Eastman Kodak Co has agreed to sell its online photo services business to Shutterfly Inc for $23.8 million, kicking off the bankrupt photography pioneer's relaunch as a much slimmer company although a patent sale seen crucial to its turnaround may still be months away.
The world's oceans are turning acidic at what could be the fastest pace of any time in the past 300 million years, even more rapidly than during a monster emission of planet-warming carbon 56 million years ago, scientists said on Thursday.
Three key research centers and a consortium of Internet companies said on Thursday they would work together on a European cloud computing platform to handle the continent's rapidly growing demand for computer capacity.
The first complete genome-sequencing of "Otzi," Italy's prehistoric iceman, is revealing a wealth of details about the man who roamed the Alps 5,300 years ago and could unleash a frenzy of activity among scientists thanks to open data.
Significant declines in perennial Arctic sea ice over the past decade may be intensifying a chemical reaction that leads to deposits of toxic mercury, a NASA-led study showed on Thursday.
Monster Worldwide Inc Chief Executive Sal Iannuzzi told investors on Thursday that the operator of the job-search website was considering all strategic alternatives, sending the company's shares up more than 17 percent.
Gone are the days when Internet users had no problem waiting minutes for a website to load. Now, waiting considerably less than that can aggravates a user to simply exit and visit another Web site, according to Google engineers.
Zynga Inc is launching a new games service that allows users to play on the company's website instead of Facebook, potentially driving traffic away from the world's No. 1 social network that is its biggest partner.
Twitter users are about to become major marketing fodder, as two research companies get set to release information to clients who will pay for the privilege of mining the data.
Apple's March 7 release date for the iPad 3 is one day closer, and the rumors are flying with such abandon, it's not hard to see how the event could easily be a let down.
Things are getting heated in the land where Farmville and other casual games reign supreme. Zynga, the largest game developer on Facebook, has created a new site (http://www.Zynga.com) where it plans to hosts third party games along with its own. Facebook makes a lot of money from users paying for Zynga games; money Zynga would rather have lining its pockets instead of sharing.
Facebook Inc plans to increase its $2.5 billion credit line to help cover a major tax hit when employee stock awards vest shortly after it goes public, according to two sources familiar with the company's plans.
Things are getting ugly as Apple’s March 7 event draws closer. The event is highly expected to display, for the first time, the Apple iPad 3, but with a lawsuit between Apple and Proview looming, there could be a problem getting the iPad 3 on the store shelves. Proview first sued Apple in China over the iPad trademark, which saw the device being pulled from store shelves temporarily, but now the fight is spilling over onto Apple’s backyard, a fight that could hamper sales of the iPad 3.
Apple iPad sales so far have crushed any other tablet thrown against it. Blackberry Playbook is no threat to iPad, even after the Playbook OS 2.0 update. Kindle Fire lacks premium offering. There is no other tablet that has been successful in crushing iPad 2 business, including Samsung’s Galaxy Tab line of tablets. But after MWC 2012, where Microsoft revealed Windows 8 – a universal OS for tablets, laptops and desktops – Windows 8 tablets could pose a serious threat to iPad 3, which is schedule...
Microsoft has just revealed the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 in MWC 2012, and on the first day itself, the new operating system has been downloaded 1 million times as per a Twitter post by Microsoft. The figures are good for an OS in beta version. Windows 8 Consumer Preview is available as a free download from Microsoft Preview Web site. You can grab the early build for free.
Apple has something which, according to its media invite, users will love to see and touch. It’s expected to be the next-generation iPad. But, rumors are buzzing that Apple also has something else in their inventory. According to Taiwan-based Web site Digitimes, the tech giant is working on another small screen iPad and a cheaper iPad 2.
Want to win a million dollars? How about taking up the challenge of hacking Google Chrome. Google is making its voice be heard by awarding a $1 million incentive to persons who are capable of hacking Chrome. Awarding $1 million dollars just for hacking a browser is extreme, but then again, Google Chrome is not just a browser, it is also an OS, so this move by the advertising giant makes sense. Unless Google knows something hackers don’t, the company is setting itself up for a huge blunder, as h...
Since its release in July last year, Google+ trended as the fastest growing social networking site in 2011. At the time of its debut, Google+ was being considered as a serious business-killer for Facebook and other social networking site. The Circles of Google+ pleased most of Internet users. As a result, millions of users signed up on Google+ and started spending time there. But, it did not last long and the same people now seem to have returned back to Facebook, Twitter and other like sites. A...
At the Mobile World Congress on Wednesday, Microsoft presented the Windows 8 Consumer Preview amid much fanfare. Unlike the Developer Preview that was released in 2011, this beauty of an OS is more fluid and feels like something that could really work. The Tile-based Metro UI, which was first seen on Windows Phone devices, is at the center of attention here, and probably the main aspect of Windows 8, and a huge part of Microsoft’s future.
Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 is going to end today and something big (if not bigger) is coming up next week – the debut of Apple iPad 3. Apple is going to reveal another revolutionary tablet next Wednesday and has sent out media invitations. Till now the tech giant has successfully staved off challenges from Android tablets and now it is ready to take on Windows 8 tablets, which are scheduled for a summer debut. One question is on everybody's lips - will iPad 3 have what it takes to blow...
Asus took dead aim at the iPad with its Transformer Prime launch, but with the Transformer Pad Infinity now unveiled, the Taiwanese company has the best chance yet deliver the killer blow to the iPad 3. Apple has sold more tablet computers than just about every other manufacturer combined, so any new device that comes out inevitably gets compared to the iPad.
What can you give a person on his birthday, who has everything in the world, including Selena Gomez? Give him the gift of a world record. Yes, that's what Bieber's fans on Twitter is trying to set by sending out the most social media messages in 24 hours, wishing Bieber a happy 18th birthday.
MWC 2012 was the best place to find the newest mobile gear, and that it's over, check out the 10 best new tablets that can take on the iPad 3. Apple will unveil the new iPad March 7 in San Francisco, but other manufacturers have already shown off their best attempts at blowing Apple away. One of the ways Samsung, Asus, Sony, Tothiba and Fujitsu plan to do that is by including the Tegra 3 quad-core processing system in their 10 and seven-inch offerings.
AT&T has caved to pressure from their longtime subscribers who still have unlimited data plans, and the throttling of mobile data speeds that began back in October will now be done at a higher threshold. AT&T has nearly 17 million unlimited data subscribers on its mobile broadband network, and anyone in the top five percent of data usage was getting their download speeds greatly reduced after only using two gigabytes of data. That ceiling has been raised to three gigabytes, the Wall Street Journ...
Today, Google changes forever: The company is consolidating 60 of its 70 privacy policies, which will allow user account information to be exchanged between all of its products. That means that YouTube, Google Docs, Gmail, Google Plus and more can begin to communicate with each other and leverage data between each other. Someone's Blogger posts may affect their Google searches; Google Plus links may affect YouTube suggestions; information will flow seamlessly between all of the popular enterp...
Once Apple unveils the new iPad March 7, we'll know for sure if it's an iPad 3 or and iPad 2S, but what's the difference in how they name their devices? An iPad 3 would mean a new body design like when the iPhone 4 came out. It was a different shape than the iPhone 3GS, with less curved edges and with an all new glass back panel.
The latest Blackberry Playbook has got a pretty good collection of games in its store. It is fun to play the games on Blackberry Playbook, especially as the new PlayBook OS 2.0 is now out. Check out some of the popular BlackBerry PlayBook games here.
It is no secret anymore - Apple has sent out invitations to its March 7 event where the company is expected to announce the iPad 3. But could Apple go one-step further and announce the new Apple TV too? Possibly. In our previous article where we decoded the Apple invitation letter (http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/307398/20120301/ipad-3-media-invite-decoding-expect.htm), we mentioned that the touchscreen device seen could also be that of the new Apple TV, and we are sticking to our guns on this o...
Apple recently sent out invitations for a special media event scheduled for March 7, where the company is expected to announce the iPad 3. No wonder, iPad users are now scrambling to sell their old Apple tablets, hoping that they’ll get some good money before iPad 3 launches and pushes down the value of iPad 2. But is this really the right time to sell your iPad 2?
Apple will release the iPad 3 March 7, so here's what to expect and what not to expect. Once Apple unveils the new iPad, it should go on sale in a week, so get your backpack ready if you plan on camping out at the Apple store. With all the new features,
