Technology

Yahoo Inc will buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the Internet pioneer a much-needed social media platform to reach a younger generation of users and breathe new life into its ailing brand.

As online video advertising grows on a global scale, many platforms are looking to capitalize on this opportunity and to capture some share of TV advertising revenue. Among these platforms, Facebook is looking to launch a new video ad format later on this summer.

YouTube has launched a trial scheme for paid channels on its website. Under the pilot programme, a small number of content makers will offer the channels for subscriptions starting at $0.99 (£0.64) a month.

Facebook Inc is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze for $800 million to $1 billion, business daily Calcalist reported on Thursday.

Many felt that Yahoo’s decision to appoint ex-Googler Marissa Meyer would result in a surge in its fortunes.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd grabbed more smartphone market share from archrival Apple Inc in the latest quarter, with sales of its phones jumping to account for one third of the global market.

After years of rumour last week finally saw the release of the Facebook phone. Except it wasn’t a phone at all, rather a phone running Facebook Home, an application which changes many aspects of how the phone operates.

Mobile phone maker Blackberry says it shipped one million of its new Z10 smartphones in the first three months of 2013.

Google Inc will launch a new version of its Nexus 7 tablet powered by Qualcomm Inc's Snapdragon processor around July, two sources told Reuters, as the software giant pushes deeper into the cut-price mobile hardware market.

Brantel Lanka (Pvt) Limited, a leading player in the Sri Lankan mobile phone market, who launched their first mobile phone with the Android operating system, the E-tel Android Curiosity i3 Smartphone, is elated at the phone’s acceptance from the Sri Lankan mobile phone users.

YouTube, the video sharing site owned by Google, has announced it has passed one billion regular users.

Samsung has launched a smartphone which allows users to control its 5in (12.5cm) screen using only their eyes.

Facebook has announced it will soon be rolling out a new more visual and less cluttered look which will enable users to filter the type of content they see in their news feeds and create a seamless experience between mobile and PC devices. 

Tweet from the electronics giant includes a dark image of what appears to be the top half of a Samsung smartphone -- perhaps the one due to be unveiled in three days time?

Facebook has confirmed that it has entered an agreement with Microsoft to purchase Atlas, the digital ad server and measurement solution.

Twitter is opening its Advertising API (Application-Programming Interface), which will enable marketers to better use Twitter data streams to manage campaigns and improve targeting.

It’s been seven years since the PS3 was released and gamers and the industry alike have long been waiting with bated breath for the start of a new console generation.

Fresh details about Google's eagerly-anticipated smart glasses have been released by the company. A YouTube video uploaded by the company shows Google Glass in action - including the interface which appears in the wearer's line of sight.

Google has unveiled its first touchscreen-enabled laptop. The Chromebook Pixel runs Google's Chrome operating system and has been "largely built" by the web giant.

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