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AT&T announced Monday that it will be the exclusive carrier to launch the HTC One Mini, the smaller, cheaper version of the company's flagship smartphone. The HTC One Mini has already made its debut overseas, but AT&T will be the first carrier to offer a slightly different version of the phone in the U.S. The device checks in at 4.3 inches, only a...
Dell posted its second-quarter earnings report Thursday, reporting a 72 percent drop in net income The report comes in the throes of a long-running battle for Dell's future. Founder and CEO Michael Dell is leading an effort to take the company private through a US$25 billion deal, but activist shareholder Carl Icahn has come out strongly against i...
A hacker was able to gain access to a baby monitor on Saturday night, terrifying a Texas couple as they heard the virtual intruder speak offensively to their sleeping daughter. The parents use an Internet-connected baby monitor that is equipped with a camera to monitor the activity in their 2-year-old daughter's bedroom. Last weekend, the father t...
Facebook is testing a VIP-only mobile app that would encourage celebrities to choose it over other social networks for posting photos and updates, as well as interacting with fans, according to AllThingsD. The mobile app reportedly would make it easier for celebrities or their staffs to post content and status updates, as well as drive user engage...
Researchers in the UK recently identified 12 small asteroids close enough to Earth to be used in mining operations that could begin as early as 2021. The research was part of a larger effort by both private and public institutions to learn more about the potential for tapping into asteroids that could contain large deposits of valuable resources i...
Isis, the mobile wallet joint venture of AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile, has announced partnerships with Chase and American Express in preparation for its debut later this year. Isis lets Chase cardholders with NFC-enabled smartphones tap their mobile devices in order to pay at participating retail locations, rather than having to use a debit...
The White House this week released a set of incentives designed to encourage private companies to join the administration in its efforts to cut down on cyberattacks. The initiatives are a follow-up to the cybersecurity executive order President Obama signed in February, following Congress' failure to agree on cybersecurity legislation last year. T...
T-Mobile stock hit a five-year high Thursday on a better-than-expected second-quarter earnings report and news that it added more than 1 million new customers in the period. Shares continued to trade above the US$25 mark on Friday.
Groupon stock climbed more than 27 percent Thursday following Wednesday's release of a second quarter earnings report that beat expectations, and the announcement that cofounder Eric Lefkofsky was officially named CEO. The company stock bounced more than 20 percent in after-hours trading following the earnings announcement. It cooled slightly Thu...
Scientists unveiled the world's first lab-grown hamburger at a press event in London on Monday, showcasing a patty made from stem cells -- a technique that could help alleviate the growing demand for more sustainable beef products ...
Worldwide tablet shipments slowed during the second quarter, possibly because consumers are awaiting a next-generation iPad, according to a report from IDC. Vendors shipped 45.1 million devices in the second quarter of 2013, the firm reported -- a 9.7 percent dip from the first three months of the year. However, worldwide shipments were up more th...
Yahoo plans to breathe some new life into its research and development lab by hiring 50 new PhDs by the end of the year, according to a Bloomberg report. Spearheaded by CEO Marissa Mayer, the initiative already has resulted in 30 researchers joining the lab, with an additional 20 anticipated by the end of 2013. Yahoo is looking for hires specializ...
A team of researchers used a custom-built GPS device to send counterfeit signals to a 213-foot yacht, forcing the US$80 million vessel off its course without triggering any alarms. The spoofed yacht was part of the experiment, so no harm was inflicted on the vehicle or its passengers. However, the test highlights the need for a broader understandi...
Strong revenue figures helped Yelp beat analysts' expectations for the second quarter of 2013, sending its stock soaring by more than 20 percent following the Wednesday release of its earnings report. While the company reported a loss of 1 cent per share, revenue rose to US$55 million, representing a full 69 percent increase from the same time a y...
Researchers at Microsoft have developed a way to embed coded tags into 3D-printed objects, paving the way for those products to include identifiable information. The tags, called "InfraStructs," are embedded during the printing process and then read using terahertz scanning.
Amazon is hiring more than 5,000 people to work in 17 of its U.S. fulfillment centers, it said Monday. In addition to the fulfillment center jobs, Amazon will hire 2,000 new employees to work in its customer service centers The fulfillment center jobs, which are scattered throughout the country, are full-time opportunities that pay 30 percent more ...
A 22 percent revenue increase in its second quarter wasn't enough to keep Amazon from reporting an unexpected US$7 million loss on Thursday, which it attributed partially to a weakened European economy. The company's stock, which has been up more than 20 percent for the year overall, tumbled more than 2 percent in after-hours trading. The stock pr...
Facebook's stock soared Wednesday following the release of its second-quarter earnings report, which beat Wall Street expectations overall. Investors seemed pleased with the company's strong user growth and better-than-expected gains from mobile advertising. It reported US$1.81 billion in revenue, a 53 percent year-over-year increase, with its big...
Boeing unveiled the interior of its Crew Space Transportation-100 commercial spacecraft Monday, giving the public a first look inside the craft and offering two NASA astronauts the chance to climb inside and test it. ...
eBay revealed Monday that it has made its mobile-focused eBay Now service accessible via the desktop and expanded its same-day delivery service areas, as the competition among online retailers intensifies. The company first tested same-day delivery in San Francisco about a year ago. Later it rolled out the service in San Jose and New York. eBay's ...
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