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Pandora surpasses 200 million listeners despite rising royalty fees
- Pandora recently tallied their 200 millionth registered user according to a message on the company’s blog. The streaming music service surpassed the milestone after more than 12 years in the business – far longer than most people probably realize they’ve…
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 to cost $399, lands in U.S. April 11
- Samsung announced today its Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet will land in the United States this Thursday. The 16GB Wi-Fi-only model will cost $399 and is slated to be available at major retail outlets like Staples and Best Buy, as well…
Crowdfunding platforms raised $2.7 billion globally in 2012
- Crowdfunding campaigns are most often associated with nifty electronic gadgets but in reality, that’s only part of the equation that led to an 81 percent increase in money raised during 2012. Collectively, these platforms managed to generate $2.7 billion and…
Scientists develop algorithm to display images from dreams in real time
- Dreams have captivated mankind since the beginning of time and have been the subject of countless studies over the years. Case in point: researchers at the ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories in Kyoto, Japan, have been working to visualize the images…
Intel showcases 20Gbps-capable second-gen Thunderbolt technology
- Intel unveiled the second generation of their speedy Thunderbolt connectivity technology during the National Association of Broadcasters conference yesterday. The next generation interface boasts data rates of 20Gbps in both directions which is double the speed of existing Thunderbolt applications.
Sony 55" and 65" 4K UHD TVs competitively priced, arrive this summer
- Sony announced yesterday that its 55-inch (XBR-55X900A) and 65-inch (XBR-65X900A) 4K UHD LED televisions will retail for $4,999 and $6,999, respectively. The company says it will be taking orders for the new consumer TVs as early as April 21, although…
(Updated) Google reportedly in talks to buy WhatsApp for close $1 billion
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Google is reportedly in talks to acquire cross-platform messaging application WhatsApp. According to sources close to the negotiations cited by Digital Trends, talks have been going on over the past four or five weeks, with the team behind WhatsApp supposedly...
HTC sees significant profit drop amid HTC One delay
- The mobile phone industry is thriving like no other but of course that doesn’t exactly guarantee success as a vendor. HTC, Taiwan’s largest smartphone maker and one of the hottest brands just a few years ago, is one of several…
Google Fiber expansion may be coming to Austin, Texas
- Austin, Texas, could be the next stop for Google’s coveted gigabit network. The search giant and the city of Austin have invited members of the press as well as business leaders to a joint event tomorrow. Naturally, both Google and…
Rackspace goes after 'most notorious patent troll in America'
- IT hosting company Rackspace is going after what they describe as the most notorious patent troll in America. The company filed a lawsuit against Parallel Iron and IP Nav, patent assertion entities (PAE) that make money by licensing patents to…
BlackBerry to discontinue BBM Music service on June 2
- BlackBerry has announced plans to discontinue their BBM Music service starting June 2, 2013. The Canadian handset maker recently announced the decision in an e-mail sent to subscribers. The message notes that paying customers won’t be billed for May and…
Microsoft's weak mobile presence could leave it irrelevant in 4 years
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It's no secret that tablets and smartphones are gradually occupying more computing time among folks who don't need the horsepower of a full-fledged PC. Although this trend has prompted many to predict the death of PCs, it's fairer to say that high-end desktops aren't going...
Samsung Experience Shops to open in 1,400 Best Buy locations
- Samsung is preparing to open 1,400 mini-stores inside Best Buy locations across the US by the end of the summer as part of their continued effort to crank up the heat against Apple. The stores, known as Samsung Experience Shops,…
Verizon open to eliminating contracts, will monitor T-Mobile's success
- T-Mobile’s announcement and launch of a contract-free $50 unlimited talk and text plan last week certainly seems like a sweet deal but it may have further reaching implications than any of us are aware of. I say that because Verizon…
Amazon extends AutoRip service to vinyl records
- Amazon today announced they have extended their AutoRip service to include vinyl records. The product, first introduced in January of this year, gives customers access to digital copies of music they have purchased on CD with the retailer dating back…
FTC doles out $50,000 to winners of Robocall Challenge
- The Federal Trade Commission recently wrapped up a contest designed to find an effective solution to combat robocalls – spammy automated phone calls that deliver a pre-recorded message to unlucky recipients. The annoying messages account for roughly 200,000 complaints each…
Tesla partners with major banks to make Model S more accessible
- Tesla Motors recently announced a partnership with two major banks that will allow customers to finance the company’s Model S electric cars. CEO Elon Musk said the deal combines the surety and comfort of owning a car with all of…
Samsung prepping Galaxy Mega smartphones with massive displays
- Samsung is preparing a new line of massive smartphones known as the Galaxy Mega. The first two handsets to carry this branding will ship with a 5.8-inch and a 6.3-inch display, respectively, according to an inside source as reported by…
Hybrid Memory Cube stacks DRAM for 15x the bandwidth of DDR3
- After only 17 months in development, a group of the world's largest memory makers has announced a new solution that is expected to greatly improve performance over standard DDR3 and DDR4 DRAM while simultaneously reducing power consumption.
Registration for Microsoft's BUILD conference is open now
- Registration for Microsoft’s BUILD conference is now open and if you’re one of the first 500 to get your name in the hat, you can score a $500 discount off the price of admission. The event is scheduled to kick…
'Game of Thrones' season premiere sets new piracy record
- Game of Thrones was the second most downloaded show in 2011 behind Dexter before earning the top spot last year. And if preliminary figures from last night’s season three premiere are any indication, HBO’s hit series could very well earn…
Google privacy director Alma Whitten to step down after three years
- Google recently announced privacy director Alma Whitten will step down from her position with the search giant after three years on the job. She was hired by Google in 2003 and took over as the company’s Director of Privacy in…
Ex-Windows Phone GM Charlie Kindel leads secret project at Amazon
- Amazon has hired former Windows Phone general manager Charlie Kindel to lead a top secret project at the e-commerce giant. In a post on his LinkedIn profile, Kindel said he is building a new team that is going after a…
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