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Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) unveiled the Surface Pro 3 Tuesday, bringing a host of new features to the world of Windows tablets. With a 12-inch ClearType Full HD display, the new Surface Pen (which could be far more sensitive than a typical stylus), a new touch pad (for the new Type Cover) and...

AdTheorent, a mobile ad firm, has uncovered some interesting traits among Android and iOS users across its network. The company found that Android users were 17 percent more likely to click on ads than their Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) counterparts. That data only applies to devices that are...

Cable companies for years have been denying the existence of viable competition. Former Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) CEO Glenn Britt even admitted this denial in a Q3 2013 conference call. “When I first got this job 12 years ago, I think the cable industry as a whole, including our company,...

While much of the decline in momentum stocks has been focused on the biotechnology sector, another industry group that has been torched this year is social media stocks. The Global X Social Media Index Fund (NASDAQ: SOCL) tracks a concentrated group of 27 global companies engaged in social...

Shipments of wearable computing, especially of the functional and stylish variety, will exceed 19 million units in 2014, according to research from International Data Corporation released Apr. 10. In addition, IDC reported that by 2018 the worldwide market would grow to nearly 112 million units...

Sources told The Information that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) executives recently discussed the possibility of offering a full-fledged wireless service in areas where Google Fiber Internet and TV exist. The service would reportedly make Google a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), by which Google...

In announcing the Connectivity Lab, the newest component to last year’s Internet.org global partnership, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) CEO, Mark Zuckerberg just turned rumor into reality. The announcement acknowledged the company’s interest in high-altitude, long-endurance, solar powered drones that...

In a blog post Thursday, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings said content companies like Netflix should be given adequate network connections free of charge. Hasting’s blog post stems from the deal Netflix inked with Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) this past February in which Netflix agreed to pay...

When you want to announce something important you wait until late Friday, right? That’s what the Obama administration did when they announced plans to give up a key role the United States plays in overseeing the Internet. In a press release, the Department of Commerce said that its...

The Internet is turning 25! Hard to believe that something most Americans now see as an essential component to everyday life is only 25 years old. But what's really interesting is Americans' relationship to the internet, and how it has changed in that quarter century. Pew Research just updated...

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) thinks so. Facebook believes its ability to target specific audiences and the fact that Facebook viewers engage online at a higher rate than when watching TV mean advertisers should consider spending more money on Facebook ads and less on TV. The social network on...

New studies say online dating is not only an efficient way of finding your would-be spouse, but also more cost-effective than the old-fashioned methods of seeking out love. Researchers tell us about one-third of new marriages in the U.S. begin with an online meeting. And now, according to...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is obsessed with speed. So said Google chief financial officer, Patrick Pichette, during the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference as reported by USA Today. Part of that “speed obsession” is currently being manifested in somewhat feverish attempts to develop and...

The ways in which we consume information and entertainment are changing and Sony (NYSE: SNE) knows it. The company announced Thursday that it would give up its PC division, selling it to Japanese investment fund, Japan Industrial Partners Inc. In addition, Sony said it would spin off its TV...

Susan Wojcicki was Google's 16th employee and is now, according to media reports, the new CEO of YouTube. Wojcicki will be taking over the position from Salar Kamangar, who's expect to leave YouTube but remain working for Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). In a statement quoted by the industry newspaper...