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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...

Google Offers 15GB Online Storage

Google’s capacity to store your files will jump by a factor of three, the company said Monday, rising from 5GB...

Charlie Rose interviews ‘Bill Gates 2.0’ on 60 Minutes

We’ve seen plenty of Bill Gates on television, but we’d never seen him get emotional before. It was a striking,...

ABC to Live-Stream Its Shows via App

This week ABC will quietly revolutionize its app for iPhones and iPads with a button called “live.” Users around New...

Google reportedly readying new Google Play Games platform

Massive update will make games on Android more social with multiplayer functionality and cloud syncing, according to code reviewed by...

Apple’s iOS 7 Concept Video Shows Off The New Look

With all the rumors that Apple is planning a complete redesign for iSO7, and away from it traditional “skeuomorphic” look which they...

Microsoft responds to Windows 8 criticism: Staying Centered

With all the criticism piling up on the company and Windows 8, Frank X. Shaw, Corporate Vice President of Corporate...

Mozilla offers developers phones to write Firefox OS apps

Mozilla has a deal for programmers: we’ll supply the phones if you supply the apps. In an effort to ensure...

Google builds push notifications into Chrome, Chrome OS

Programmers now can get servers to send alerts to Google’s browser rather than requiring the browser itself to constantly check...

YouTube Unveils Paid-Subscription Channels for Premium Content

Google’s YouTube video site will begin selling subscriptions to film and TV services over the Internet, creating paid channels with more...

Amazon Is Developing Smartphone With 3-D Screen

Amazon.com Inc.’s Hardware ambitions are broadening. The Seattle e-commerce giant has recently been developing a wide-ranging lineup of gadgets—including two smartphones...