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Could Mozilla become a branch of Google?

Mozilla makes some money from its Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, Amazon and eBay partnerships but almost 90% of its revenue comes from Google. When you think of Google and Mozilla you probably think...

Google is trying to make Glass more than just a ‘niche product for nerds’

Despite its mixed reception, Google still has high hopes for Google Glass. The tech company is trying to make Glass more than just a ‘niche product for nerds’. Google is pretty...

Foxconn to invest $40M in Pennsylvania connected to new factory

Foxconn is following in the steps of some other manufacturers, who are relocating facilities to the US at the behest of clients wanting to be seen as keeping jobs in the...

Google is getting ready to release the Google Cast SDK for Chromecast

Chromecast currently only supports a limited number of apps, but many more could be available soon, thanks to Google getting ready to release the Google Cast SDK. Users of Google’s...

Sony is to cut $250 million from its movie division

One of Sony's biggest shareholders has pleaded with the company to detach Sony Entertainment from the Japanese company and offer it up on the stock market as a standalone business. CEO Hirai declined the...

Microsoft is currently in talks to Buy Winamp and Shoutcast From AOL

Following AOL's announcement that, after 15 years, Winamp was officially shutting down on December 20th, Microsoft has announced that it is currently in talks to Buy Winamp and Shoutcast From AOL. We...

Browser extension creates ‘disposable’ data for privacy

New features are being added to DoNotTrackMe, an extension for Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Safari that lets users shield their real credit card details, email addresses and phone numbers during...

Three major U.S. carriers agree to stop charging for most premium text messages

AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile have agreed not to charge their customers for commercial Premium Short Messaging Services, which gave users the ability to purchase or subscribe to messaging programs provided by third-party...

Intel chairman ’embarrassed’ that company had lost its way

Speaking during a day-long meeting with investors at the company's HQ, Intel chairman Andy Bryant admitted how ill-prepared the company had been for the transition from the PC to post-PC devices and...

China Mobile is expected to offer the iPhone for the first time on December 18th

China Mobile, the world’s largest wireless carrier, is gearing up to “introduce a new brand for mobile service,”. This announcement has many people thinking that the iPhone will finally be coming...

Smithsonian creates digital 3D archive of historic artifacts available for viewing and printing

Several museums have been experimenting with 3D scanning and printing for historic artifacts but the Smithsonian Institution is first to actually create a digital 3D archive of historic artifacts that are available for viewing...

Twitter now allows advertisers to zone in on chatter around TV shows

Twitter has announced a new feature called TV conversation targeting that lets networks and brands promote tweets to users who engage with specific shows, regardless of whether they ran an advertising spot on...