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Tablet shipments in the West are expected to be disappointing this year

Aug 29, 2014

There are likely to be fewer tablets shipped this year than previously expected, according to latest estimates. Research firm IDC...

Wanda, Tencent, and Baidu are teaming up to take on Alibaba

Aug 29, 2014

Three billionaires from China’s property and Internet industries are forming an online shopping venture to challenge Alibaba Group Holding Ltd....

Cloud note-taking app Notability has made its way to the desktop

Aug 28, 2014

Popular iOS note taking app Notability is today making its way to the Mac, allowing users to seamlessly switch between...

Asia’s leading music streaming service has raised $104 million

Aug 27, 2014

Singapore sovereign fund GIC said on Thursday it has invested $104 million in Taiwanese music streaming service provider KKBOX. The...

Twitter’s analytics dashboard is now available to everyone

Aug 27, 2014

Back in July, Twitter launched a really nifty analytics dashboard. A bit like Google Analytics for tweets, it allows you...

Facebook has introduced “bandwidth targeting” to help advertisers

Aug 27, 2014

Facebook has introduced a new feature for advertisers that allows them to target ads to users on a specific type...

Instagram is making timelapses easy with its new mobile app

Aug 26, 2014

Continuing Facebook's multi-app strategy, Instagram on Tuesday debuted a standalone app that turns video recordings into sped-up timelapses. "From documenting...

TiVo has unveiled its first TV box for cord-cutters

Aug 25, 2014

For the past eight years, a CableCARD and a TiVo DVR have gone hand in hand. No more! Within the...

Fantasy sports startup DraftKings has raised another $41 million

Aug 25, 2014

DraftKings, a fantasy sports site that offers cash prizes to winners of its daily fantasy competitions, has raised $41 million...

LG has announced the circular G Watch R smartwatch

Aug 24, 2014

Of the three Android Wear smartwatches introduced at Google's developer conference in June, the Moto 360 was by far the...

Microsoft has announced a major breakthrough in cloud gaming

Aug 22, 2014

Even with Steam sales and low-end PC builds, gaming isn’t a cheap hobby. For the last five years or so,...

The Windows 9 preview will reportedly feature rapid build updates

Aug 22, 2014

Recent leaks have unveiled Microsoft's plan to give Windows a serious improvement over predecessors. Currently, Windows can update itself to...