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Wanderful Media wants to bring newspaper coupons to phones

Apr 27, 2014

Wanderful Media, a company that partners with major American newspaper companies to bring online their Sunday “circulars” — or their...

Facebook tries to engage its rapidly growing mobile user base

Apr 27, 2014

With the increasing number of Facebook users accessing via their smart mobile units, the company has recently unveiled two new apps to...

New restrictions from China cause Bitcoin’s price to drop once again

Apr 27, 2014

The People’s Bank of China has once again privately warned banks and payment companies to restrict customers’ access to bitcoin exchanges, reports...

Apple launches replacement program for users with faulty sleep buttons

Apr 26, 2014

Apple has launched a replacement program for any users affected by a broken sleep/wake button on the iPhone 5. Some...

Shanghai-based education startup ChaseFuture raises $400,000

Apr 25, 2014

ChaseFuture, a Shanghai-based, globally-focused education startup, has secured seed funding of $400,000. The round was completed by a series of...

Facebook acquires Finnish fitness software company ProtoGeo Oy

Apr 25, 2014

To say that Facebook has a lot of information about its users is a bit of an understatement. The social...

Microsoft challenges government search warrants on overseas emails

Apr 25, 2014

Microsoft contends the U.S. government shouldn't have the power to search the content of email stored overseas, but a federal...

The future of Google+ is uncertain as top executive leaves Google

Apr 25, 2014

Vic Gundotra, the head of Google+, has announced that he will be departing Google, leaving a big question mark over...

Apple appoints former Burberry CEO as retail and online leader

Apr 23, 2014

During yesterday’s second quarter earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the company’s new retail and online leader, Angela...

FCC thinks AT&T’s threat to boycott spectrum auction is a bluff

Apr 23, 2014

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said he doesn’t believe AT&T will sit out of the agency's highly anticipated airwaves auction next...

Google to offer targeted app install ads on YouTube and mobile search

Apr 22, 2014

Ads for mobile apps are rarely personal; they're more often based on search keywords than your actual habits. Google is...

Nest thermostat comes to Google Play for $249

Apr 22, 2014

After buying Nest for $3.2 billion earlier this year, Google finally started selling the company’s Internet-connected thermostat directly through the Google Play Store on...