Source: Online Wsj
234 Stories
Barnes & Noble decides to end its Nook partnership with Microsoft
For a long while, it looked as if Microsoft and Barnes & Noble would become more than just firm friends. The pair had been entangled in a similar partnership that...
The NTSB holds Boeing and the FAA responsible for the Dreamliner fire
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a lengthy report delving into the battery fire that grounded the entire Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet last year. Though the agency doesn't...
Google donates $1 million to help expand free Wi-Fi in New York City
New York is expanding its free Wi-Fi program through public libraries with the help of a $1 million donation from Google, The Wall Street Journal reports. The donation will fund...
Samsung’s mobile chief retains position despite plummeting sales
With rumors swirling about the fate of mobile head J.K. Shin, Samsung has announced that he would keep his job after all. Reports suggested that Shin may be replaced by...
Europe to make the Ariane rockets more competitive with SpaceX
No, not "airline" rockets. Ariane rockets. According to The Wall Street Journal, EU ministers are finally about to approve plans for a more affordable version of the Ariane series, the...
The EU wants the “right to forgotten” to extend globally
European Union regulators want Google to extend the controversial "right to be forgotten" to searches worldwide, including those made on Google.com, according to The Wall Street Journal. The right to...
FAA unveils highly restrictive new drone laws
The FAA will soon release new rules on the use of drones in the US, and they might be more restrictive than the current ones, potentially making the use of...
Samsung plans to slash its smartphone output by up to 30% in 2015
Samsung head of investor relations, Robert Yi, has revealed during a presentation in New York that the company plans to cut the number of smartphone models it produces by 25%...
Secret government spy program targets American cellphones
The US Department of Justice is putting devices that emulate cellphone towers in Cessna aircraft and flying them around the country to track the locations of cellphones, a practice that...
Xiaomi to invest $1 billion in Chinese YouTube clone Youku
Xiaomi, the Chinese Android manufacturer which heavily bases its product designs and marketing on Apple products, is to invest $1 billion in the Chinese YouTube equivalent, Youku. Xiaomi has long...
Alibaba pulls in $9.3 billion in sales from China’s Singles’ Day
In a monumental e-commerce splurge, Chinese consumers bought a whopping US$9.3 billion in goods on Alibaba Group’s sites on Tuesday, as part of a major online shopping festival that took...
Google’s mysterious barges were shut down due to fire hazards
Last year the web erupted in frenzy when it was confirmed that two mysterious barges, floating off the coast in San Francisco and Portland, were owned by Google and happened...
Page 1 of 20