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Yahoo acquires gaming infrastructure startup PlayerScale
Yahoo has acquired PlayerScale, a startup developer of infrastructure software for cross-platform gaming, adding to its string of recent acquisitions.
Box buys iOS app to improve its own
Box has acquired an unreleased application called Folders, designed to give iPhone and iPad users a mobile front-end interface for the cloud storage...
Facebook delays Home in Europe, wants a stronger 'First' impression
Users in the U.K. and France will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the HTC First. The first smartphone to come preinstalled with...
Immigration reform bill takes aim at Indian IT outsourcing companies
India's application development and maintenance business will take a hit if a provision of the U.S. Senate immigration bill becomes law, and some...
Penguin settles with US states in e-book price-fixing lawsuit
Penguin has settled with U.S. states in an e-book price-fixing lawsuit, leaving only Apple now in the fray.
Twitter aims to become safer with two-step sign-in
Twitter, in a much-needed move to keep its users safer from cyberattacks, is introducing a more secure login process.
Google launching new fund for later-stage tech investments
Google is launching a new fund through which it will make later-stage investments in technology companies, a Google executive said Wednesday.
Salesforce.com aims its customer service, social monitoring apps at governments
Salesforce.com is hoping to set the standard for how government bodies deliver online services to citizens using mobile devices.
Teens growing cool on Facebook but warming to Twitter, Pew study finds
Some teens are growing tired of the excessive sharing and "drama" on Facebook and more are turning to sites like Twitter and Instagram to...
Yahoo returns to list of most valuable brands
Yahoo again ranks as one of the world's 100 most valuable brands.
Google Checkout to shut down in November
Google will retire its Checkout payment processing tool on Nov. 20, and warned retailers they will need to move to a different payment processing...
Yahoo revamps Flickr and offers a terabyte of free storage
Yahoo has made some radical changes to its Flickr photo sharing service, which now has a more photo-filled interface and comes with a free terabyte...
How India's IT Outsourcing Leaders Can Stay on Top
After a decade of double-digit growth, India's offshore IT outsourcing leaders must shift strategies if they want to continue to dominate in...
The good, the bad and the ugly of Tumblr under Yahoo
Yahoo has promised "not to screw up" Tumblr now that it has acquired the freewheeling blogging site. But there are still several ways Tumblr could...
Successful companies embrace shadow IT
Businesses move quickly, and those that make missteps along the way or fail to adapt to the times rarely go unscathed. Consider the fate of the...
Yahoo on Tumblr: We won't 'screw it up'
Yahoo has confirmed widespread reports that it will acquire the popular blogging service Tumblr, and also promised not to "screw it up."...
Yahoo on Tumblr: We won't 'screw it up'
Yahoo has confirmed widespread reports that it will acquire the popular blogging service Tumblr, and also promised not to "screw it up." The deal is...
Yahoo on Tumblr: We won't 'screw it up'
Yahoo has confirmed widespread reports that it will acquire the popular blogging service Tumblr, and also promised not to "screw it up."...
Google's next act: Diversify and conquer
Center stage at this year's Google I/O was a company honing its vision for a future beyond search
Yahoo Japan says 22 million user IDs may have been stolen
Yahoo Japan, the country's largest Web portal, said up to 22 million user IDs may have been leaked during a hack that was discovered last week.
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