second-largest personal computer maker, says quarterly profit rose 59 percent on record sales. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 10:55am
Japanese video game author wins Spanish prize
Japan's Shigeru Miyamoto, considered the father of the modern video game, has been awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 10:34am
Needham starts Facebook with buy, $40 price target
(Reuters) - Brokerage Needham & Co started coverage on Facebook Inc with a "buy" rating, a rare positive take on the shares of the social network after they lost nearly a fifth of their value since the company's stock started trading last Friday. Facebook should be valued based on the revenue potential from total minutes spent on the website, Needham analysts said, setting a $40 price target on the stock. Facebook shares were up 4 percent at $32.35 in early trade on the Nasdaq. ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 10:29am
Facebook and others simplify Android game distribution
It seems everyone wants to make Android app installs easier than ever, and that especially goes for games. After Amazon revealed their Test Drive feature for trying Android games before you make a purchase, Facebook is offering more details on their plans for making Android game installs as convenient as possible. Already redirecting a user to the Google Play marketplace link when accessing a game through their mobile App Center, Facebook will also add a “Send to Mobile” button on the browser version. ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 10:29am
Sycamore Networks posts deeper fiscal 3Q loss
Communications equipment maker Sycamore Networks Inc. posted a deeper loss in its fiscal third quarter because research and development costs increased. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 10:25am
Does Social Media Marketing Really Work? [INFOGRAPHIC]
From Twitter to Facebook, to Google+, to YouTube, to Foursquare and more, social media use is the hottest thing in marketing. But does it really work? Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 10:02am
‘Xbox 720′ slated for November 2013 release, report claims
Microsoft plans to launch its next-generation Xbox video game and home entertainment console ahead of the holidays next year, according to a recent report. The Los Angeles Times on Monday published a developer contract between Acitivision Blizzard and famed Halo developers Bungie. The firms are currently working on a new Massively Multiplayer Online franchise called Destiny, which will be a first-person shooter with a science fiction theme. While the fact that the companies currently have... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 10:00am
We Should Have Known About Facebook's Shady IPO
After days of stock-market failure, we find out the real deal behind Facebook's IPO preparations, which show a disconnect between institutional investors on the inside and the rest of the world on the outside. It's a disconnect we should have noticed during the media's constant roadshow coverage. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 9:55am
See Muppets on Your Band-Aid With New AR App [VIDEO]
This will help sooth your kids' booboos: Johnson & Johnson has just introduced an augmented reality app that projects image of the Muppets on their Band-Aids. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Today, 9:31am
New York City airports install new, expensive holograms to help you find your way
The next time you're looking for help at Newark Liberty, JFK, or LaGuardia airport, the answer to your question might come from a friendly, beautiful woman. Just don't expect that woman to be an actual, live human. As part of … Continue reading → Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 10:49pm
Facebook looks to settle 'sponsored story' suit
Facebook is close to settling a lawsuit over advertisements it calls "sponsored stories." Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 6:13pm
SAP to buy Ariba for $4.5B, extending cloud push
Business software maker SAP AG on Tuesday said it will buy Ariba Inc., which makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and buyers online, for about $4.51 billion. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 4:32pm
Hundreds of Harry Potter fans abandon pet owls after series ends
People will go to great lengths to imitate pop culture characters they adore, and Harry Potter fans are no different. Forget the cheesy Halloween costumes and silly accents: Some fans even adopted pet owls after seeing or reading about them in Harry … Continue reading → Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 1:40am
Facebook shares sink 11 percent as reality overtakes hype
(Reuters) - Facebook shares sank 11 percent in the first day of trading without the full support of the company's underwriters, leaving some investors down almost 25 percent from where they were Friday and driving others to switch back to more established stocks. Facebook's debut was beset by problems, so much so that Nasdaq said on Monday it was changing... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 1:33am
Nasdaq seen struggling with aftermath of Facebook IPO
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX faces short-term costs from its botched handling of Facebook shares on their first day of trading but the longer term repercussions could be more expensive as it struggles to restore its image. Initially, the exchange said it plans to set aside $13 million to resolve bad trades, and even if all of that was used, the cost would be minimal compared with the $387 million in net income it reported last year. The bigger hit to Nasdaq's business is likely to come from the damage done to its reputation by the stumble. ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 1:33am
Insight: Morgan Stanley cut Facebook estimates just before IPO
(Reuters) - In the run-up to Facebook's $16 billion IPO, Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter on the deal, unexpectedly delivered some negative news to major clients: The bank's consumer Internet analyst, Scott Devitt, was reducing his revenue forecasts for the company. The... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 1:16am
Microsoft sets sights on SKorean digital education
Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer met Seoul education officials Tuesday to discuss using digital technology in classrooms as South Korea prepares to replace paper textbooks with digital ones. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 1:04am
Motorola won’t update DROID 3, DROID X2 to Android 4
Motorola recently updated its Android release timeline and revealed that certain devices will remain on Android 2.3 rather than receiving an upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The handsets in question are both modern and more than capable of running the latest Android operating system, however the vendor claims the latest software won’t “improve” the devices, and that’s why updates will not be released. Both the DROID 3 and DROID X2 will remain on Android 2.3, despite the fact that both... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 1:00am
Silicon Valley takes Facebook fizzle in stride
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook's lackluster initial public offering performance is a black eye for many on Wall Street and could have ramifications for similar upcoming deals such as an offering by Twitter, but venture capitalists in Silicon Valley are keen to shrug off Facebook's stumble - at least for now. ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 12:51am
Alibaba repurchases half of Yahoo’s stake for $7.1 billion
As Yahoo’s struggles continue, the company is looking to cut costs and dig up cash wherever it can. Yahoo announced plans last month to lay off 2,000 workers, or nearly 15% of its staff, and before that it filed a “puzzling” patent lawsuit against long-time partner Facebook. Now, Yahoo will sell half of its 40% stake in China-based retail giant Alibaba. Led by Chinese Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma, Alibaba will repurchase part of Yahoo’s holdings in the e-commerce firm for $7.1 billion as it prepares... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, May 21, 11:25pm
Nasdaq seen struggling with aftermath of Facebook IPO
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX faces short-term costs from its botched handling of Facebook shares on their first day of trading but the longer term repercussions could be more expensive as it struggles to restore its image. Initially, the exchange said it plans to set aside $13 million to resolve bad trades, and even if all of that was used, the cost would be minimal... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, May 21, 11:05pm
Port Authority to debut avatar at NY-area airports
She smiles, answers questions and can guide you to the nearest restroom or to your connecting flight. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, May 21, 9:58pm
Chrome passes Internet Explorer to become world’s most popular browser
Google’s Chrome Web browser has continued to gain market share since its introduction in 2008. Despite surpassing Internet Explorer in select regions and on weekends, Google’s browser has never been able to dethrone Microsoft in global usage share. According to new numbers from StatCounter, however, Google’s browser has finally averaged higher traffic than Internet Explorer for the first time over a full seven-day stretch. From May 14th through May 20th, the Internet... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, May 21, 8:25pm
20 TV Shows With the Most Social Media Buzz This Week
The most universal sport in the world dominated social networks Saturday. Soccer (or "football," depending on your preference) teams Chelsea and Bayern Munich battled in Munich's Allianz Arena for the UEFA Championships League trophy. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, May 21, 8:14pm
Apple still dominates world's top brands: study
(Reuters) - Apple has maintained its place as the world's most valuable brand over the past year, leading a group of technology-related companies that dominate the top 10, according to a study published on Tuesday. The iPhone and iPad maker has boosted its brand value by 19 percent in the past year to $183 billion, or 37 percent of its market capitalization, according to the annual BrandZ study by leading brands and market-research... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, May 21, 8:03pm
Slide Is an iPhone Game You Already Know How to Play
There are tons of iPhone games out there with complicated rules, levels, and moves to learn. One game, called Slide, is making learning how to play much easier by having you do something you already know how to do: unlock your phone. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, May 21, 8:01pm
Foxconn to invest $210M in new Apple production line
Foxconn, the manufacturer of Apple’s iPhones, iPads and Macs, plans to invest $210 million in a new Apple production line in China’s east Jiangsu province in October, according to a report from China Daily. The 40,000 square meter plant will employ as many as 35,800 workers and will be located in Huai’an City. The office of Taiwan Affairs of Huai’an City confirmed that the plant will house a production line for Apple devices and is expected to output between $949 million to $1.1 billion a year. The report did not... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, May 21, 8:00pm