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2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class with Virtual Chauffeur

The automaker unveiled its “virtual chauffeur” in Hamburg, Germany this week, presenting the car on a rain-slicked runway. The vehicle, which Mercedes...

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Announces Acquisition of Tumblr

Today Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced the company’s acquisition of Tumblr $1.1 billion. “I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached...

Wi-Fi Network Breaks Speed Record: 40GB Per Second

Think your network is fast? Getting a gigabyte-sized movie over your local wireless network to your hard drive in a...

Yahoo board approves $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr — WSJ

Yahoo’s board of directors has approved a $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging platform Tumblr, according to a breaking news alert...

Yahoo to consider $1.1B price tag for Tumblr this Sunday — report

Yahoo’s board of directors is meeting this weekend to consider buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, AllThingsD reported Friday....

Microsoft to Google: We’ll bring ads to YouTube app

Google and Microsoft are in the middle of a scuffle over the YouTube app in Windows Phone, but the software...

Google All Access Music Service Now Available in the U.S.

Tech giant Google has released a streaming music service called “All Access” allowing Android users an option to download music....

Apple App Store Hits 50 Billion Download

The person who downloaded the 50 billionth app will receive a $10,000 App Store gift card, and the 50 people...

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New Google Maps Sign-up Page Goes Live Briefly, Reveals All Sorts of New Details

A new version of Google Maps for the desktop was leaked last week showing a new look that provided a more...

Google close to launching streaming music service

Google has now signed on the three major labels as it gears up to unveil a Spotify rival. Google is...

Windows 8.1 “Blue” Will Be a Free Update For Windows 8

Microsoft announced Today an update to its Windows 8 software known by its code name “Windows Blue.” Windows 8.1 will...

BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) Coming to iOS and Android

BGR reports that Research in Motion is planning to bring its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) system to the iOS and Android platforms, expanding the instant...