Animated GIFs, journal entries, cat photos, and now, more ads. Tumblr, in an effort to further boost its revenue, is rolling out ads into users' mobile feeds. The privately held social-networking and blogging site introduced sponsored ...
Tags: software, webservice
Users of consumer technology and social media reacted quickly after explosions ripped through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon last week, sending out updates and snapping photos and recording videos that officials said ...
Tags: Consumer Tech, Computer Products
The League of American Bicyclists announced 63 additions to its Bicycle Friendly Businesses list on Monday, bringing the list to more than 500. "As businesses race to retrofit their buildings, streamline waste policies, and purchase more ...
Amazon.com is continuing the global expansion of its Appstore by announcing that developers can submit their apps for sale in another 200 countries around the world. The latest batch of countries include Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
HTC's new flagship smartphone arrives today at RadioShack locations nationwide. To celebrate the launch, anyone who buys the new all-metal HTC One at RadioShack by June 1 will receive a $50 Google Play credit. The company's Trade & Save ...
Tags: HTC, RadioShack, smartphone
Americans are so fixated on social networks that they spend an average of 16 minutes out of every hour on them, according to a study by Experian Marketing Services. In the U.S., 27% of users' time online is spent on forums and social ...
Tags: Social Nets, Computer Products
Yahoo has released two new mobile apps, for weather and email, suggesting the company may be on track toward delivering on its promise of offering users a range of new mobile products over the next several months. The company, formerly ...
Tags: Computer Products, apple, software
Infotainment late-bloomer Volkswagen is releasing a comprehensive iPhone app that will allow users to stream Internet radio, socially network, and more. And to celebrate, they're planning a special-edition Beetle that will connect to it, ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Homing in on many brick-and-mortar retailers' most daunting concerns—how to survive and thrive amid online price slashing and better market themselves in the crowded digital marketplace—the second edition of the IBD Summit ...
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With federal and state investigators searching for clues about the person or organization behind the Boston Marathon bombing, social networks could hold a treasure trove of information. "I would imagine that the authorities are casting a ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Yahoo wants to accelerate its development of mobile products geared toward delivery of personalized content, CEO Marissa Mayer said Tuesday, as the company works to stay relevant in a world where smartphones and tablets are becoming ...
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Several signs are pointing to Twitter launching a new music app and speculation has the company unveiling it today. Early this morning, a new webpage, music.twitter.com, went live. With the Twitter bird logo and the hashtag #music, ...
Tags: Twitter, Music Service, Computer Products
ROBOTS could have their own social network similar to Twitter and Facebook to learn from each other in the future. A project by University of Technology, Sydney, research student Wei Wang aims to develop a mechanism to allow robots to ...
Google has started letting people plan what is to be done with their digital photos, documents and other virtual belongings after they die or become incapacitated. An “Inactive Account Manager” can be used to direct Google to ...
Tags: Google, Digital Estate Planning
Google reportedly is putting Glass, its line of wearable computers, in the hands -- or, more aptly, on the faces -- of explorers and developers this month. The Glass Explorer Edition, aimed at early testers and developers, will ship in ...
Tags: Google, Glass Edition