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Can Intel succeed as a pay-TV provider?
Chipmaking giant Intel has been looking to expand its business beyond the chips that power notebooks, desktops, servers, and a handful of other gizmos, but hasn't met with much success.… →
Walmart launches cloud movie service
Mega-retailer Walmart already offers a streaming video service via Vudu, but new reports have the company on the verge of rolling out a new UltraViolet-compatible cloud-based offering that will enable… →
Does Google feel pain from its PR blunders? Yes and no
In 2012, Internet giant Google seems to have been going out of its way to alienate its core users. At the beginning of the year, the company introduced the new… →
CNN looking to buy Mashable?
As this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) new media extravaganza gets into full gear this week in Austin, reports are emerging that television news outlet CNN is in talks to… →
Why are companies defecting from Google Maps?
In recent years, Google Maps has transformed itself from an also-ran service struggling to catch up with the likes of MapQuest to a market-leading mapping and route planning service that… →
Apple, publishers to face Justice Department lawsuit over e-book pricing?
The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly preparing to file suits against Apple and five publishers for allegedly colluding to fix the prices of e-books. The story was first reported… →
Google Chrome gets pwned (twice!) at Pwn2Own
Google raised eyebrows last month when it announced it was dropping sponsorship of the Pwn2Own hacking contest held every year at the CanWestSec conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, opting instead… →
One company, one store: Why Google axed Android Market for Google Play
Internet giant Google raised eyebrows yesterday by announcing it was doing away with the Android Market. In its place is Google Play, a new unified digital storefront that will not… →
Netflix coming to cable boxes?
Netflix may be on the verge of getting its streaming video service embedded in cable companies' set-top boxes, according to Reuters, citing "sources familiar with the matter." The report has… →
Sprint to abandon deal with LightSquared?
Sprint is preparing to abandon its $9 billion, multi-year service agreement with would-be satellite LTE provider LightSquared, according to Bloomberg, citing two sources familiar with the matter. The dissolution could… →
How the Nintendo 3DS went from flop to sleeper hit
Nintendo surprised industry watchers today by announcing it has sold 4.5 million units of the Nintendo 3DS in the United States in the first year since its introduction. The figure… →
Another month, another critical Flash security update
Software maker Adobe has released yet another security update for Adobe Flash (version 11.1.102.63), addressing a bug on Flash's Matrix3D class that could be used to enable attackers to corrupt… →
Android Jelly Bean and Key Lime Pie: What to expect
Product codenames are part and parcel of the technology world, with many companies choosing to go with mythological figures (Zeus, Athena), place names (Chicago, Vienna), rivers (Tualatin, Willamette), or animals… →
Abu Dhabi takes full control of AMD former chipmaking unit
The government of Abu Dhabi has taken full ownership of GlobalFoundries, AMD's former chipmaking facilities, with AMD giving up its minority stake in the business it spun off back in… →
Chrome still trying to catch Firefox; IE still dropping, says Net Applications
At the end of 2011, it looked like Chrome had knocked Firefox from the number-two spot in Web browser rankings — but it's starting to look like that title might… →
