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Millions of users flock to Telegram following the WhatsApp outage

Feb 25, 2014

Telegram, a messaging app that emphasizes privacy and security, added millions of new users Sunday, following WhatsApp's biggest outage in years. The spike...

Yota Devices unveils the next generation of its dual-screen smartphone

Feb 24, 2014

You haven't heard the last of the YotaPhone, the unusual Android handset with an e-ink display on its back. Although the...

Microsoft to drive down cost of Windows smartphones to reach wider audience

Feb 24, 2014

Microsoft, the world’s largest software company, is intending to drive down the cost of handsets which use its Windows Mobile...

Google’s smartwatch does exist and isn’t too far away

Feb 23, 2014

All this time our attention has been focused on a possible iWatch coming out of Cupertino, but it appears Google...

Facebook is testing out a “Highlights” feature that filters out hollow updates

Feb 23, 2014

When you browse Facebook do you find yourself scrolling past the memes and funny jokes to get to the serious...

Startup that rewards people for creating solar power raises $1.5 million funding

Feb 21, 2014

Changers, a German startup that rewards people for creating solar power, has raised $1.5 million in Series A funding. The...

Bitcoin’s value falls 10% as Mt. Gox continues to self-destruct

Feb 21, 2014

Bitcoin fell below $100 on major exchange Mt. Gox early Friday, dropping under a key psychological threshold. Traders pushed the digital...

Strevus has raised $6.5 million for its risk and compliance service

Feb 20, 2014

Strevus, a provider of cutting-edge, relationship-driven risk and compliance management solutions for financial service institutions, today announced that it received...

Cloud security company Apprity raises $8 million in funding

Feb 20, 2014

Companies that can make the enterprise space feel more secure about transferring its data to a platform it has less...

Venmo mobile payments app now allows you to pay people near you

Feb 19, 2014

Venmo, the popular mobile payments app developed by the eBay/PayPal company of the same name, has just debuted a new feature called...

FCC decides to take a different approach on net neutrality laws

Feb 19, 2014

Regulators are taking another crack at their effort to keep the web free and open, introducing new rules that would...

Apple patents headphones that track your health and fitness

Feb 19, 2014

A patent granted to Apple today further corroborates that the tech trailblazer’s rumored foray into medical devices may date back as far...