Source: Techcrunch

App.net, the social platform by Dalten Caldwell has launched a new crowdfunding service called Backer that allows companies to ask users for money before committing to build software features. The idea behind Backer is that when a company...

Princeton researchers did roll out a study last week, touting that social network giant Facebook could very well lose up to 80% of its users by the time our calendars...

To those who say that self-driving cars have nothing to do with Google's core business selling ads, listen up: Google was just awarded a patent for an ad-powered taxi service. The patent, which...

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin moved to Singapore in 2009 and renounced his US citizenship in 2011. Now, in one of the few public investments he’s made, Saverin has just led a round...

Apple announced that it's expanding the availability of its iBook Textbooks and iTunes U Course Manager to students and teachers throughout much of Asia, Europe and Latin America. iBooks Textbooks for...

Microsoft seems to be on the receiving end of the wrath of the Syrian Electronic Army recently, where their news Twitter accounts fell victim to. Apart from that, Microsoft’s Office...

Research firm IDC has done some number crunching on PC shipments in 2013, and the resultant numbers are grim. PC shipments in Asia-Pacific (IDC doesn’t include Japan in that) saw...

More and more people are shopping online - it’s where the best deals are, and it beats going round the shops. But it can be very time consuming and stressful...

The total wireless charging for cellphones is now a reality, as the BEZALEL team just launched their new project ARK on Kickstarter. The ARK is a new portable charger that...

Play-i has already managed to raise over $1.4 million in crowdfunding for its new line of robots. The toy robots can be programmed with an iOS device and even comes with...

The more information you have about your customers, the better your decisions will be, and the best way to gather such data is often to ask directly. But while it can...

Facebook is taking a page right out of Twitter’s book by showing trending stories right in your news News Feed. The new feature will show up in the top right...